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Phys.org / Quantum coherence could be preserved at large scales in realistic environments

Quantum states are notoriously fragile, and can be destroyed simply through interactions, measurements, and exposure to their surrounding environments. In a new theoretical study published in Physical Review X, Rohan Mittal ...

Apr 3, 2026
Tech Xplore / Samsung is discontinuing its texting app, tells impacted users to switch to Google Messages

Samsung is saying goodbye its namesake texting app. According to an end of service announcement published on the tech giant's U.S. support website, Samsung Messages will be discontinued in July. Impacted owners of Samsung ...

Apr 6, 2026
Tech Xplore / Global EV transition hinges on policy adoption and cost reductions, says study

A new study finds that the global shift to electric vehicles (EVs) could significantly reduce energy use and carbon emissions, but only if governments act aggressively to lower costs and align policies across regions. Published ...

Apr 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / Examining evolving trends in oral cavity cancer among younger adults

April marks Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month, a national campaign encouraging early detection and raising awareness of cancers affecting the mouth, throat, and related structures. This crucial message about early detection ...

Apr 6, 2026
Phys.org / What to know about the Artemis 2 mission's moon flyby

For the first time in more than half a century, astronauts will fly around the moon on Monday, marking the high point of the Artemis 2's lunar mission.

Apr 6, 2026
Phys.org / New detector triples the speed of electron camera, enabling higher sensitivity

An instrument that uses high-energy electrons to take "snapshots" of ultrafast chemical processes at the atomic and molecular level just got a major upgrade. Researchers have conducted the first experiment using a new detector, ...

Apr 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / How blind people map their surroundings using sound

Some blind people use returning echoes from their own mouth clicks to perceive external surroundings, or echolocation. New from eNeuro, Haydee Garcia Lazaro and Santani Teng, from Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, ...

Apr 6, 2026
Phys.org / Unexplained sky flashes from the 1950s: Independent analysis supports their existence

Historical observations from an observatory in Germany have now independently verified evidence for brief, mysterious flashes of light in the night sky, first picked up by an American astronomical survey in the 1950s. Through ...

Apr 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / Study identifies genetic drivers of resistant hypertension

Cedars-Sinai investigators have identified distinct genetic variants associated with resistant hypertension, a type of high blood pressure that remains uncontrolled despite medication. Their findings, published in the journal ...

Apr 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / New AI tool predicts whether aggressive small cell lung cancer will respond to treatment

Results of a new study conclude that a pathology tool powered by artificial intelligence can predict whether a patient with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer will respond to platinum-based chemotherapy—before treatment ...

Apr 5, 2026
Phys.org / A gray whale that swam 20 miles up a Washington state river is found dead

A juvenile gray whale that amazed Washington state residents after it swam 20 miles up a small river was found dead, and an official with a marine mammal research group suspects hunger may have driven the whale to new hunting ...

Apr 6, 2026
Tech Xplore / New memristor design uses built-in oxygen gradient to bring stability to reinforcement learning

In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers created a memristor that uses a built-in oxygen gradient to produce slow, stable conductance changes, enabling a reinforcement learning (RL) algorithm to learn ...

Apr 3, 2026