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Tech Xplore / Communication-aware neural networks could advance edge computing

Edge computing is an emerging IT architecture that enables the processing of data locally by smartphones, autonomous vehicles, local servers, and other IoT devices instead of sending it to be processed at a centralized large ...

Mar 16, 2026
Phys.org / No exotic physics needed: A new formation mechanism of skyrmions inside magnets

Skyrmions, in which electron spins inside a magnet are arranged like vortices, are a key structure in next-generation spintronics technology. KAIST researchers have shown that skyrmions can form using only the fundamental ...

Mar 19, 2026
Phys.org / Clearing the nanoscale bottleneck holding back next-gen electronics

Researchers at UCLA have discovered a way to dramatically improve how electrical current enters perovskite semiconductors, an emerging class of materials with enormous potential for next-generation electronics. Their research ...

Mar 19, 2026
Phys.org / Seattle tried to guarantee higher pay for delivery drivers. Here's why it didn't work as intended

If you've ever ordered food through DoorDash, Uber Eats or Instacart, you may have realized the person who delivers it isn't a salaried employee. They're gig workers—independent contractors who pick up delivery tasks through ...

Mar 21, 2026
Phys.org / Bull sharks form social relationships with specific 'friends,' research reveals

Sharks are often viewed as solitary, but a new study—carried out on the Shark Reef Marine Reserve in Fiji—has found that rather than mixing at random, bull sharks have "active social preferences" and choose their social ...

Mar 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / Trends in youth mental health from 1990 to 2021 reveal a pandemic-era surge

Adolescence, the stage of development between childhood and adulthood, is characterized by many profound physical, mental, and emotional changes. During this critical stage, young people can experience various difficulties ...

Mar 17, 2026
Phys.org / Carbon nanotube 'black paint' absorbs terahertz radiation to cut 6G interference

Skoltech researchers and their colleagues from KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, have created an important building block for future 6G communication technology, which will make wireless data transfer at superior ...

Mar 17, 2026
Medical Xpress / Genes tied to impulse control play a major role in addiction risk

Most of the genetic risk for developing a substance use disorder comes from genes that broadly affect how our brains process rewards, regulate impulses and weigh consequences—not from genes that specifically influence substance ...

Mar 20, 2026
Phys.org / Turning mosquitoes into flying vaccine carriers to protect against bat-borne viruses

Bats are reservoirs for several zoonotic viruses, such as Ebola and coronaviruses. These pathogens can spread to humans through direct contact with the flying mammals or their bodily fluids, or indirectly through contaminated ...

Mar 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / How exercise can lower your cancer risk

Exercise. It can be hard for a lot of us to get started. Regardless of how you feel about physical activity, it comes with various benefits. One benefit of exercise that is not often recognized is its assistance in lowering ...

Mar 21, 2026
Medical Xpress / Deep learning model predicts how individual cells influence disease outcomes

A computational method called scSurv, developed by researchers at Institute of Science Tokyo, links individual cells to patient outcomes using widely available bulk RNA sequencing data. The approach uses single-cell reference ...

Mar 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / Engineered tissue offers hope for children born with 'missing' esophagus

Scientists from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and University College London (UCL) have created the first lab‑grown esophagus—the food pipe—shown to safely replace a full section of the organ and restore normal ...

Mar 20, 2026