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Tech Xplore / Compostable circuit boards from citric acid waste could cut carbon dioxide footprint
Worldwide, discarded electronic toys, computers and smartphones are becoming an increasingly significant source of electronic waste. Electronic circuits are based on printed circuit boards (PCBs), which are typically made ...
Phys.org / New platform creates digital map for marine biobanks
A new digital platform developed under the leadership of CIIMAR is making Portugal's marine biodiversity more accessible by bringing together thousands of biological resources into a single access point. The Blue Biobanks ...
Phys.org / Programmable light simulates quantum matter across 300 processes without bigger circuits
A team of researchers at the University of Ottawa and its Nexus for Quantum Technologies Institute, in collaboration with researchers from Federico II University in Italy, has developed a programmable quantum simulator that ...
Medical Xpress / Higher blood glucose levels linked to faster brain aging
The human brain is known to naturally change with age, shrinking in size and volume after people reach their 30s or 40s. In some cases, however, it can age faster than expected, which can increase the risk of early memory ...
Phys.org / Why bees are struggling to survive this summer
You may be spotting dead bumblebees lying on pavements near you during the summer months. There are several reasons for this, some related to the weather and some very much due to humans.
Phys.org / Carbon–bismuth bonds reveal that relativity blurs the textbook line between sigma and pi bonds
Brown University chemists have provided direct evidence that upends the textbook explanation of how triple chemical bonds work in heavy elements. In a study published in Science, the researchers show evidence that when atomic ...
Medical Xpress / Yeast dietary supplement may offer a safe nutritional strategy to boost cancer immunity
Researchers from Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and University College Dublin (UCD) have shown for the first time that a food supplement made from yeast helps the body make stronger immune cells that can fight cancer. The research ...
Science X / Cannibalism could keep people alive—so why did humans reject it almost everywhere?
From ancient graves to stories of survival on the frontier, signs of human flesh-eating turn stomachs, even as they raise questions. Anthropologists have uncovered bones cut up with axes and chops—like a skull from England ...
Tech Xplore / Music industry launches AI-generated content labels
Several major music industry organizations on Friday unveiled a labeling system for content created with generative artificial intelligence that they would like to see widely adopted.
Phys.org / Scattered bronze bells in Chinese lord's 2,600-year-old tomb point to ritual deactivation
When archaeologists opened the 2,600-year-old tomb of an ancient Chinese lord, they discovered his magnificent bronze bells had been scattered, their wooden hangings broken. But the most mysterious part of all: This was apparently ...
Medical Xpress / Not all birth controls are equal, some are linked to higher risk of brain tumors, study finds
Meningiomas are the most common brain tumors in adults, accounting for 38% to 42% of all primary central nervous system tumors. According to 2021 WHO data, 874 million of the world's 1.9 billion women of reproductive age ...
Phys.org / Early parenting shapes the brain and socio-sexual behavior, rodent study shows
Past psychology studies have consistently highlighted the importance of social bonds for survival, showing that enduring relationships are linked with a longer life expectancy, a more resilient immune system, better cardiovascular ...
