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Phys.org / Cell wall transport disruption exposes weakness in antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Even highly antibiotic-resistant bacteria become more vulnerable when their cell wall transport system is disrupted, according to a new study from Umeå University. The discovery reveals a previously overlooked weakness that ...

Sep 10, 2026
Phys.org / Release of open AI model trained on 17 years of lunar data maps ice, craters and volcanoes

NASA is bringing artificial intelligence to the study of the moon, helping researchers transform how they analyze its surface. In an ongoing collaboration with IBM Research and several academic institutions, NASA has launched ...

Sep 11, 2026
Tech Xplore / AI controller translates VR, video and language commands into humanoid robot actions

Humanoid robots, robotic systems with limbs and body structures that resemble those of humans, could tackle various manual tasks in homes, workspaces and other settings. Yet teaching these robots to reliably perform different ...

Sep 9, 2026
Phys.org / An unusual bacterium that penetrates and lives inside human cells may offer a new drug target

Research underway in the lab of Rebecca Alexander, a professor in Wake Forest University's Department of Chemistry, is shedding light on an unusual human bacterium, Mycoplasma penetrans. Alexander's work to understand how ...

Sep 10, 2026
Phys.org / Unveiling how nanoparticles create iridescence in ancient ceramics

Scientists led by the Universitat Politècnica de Barcelona and the ESRF, the European Synchrotron, have revealed the chemical reactions in nanoparticles that created a unique, shimmering effect in the painting on ninth-century ...

Sep 10, 2026
Phys.org / Himalayan glacial lakes are growing—and so is the downstream flood risk

Dozens of glacial lakes have formed across northern India in the last three decades, while existing lakes have expanded rapidly, highlighting the need to monitor a landscape reshaped by climate change.

Sep 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / Disabling a gene brake in pancreatic cells unlocks insulin-producing potential

Type 1 and 2 diabetes are ultimately caused by a shortage of beta (β) cells, which are present in the pancreas and produce insulin to control blood sugar. Researchers from Harvard Medical School found that they can tweak ...

Sep 6, 2026
Phys.org / A 66.5-million-year-old trackway captures adult T. rex at walking pace

Scientists from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science and Liverpool John Moores University in England have discovered the first adult T. rex trackway, providing insights into how this emblematic predator moved. The findings ...

Sep 9, 2026
Phys.org / Tightly guided atoms could enable low-power quantum navigation when GPS fails

Within tiny halos of light clinging to a vanishingly thin wisp of optical fiber, scientist Jongmin Lee guides atoms like marbles through a narrow pipe. Rock the fiber and the atoms shift side by side; they just don't fall ...

Sep 10, 2026
Phys.org / Ultrathin silicon structures can tune mid-IR light in billionths of a second

Light in the mid-infrared (mid-IR) portion of the electromagnetic spectrum plays a key role in modern sensing. Because molecules interact with this kind of light in specific ways, researchers use technologies like mid-IR ...

Sep 10, 2026
Phys.org / A fake spider at the tip of this snake's tail helps it lure birds: Scientists get their first look inside it

Lots of animals use mimicry to survive. Some copy the appearance of threatening predators, and others have evolved to resemble plants or rocks so they can blend into the background and avoid being attacked. But a viper from ...

Sep 10, 2026
Phys.org / Under pressure: How a deep-sea protein adapts to an extreme environment

Life in the deep sea is under immense pressure—literally. Such extreme conditions can disrupt the delicate structures of proteins essential to life. Yet somehow, the proteins in deep-sea creatures remain functional. This ...

Sep 10, 2026