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Tech Xplore / Electric car analysis reveals moral case for accelerating green transition

Recently, it has been argued that a rapid transition is unjust—particularly because of concerns about mining critical minerals, including for EVs. Specific concerns have been raised about deaths among artisanal and small-scale ...

Jul 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Stem cell scientists engineer 'synthetic organizer' cells to improve kidney organoids

In a study published in Science, USC researchers paired a biological discovery with an engineering feat to create more faithful, reproducible lab-grown kidney structures from stem cells, known as organoids.

Jul 2, 2026
Medical Xpress / Dynamic protein behavior drives blood-brain barrier specialization, study reveals

A study led by researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), in collaboration with the Proteomics Platform of the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona), has uncovered a key mechanism ...

Jul 2, 2026
Phys.org / The discovery of an ancient child's skull sheds light on the early prehistoric farmers of Norway

Researchers from the University of Bergen have uncovered the remains of a 4,000-year-old child in a cave site on Norway's west coast. "The find offers rare and important insight into the first agricultural population in Norway, ...

Jul 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Parkinson's patients undergoing deep brain stimulation show little to no cortical Lewy pathology

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have found that patients with Parkinson's disease undergoing deep brain stimulation (DBS) show little to no Lewy pathology in the prefrontal cortex at the time of ...

Jul 2, 2026
Medical Xpress / Ultra-small magnetoelectric antenna could unlock new generation of implantable devices

A breakthrough in biomedical engineering could help pave the way for tiny implantable devices capable of diagnosing, monitoring and treating a wide range of health conditions. An international team of researchers led by the ...

Jul 2, 2026
Phys.org / Baker's yeast shows potential in treatment of persistent fungal infection

Millions of women worldwide suffer from vaginal yeast infections. These infections are most commonly caused by the fungus Candida albicans and can lead to symptoms ranging from itching and burning to recurrent inflammation. ...

Jul 1, 2026
Phys.org / Fighting an emerging threat to strawberry crops

A few years ago, Austin Wrenn noticed something unsettling in his strawberry greenhouses at Wrenn's Farm in Zebulon, North Carolina. He was one of the first growers in the state to experience losses from an unexpected, aggressive ...

Jul 3, 2026
Phys.org / What made trees possible? New research points to drought

A study is reframing a fundamental question in plant evolution: What made trees possible? Researchers from Cal Poly Humboldt, Yale University, the University of Hohenheim in Germany and the Czech Academy of Sciences set out ...

Jul 1, 2026
Phys.org / World's first synthetic cell with a complete life cycle could revolutionize biological engineering

While many of life's mysteries remain unsolved, every biologist can describe the basic processes performed by a living organism, including energy use, reproduction, growth and development. While these characteristics can ...

Jul 1, 2026
Phys.org / Acceptor molecule upconverts low-energy green light to high-energy purple with high efficiency

Solar cells and photocatalysts can be surprisingly inefficient. Despite light consisting of many wavelengths, the range that even highly efficient devices use is limited. Other wavelengths, especially long wavelengths, simply ...

Jul 1, 2026
Phys.org / Beachcomber's find fuels whale study breakthrough

During his morning runs, Rod Keogh had no doubt that the whale poo he saw washed up on the beach had value. Science has finally caught up with him. Samples collected by the South Australian man have contributed to a groundbreaking ...

Jul 3, 2026