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Phys.org / NASA starshade would enable astronomers to directly image rocky exoworlds

A NASA-led team hopes to take a shortcut to direct imaging of extrasolar Earth-like planets. The idea is to use what they call a hybrid telescope composed of an orbital starshade coupled with the next-generation extremely ...

18 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Higher diet quality linked to improved lung function in asthma, COPD

Higher diet quality is associated with better lung function (LF), especially among individuals with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a study published in ERJ Open Research.

17 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Humanity's race to mimic the stars

For decades, nuclear fusion has been the physicist's dream: abundant, carbon-free power drawn from the same reaction that keeps the sun burning. Now it might be shifting from scientific ambition to industrial reality.

17 hours ago
Phys.org / The midlife clock is ticking: How we understand 'time left' can help us use it well

In Adaptation and the Life Cycle, psychologist Bernice Neugarten tells us that we arrive in our middle years by our social clocks, not our age.

19 hours ago
Phys.org / Temperature-tunable micropillars enable programmable sorting of particles and cells

A programmable microfluidic device developed at the Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan, combines deterministic lateral displacement, a microfluidic technique used to separate particles according to size, with temperature-responsive ...

19 hours ago
Phys.org / Chemicals banned in the 1970s still widely detected across Europe, new study finds

A new study has found that regulatory restrictions introduced more than half a century ago have failed to eliminate contamination from banned chemicals across Europe. Researchers say they detected banned chemicals in air, ...

20 hours ago
Tech Xplore / New low-resistance contacts pave way for improved gallium nitride semiconductor devices

Semiconductor devices such as LEDs and transistors generally consist of two halves: an n-type, which carries negative charge via electrons, and a p-type, which moves positive charge carriers called holes that are essentially ...

22 hours ago
Phys.org / Metal ceramics under AI control: A new approach for calculating the mechanical properties of materials

Researchers from the Skoltech Materials Center have proposed a new approach to modeling the mechanical properties of heterogeneous materials, combining machine learning with active learning on local chemical configurations. ...

20 hours ago
Phys.org / Woodlands and other natural spaces could help cities cope with extreme heat

Green and blue spaces, such as woodlands and riversides, could provide a vital line of defense for cities facing increasingly hot summers, according to new research from the University of Surrey.

20 hours ago
Tech Xplore / Copper tubes gain 5.5-fold condensation heat-transfer boost from water-shedding coating

A technology that boosts condensation heat transfer performance by up to 5.5 times that of conventional copper surfaces has been developed by helping water droplets form more readily and detach more quickly. It is expected ...

20 hours ago
Medical Xpress / How much of a cancer drug is too much? Patients, researchers challenge FDA-approved dosages

Northwestern University economist Chuck Manski studies decision-making amid uncertainty. That prepared him better than many other cancer patients to decide whether to stay on an immunotherapy treatment that was making him ...

19 hours ago
Phys.org / Fish DNA in Ozark streams reveals region's complex geologic history

My students and I encountered a mystery. We were partnering with the Missouri Department of Conservation to monitor for fish presence and abundance in the Missouri Ozarks. We visited half a dozen rivers and streams across ...

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