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Phys.org / Mini tornadoes spin out dried cellulose nanofibers

Researchers at the University of Maine and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are collaborating on a new way to dry non-aggregated cellulose nanofiber—a material that could replace ...

Jan 31, 2026 in Nanotechnology
Tech Xplore / Study solves key micro-LED challenges, enabling 'reality-like' visuals for AR/VR devices

From TVs and smartwatches to rapidly emerging VR and AR devices, micro-LEDs are a next-generation display technology in which each LED—smaller than the thickness of a human hair—emits light on its own. Among the three ...

Phys.org / Ashwagandha is having a moment—researchers want to take this shrub further

Ashwagandha is a small shrub that's having a big moment. Used in traditional Indian medicine for thousands of years, ashwagandha is now one of the most popular herbal supplements in the U.S. because of its professed benefits ...

Jan 31, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Immunoglobulin G's overlooked hinge turns out to be a structural control hub

The lower hinge of immunoglobulin G (IgG), an overlooked part of the antibody, acts as a structural and functional control hub, according to a study by researchers at Science Tokyo. Deleting a single amino acid in this region ...

Jan 30, 2026 in Chemistry
Medical Xpress / A growing nursing shortage is made worse by nurses' daily challenges of patients and families rolling their eyes

Imagine being a dentist, and your clients roll their eyes at you, comment that you don't know what you're doing—or even spit at you.

Jan 31, 2026 in Other
Phys.org / Octopus numbers exploded around the UK's south-west coast in 2025. A new report explores this rare phenomenon

Cold spray whipped off the ropes as a diesel engine throbbed in the background. One by one, empty shellfish pots came over the side of the fishing boat, occasionally containing the remnants of crab and lobster claws and carapaces. ...

Jan 31, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / The first direct observation of a liquid charge density wave

Charge density waves (CDWs) are ordered, crystal-like patterns in the arrangement of electrons that spontaneously form inside some solid materials. These patterns can change how electricity flows through materials, in some ...

Jan 28, 2026 in Physics
Tech Xplore / 'Thermal diode' design promises to improve heat regulation, prolonging battery life

New technology from University of Houston researchers could improve the way devices manage heat, thanks to a technique that allows heat to flow in only one direction. The innovation is known as thermal rectification, and ...

Jan 30, 2026 in Engineering
Phys.org / How brick-building bacteria react to toxic chemical in Martian soil

Bacteria that thrive on Earth may not make it in the alien lands of Mars. A potential deterrent is perchlorate, a toxic chlorine-containing chemical discovered in Martian soil during various space missions.

Jan 30, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Highly stable Cu₄₅ superatom could transform carbon recycling

After years of trying, scientists have finally created a stable superatom of copper, a long-sought-after chemical breakthrough that could revolutionize how we deal with carbon emissions.

Jan 27, 2026 in Chemistry
Tech Xplore / Brain-inspired hardware uses single-spike coding to run AI more efficiently

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, such as the models underpinning the functioning of ChatGPT and various other online platforms, has grown exponentially over the past few years. Current hardware and electronic ...

Jan 30, 2026 in Hardware
Phys.org / Exploration of exoplanets: A mathematical solution for investigating their atmospheres

Dr. Leonardos Gkouvelis, researcher at LMU's University Observatory Munich and member of the ORIGINS Excellence Cluster, has solved a fundamental mathematical problem that had obstructed the interpretation of exoplanet atmospheres ...

Jan 30, 2026 in Astronomy & Space