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Phys.org / A new era for ultrafast photonics: 2D mercury-acetylide frameworks for near-infrared nonlinear optics

In the increasingly digital world, the demand for faster, more efficient and miniaturized optical devices is ever-growing. From high-speed internet and secure quantum communications to advanced medical imaging and precision ...

22 hours ago
Phys.org / European rocket puts Amazon internet satellites in orbit

Europe's most powerful rocket Ariane 6 successfully released 32 satellites into orbit Thursday for Amazon's internet constellation, which is bidding to rival Elon Musk's giant Starlink.

6 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Mental defeat can worsen chronic pain, researchers say

U.K. resident Fiona McNiven can tell you how chronic pain can wear a person down, as she spent more than three decades battling muscle and neuropathic pain.

20 hours ago
Medical Xpress / AI model could warn of cardiac arrest 10 to 15 minutes early

Perelman School of Medicine cardiologist Rajat Deo has been studying electrocardiographic (ECG) data and cardiac rhythms for nearly two decades at Penn. He says that every second, hospitals generate "enormous streams of ECG ...

21 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Contrast agents in imaging—do they really harm the kidneys?

"Contrast harms the kidneys"—this belief has been present among patients for years, and sometimes also among physicians. In clinical practice, it may raise concerns about imaging examinations and procedures that use contrast ...

22 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Integrating pharmacists into kidney disease care team can provide better outcomes for patients

Approximately 35 million adults in the United States suffer from chronic kidney disease (CKD), and that number is growing. Meanwhile, there's a critical shortage of nephrologists to manage these patients, according to Calvin ...

21 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Reward or punishment? New study reveals learning processes in the fruit fly brain

Researchers at Leipzig University have gained important insights into learning mechanisms in the brain of the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster). In a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ...

22 hours ago
Phys.org / In study of Taiwanese electronics firms, effects of offshoring on innovation were mixed

In recent decades, the global distribution of manufacturing has shifted dramatically, with many multinational firms moving their production to countries that pay workers lower wages while continuing skill-intensive activities ...

22 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Sedatives in pregnancy not linked to psychiatric disorders in children

A large South Korean study published by The BMJ finds no increased risk of psychiatric or neurodevelopmental disorders, such as ADHD and autism, in children whose mothers used sedative drugs (benzodiazepines or Z-hypnotics) ...

22 hours ago
Medical Xpress / New research signals a promising advance in endometriosis diagnosis

The Nuffield Department of Women's & Reproductive Health at the University of Oxford, together with Serac Healthcare Limited, announces the publication of Phase 2 data in The Lancet Obstetrics and Gynaecology. The findings ...

22 hours ago
Phys.org / Using AI to supercharge environmental causes on social media

Researchers Dr. Noushin Mohammadian and Prof. Dr. Omid Fatahi Valilai of Constructor University in Bremen have presented a new strategy that merges social media intelligence, behavioral assessment, and AI-assisted content ...

Apr 29, 2026
Phys.org / New research uses AI to unlock decades of hidden flood risk data

Engineers at the University of Houston have unlocked decades of hidden flood risk data, using artificial intelligence to transform paper flood maps into digital tools that reveal how flooding has evolved—and where future ...

22 hours ago