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Phys.org / Deadly floods of 2021—Researchers identify gaps in hazard mapping

The catastrophic flooding in July 2021 claimed the lives of more than 200 people in Germany and Belgium. The high death toll makes it clear that hazard mapping and risk communication must be improved urgently. Researchers ...

Sep 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / How the developing human brain takes instructions: Two studies reveal what guides its most important stem cells

As the human brain takes shape before birth, a remarkable type of stem cell helps give it many of the features that make it distinctly human. These cells, called radial glia, make billions of decisions that determine which ...

Sep 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Three psychedelic drugs affect the brain differently, brain scans in rats suggest

In recent years, psychedelic drugs have attracted growing interest as potential treatments for conditions including depression, anxiety and addiction. Although these drugs are often considered one group, researchers from ...

Sep 3, 2026
Phys.org / Electron spin unlocks magnetic control of hydrogen surface reactions

Chemical reactions at surfaces play a central role in many processes, including catalysis and materials synthesis. It is well known that the outcome of these reactions is influenced by the translational, vibrational and rotational ...

Sep 3, 2026
Tech Xplore / Improved method for producing sustainable hydrogen offers a surprising side benefit

Producing hydrogen is essential for some of the world's biggest industrial and agricultural needs, but it also comes with a steep environmental cost: Most hydrogen made today is generated through processes that release large ...

Sep 3, 2026
Tech Xplore / TRISO fuel testing informs advanced reactor performance

Researchers at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have completed mechanical property measurements on irradiated HALEU TRISO fuel particles, marking another step in ORNL's development and ...

Sep 4, 2026
Tech Xplore / Supercooled water enables 3D printing of ice

Physicists from the University of Amsterdam have developed a method to print three-dimensional structures in ice. The researchers show how small pillars can be printed at an angle, making it possible to print arbitrary profiles ...

Sep 3, 2026
Phys.org / Scientists studying cockroach milk and nose-blowing win Ig Nobel prizes for quirky science

Ten research teams were honored Thursday at a satirical science awards ceremony that was hosted outside the U.S. for the first time due to travel concerns.

Sep 3, 2026
Phys.org / 'Power of disorder' tames CF₄, a semiconductor greenhouse gas that can persist for 50,000 years

Among the gases used in semiconductor manufacturing, tetrafluoromethane (CF₄) is a greenhouse gas more than 6,000 times as potent as carbon dioxide.

Sep 3, 2026
Phys.org / BESIII sets world's most stringent direct limit on Lambda hyperon electric dipole moment

The BESIII Collaboration, led by the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has achieved the world's most precise measurement of the electric dipole moment (EDM) of the Lambda (Λ) hyperon using ...

Sep 3, 2026
Phys.org / Eight-letter DNA alphabet is accurately transcribed by a natural enzyme

All known life on Earth uses the same genetic alphabet, consisting of four letters. Now, researchers at the University of California San Diego have demonstrated that one of biology's most essential enzymes can accurately ...

Sep 2, 2026
Dialog / Making superconductors thinner can change how they accommodate magnetic fields

What happens when a superconductor becomes so thin that electrons can no longer behave as if they were moving through an ordinary three-dimensional piece of metal? This question has been at the center of my recent work on ...

Sep 2, 2026