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Phys.org / Mining critical materials is creating 'sacrifice zones' that harm water and health of world's poor

There is a troubling contradiction at the heart of the global transition to a cleaner, greener, tech-driven future: Modern technologies—everything from AI to wind turbines, as well as cellphones, electric vehicles and defense ...

15 hours ago
Phys.org / Defect engineering lifts chalcopyrite thermoelectrics to record performance

A research team led by Prof. Zhang Jian at the Institute of Solid State Physics, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Prof. Xiao Chong from the University of Science and ...

16 hours ago
Phys.org / European rocket puts Amazon internet satellites in orbit

Europe's most powerful rocket Ariane 6 successfully released 32 satellites into orbit Thursday for Amazon's internet constellation, which is bidding to rival Elon Musk's giant Starlink.

4 hours ago
Phys.org / Researchers develop highly efficient, durable catalyst for chlor-alkali electrolysis

Efficient and durable catalysts for the chlorine evolution reaction (CER) are critical for chlor-alkali and related brine electrolysis processes, but conventional anodic materials often struggle to balance catalytic activity, ...

16 hours ago
Phys.org / Metro Manila air still carries toxic lead decades after gasoline phaseout

Counterintuitively, despite the ongoing fuel crisis and the over two decades since the global phaseout of leaded gasoline, toxic lead still lingers in Metro Manila's air. By analyzing aerosol data from as far back as 2018 ...

17 hours ago
Phys.org / Journalism classes lack a consistent approach to AI use across institutions

Artificial intelligence is steadily becoming more embedded in journalism; part of how journalists write, edit, research and more. But little is known about how future journalists are learning about the technology. New research ...

15 hours ago
Phys.org / New copper nanozyme shows powerful tumor suppression with high precision

Malignant tumor treatment remains a major challenge due to the limited precision and significant side effects. Copper-based single-atom nanozymes have shown promise for tumor microenvironment-responsive precision therapy, ...

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Online program soothes post-trauma stress in injured children

Car crashes, sports injuries, bad falls, severe burns and other sources of trauma can leave lasting scars in the minds of children and teens.

15 hours ago
Phys.org / Blooming surprise in upstate New York reveals first new flowering plant species in nearly ten years

Justin Scholten '22 knows the plants growing on the forest floor around the Finger Lakes. There's the white baneberry, Actaea pachypoda and the red baneberry, Actaea rubra. Both are about 30–70 centimeters tall, herbaceous ...

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Lung scans can reveal important differences in sarcoidosis severity according to new study

A new study by researchers at National Jewish Health and collaborating institutions has found that different patterns seen on lung scans can signal how severe sarcoidosis may be, and how it affects breathing. The research ...

16 hours ago
Phys.org / New 'Roadmap' highlights surface acoustic wave technologies

With the involvement of scientists from the Paul Drude Institute for Solid State Electronics in Berlin and the Universities of Augsburg and Münster, international researchers have presented a new roadmap for surface acoustic ...

16 hours ago
Phys.org / Diving robot explores mystery of France's deepest shipwreck

Deep below the surface of the Mediterranean off the French coast, the pincer of a remotely guided underwater robot delicately closes around a centuries-old jug lying near a 16th-century shipwreck.

18 hours ago