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Tech Xplore / AI device with ion gel and graphene cuts machine learning power use 100-fold

In recent years, power consumption by machine learning technologies, represented by deep learning and generative artificial intelligence (AI), has increased exponentially, creating a serious social challenge. To address this ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Energy & Green Tech
Medical Xpress / AI-designed protein shows 50% greater anti-inflammatory effect in animal studies

A research team has developed a next-generation anti-inflammatory protein using AI and supercomputing.

Dec 29, 2025 in Inflammatory disorders
Phys.org / What do summer holidays look like in a changing climate?

We've made it. After another long and difficult year, frazzled Australians are now ready for some long-overdue rest and recreation.

Dec 29, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / How the global fish trade is spreading 'forever chemicals' around the world

Eating fish may well be good for you, but it carries a hidden risk of exposure to so-called "forever chemicals." A new study published in the journal Science has revealed that the global seafood trade is acting as a massive ...

Dec 23, 2025 in Earth
Tech Xplore / Deepfakes leveled up in 2025—here's what's coming next

Over the course of 2025, deepfakes improved dramatically. AI-generated faces, voices and full-body performances that mimic real people increased in quality far beyond what even many experts expected would be the case just ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Security
Medical Xpress / The price of persuasion: Why vaccine messaging may deepen social divides

Encouraging people to get vaccinated is often seen as a public health success story. However, understanding how persuading people to roll up their sleeves to receive vaccines creates social division is crucial—particularly ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Vaccination
Phys.org / Music can affect your driving—but not always how you'd expect

For many of us, listening to music is simply part of the driving routine—as ordinary as wearing a seatbelt. We build playlists for road trips, pick songs to stay awake, and even turn the volume up when traffic gets stressful.

Dec 29, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Why do cricket balls have to be so hard?

The game of cricket is believed to have originated in rural England sometime in the 16th or 17th century.

Dec 29, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Dual-color fluorescent sensor detects trace water in real time with high sensitivity

A research team led by Professor Jiang Changlong at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has developed a highly sensitive, real-time sensor for detecting trace water, addressing key challenges ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Chemistry
Phys.org / New optical method reveals micellar structure changes under extensional stress

Complex fluids, such as polymer melts and concentrated suspensions, are foundational materials for industrial products, including high-strength plastics and optical components. The final performance of these materials depends ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / With every extinction, we lose not just a species but a treasure trove of knowledge

The millions of species humans share the world with are valuable in their own right. When one species is lost, it has a ripple effect throughout the ecosystems it existed within.

Dec 29, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Why do we blush? Turning red may have surprising social benefits

We've all had the feeling. You're embarrassed and then there it is: a warm flush creeping up your neck and across your cheeks. The more you think about it, the hotter and redder you get. If someone asks "are you blushing?" ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry