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Tech Xplore / Researchers demonstrate hydrogen as a viable aviation fuel

Researchers from Swansea University are celebrating their role in a major aviation milestone following the successful completion of a four-year international program led by Rolls-Royce and easyJet to demonstrate hydrogen ...

15 hours ago
Phys.org / Luxury brands turn memes into more shares, clicks and laughs across four experiments

Luxury brands have increasingly embraced internet memes in their social media advertising campaigns. For example, Gucci's #TFWGucci campaign demonstrated how luxury brands can incorporate memes into their digital communication ...

16 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Some fruits and vegetables are especially good for heart health

Including blueberries, plums, blackberries, broad beans or cherries (washed down with green tea) in your recommended five-a-day (five 80g portions of fruit and vegetables, recommended by the UK's NHS) may be the best way ...

23 hours ago
Medical Xpress / A heritable 'brake' for stopping cocaine use in rats

Cocaine produces strong euphoric effects, but many users experience unpleasant effects after the rewarding aspects of the drug wear off, which serve as a "brake" for continued use. Research suggests that those who go on to ...

14 hours ago
Phys.org / Experts issue climate warning ahead of expanded FIFA World Cup

The 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup could become the "most polluting ever," according to a new report examining football's relationship with climate change.

17 hours ago
Phys.org / Mobile money can fight poverty, but trust is vital

Mobile money can help people without bank accounts take part in the economy, but trust and fairness will ultimately determine whether it succeeds, a new study has found.

14 hours ago
Phys.org / Secondary silylium ion drives one-pot ketone sulfonamidation, reaching 95% yields

A research team has developed a novel organocatalysis method based on a silylium Lewis acid. This technology employs an ion-pair catalyst combining a diethylsilylium ion with a weakly coordinating anion, enabling the direct ...

16 hours ago
Phys.org / Why plant cells need heme: Hidden signal reshapes photosynthesis gene control

For plants, light is an important environmental factor not only as a source of energy for photosynthesis, but also as a signal for capturing environmental information. Light signals are sensed by photoreceptor proteins called ...

15 hours ago
Phys.org / These horses are unaffected by petting in children's zoo, heart rate monitors reveal

The horses at the Children's Zoo in Gothenburg don't mind being petted by children and adults. However, they do get stressed by the noise from an excavator. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg discovered this after ...

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Novel disorder causing severe respiratory dysfunction linked to loss-of-function gene variant

A new report in the American Journal of Human Genetics describes a novel disorder caused by biallelic loss-of-function variants in the TMEM63B gene, which results in severe lung disease. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, ...

15 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Trial to test AI for prostate MRI cancer diagnosis

A new UCL-led international trial will assess whether AI can perform as well as expert radiologists at detecting prostate cancer on MRI scans.

16 hours ago
Phys.org / How NFL draft position overpromises player potential

A new analysis suggests there is no correlation between athlete performance and the way the NFL values draft positions, challenging long-held beliefs about how professional football teams select new players each year.

17 hours ago