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Tech Xplore / Why 5G alone may not be enough for tomorrow's factories

As manufacturers race toward smarter, faster and more automated production, the networks holding those systems together are coming under growing strain. Robots, sensors and autonomous machines all demand split-second responses ...

14 hours ago in Business
Tech Xplore / Power grid testing boosts distribution innovations to utility scale

A historic legacy now translates to pioneering capabilities in electric grid technology at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The secure electrical infrastructure that enabled World War II nuclear advances ...

14 hours ago in Energy & Green Tech
Medical Xpress / Biopsy-derived cryo-EM structures reveal patient-specific amyloid fibrils

Prof. Liu Cong from the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with collaborators, has revealed the high-resolution structures of amyloid fibrils directly extracted from biopsy samples ...

Phys.org / Rethinking restroom equity: How mixed-gender designs improve access in public venues

Next time you're at a concert, sports game, or crowded event, your restroom experience might be a lot better thanks to new research published in the Management Science. The study offers a game-changing approach to restroom ...

15 hours ago in Other Sciences
Tech Xplore / The solar boom has a dirty secret: How to avoid another mountain of waste that can't be recycled

Solar power has a dark side: panels are still built to be thrown away, and we risk creating a mountain of waste that locks away valuable minerals.

16 hours ago in Energy & Green Tech
Phys.org / Open-source robotic system cuts manual cell culture time by 61% while boosting seeding consistency

An automated cell culture system reduces hands-on time and improves seeding consistency in 96-well microplates. The research is published in the journal PNAS Nexus.

16 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Female athlete health, well-being focus of updated report

When active and athletic girls and women don't eat enough food to meet their body's energy needs, it can disrupt key systems in the body and lead to irregular or absent menstrual cycles and impaired bone health, including ...

Medical Xpress / Three-dimensional magnetic torque enables heart mechanics in organoids

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, yet progress in understanding and treating cardiac disorders is limited by the shortcomings of existing experimental models. Traditional animal models often fail ...

14 hours ago in Cardiology
Phys.org / Investigating a plume of bright blue in the wake of Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on October 28, 2025, as a category 5 storm, bringing sustained winds of 295 kilometers (185 miles) per hour and leaving a broad path of destruction on the island. The storm displaced ...

17 hours ago in Earth
Medical Xpress / Vaccine against foot-and-mouth disease could deliver $1.3 billion a year in global livestock benefits

The new foot-and-mouth disease vaccine developed by researchers at Diamond Light Source is projected to deliver over $1.3 billion in annual benefits and transform global livestock resilience.

15 hours ago in Medical economics
Medical Xpress / First pediatric classifications for suicide risk in adolescents and kids published

Today, pediatric experts from Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's Colorado) announced published research in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry that identifies five classifications ...

14 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Tech Xplore / Microsoft's Brad Smith pushes Big Tech to 'pay our way' for AI data centers amid rising opposition

It won't be easy for Big Tech companies to win the hearts and minds of Americans who are angered about massive artificial intelligence data centers sprouting up in their neighborhoods, straining electricity grids and drawing ...

16 hours ago in Business