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Tech Xplore / Ask an expert: Are data centers driving up my electricity bills?

Data center development has become a hot topic this summer. According to Hannah Wiseman, professor of law at Penn State Dickinson Law, homeowners may be in for a shock when they pay their power bills at the end of this month, ...

16 hours ago
Phys.org / Cultural safety isn't a buzzword—it's a vital part of First Nations health care and healing

First Nations people in Australia have worse health and a lower life expectancy than other Australians.

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Exposure to common endocrine disruptors carries increased risk of precocious puberty in girls

Research from the University of Granada published in the European Journal of Pediatrics has revealed that girls with higher levels of bisphenol A (a component of plastics and epoxy-phenolic resins) and benzophenones (ultraviolet ...

17 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Training device expands access to high-performance diagnostic testing

The rise of automation and AI has raised fears about job loss, but smart tools can also train workers rather than replace them. Meanwhile, a chronic shortage of trained personnel limits the reach of health care in both developing ...

16 hours ago
Tech Xplore / New autonomous monitor prevents drone crashes in real time

A University of Houston engineer has built a new safety monitoring system for the operation of quadrotor drones that can keep them on course and out of danger in real time.

15 hours ago
Medical Xpress / What are peptides? And why am I hearing so much about them?

Peptide may not yet be the 2026 Oxford Word of the Year, but it must surely be in the running. From your friendly neighborhood influencer to the gym bros, injectable peptides have been all over social media and are now making ...

17 hours ago
Phys.org / Sunlight-powered chemistry reduces hazardous oxidant risk

Researchers at the University of Osaka developed a light-driven method for synthesizing Davis reagents that generates the hazardous oxidant mCPBA only on demand and consumes it immediately. Kinetic analysis showed no detectable ...

17 hours ago
Phys.org / New screening tool spots RNA-disrupting antibiotics for drug-resistant gram-negative bacteria

Researchers from Skoltech and other science centers in Russia have developed a reporter system—a tool for screening potential new antibiotics—that enables the selection of drug compounds disrupting RNA synthesis in gram-negative ...

18 hours ago
Phys.org / Researchers install 3D-printed seawall tiles to support coastal protection and marine life

At Morningside Park in Miami, a new installation is testing a simple but urgent idea: What if a seawall could help heal the bay? Researchers at the Institute of Environment recently installed a series of 3D-printed seawall ...

19 hours ago
Phys.org / Machine learning to predict how fast biodegradable plastics break down in nature

Testing how quickly a biodegradable plastic actually breaks down in the environment can take months, sometimes years, of lab work. A new study from the Agricultural University of Athens, offers a faster alternative: a machine-learning ...

18 hours ago
Phys.org / Hawaiʻi island spinner dolphins are producing fewer calves

Unexpectedly low calf numbers within the spinner dolphin population off Hawaiʻi Island were revealed in a study led by scientists with the Marine Mammal Research Program (MMRP) at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, along ...

19 hours ago
Medical Xpress / First AI agent and risk prediction model for precision diabetes management

A research team at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed Hong Kong's first "AI Agent for Precision Diabetes Management—PIPE-AI" (AI Agent), designed specifically for Asian populations, together with a ...

18 hours ago