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Phys.org / Compost microbe yields enzyme that tackles polyurethane foam and nylon

Researchers from Aarhus University and the Danish Technological Institute have taken a new approach in the search for enzymes capable of breaking down some of the most difficult types of plastic to recycle. They collected ...

9 hours ago
Phys.org / Emerging SARS-CoV-2 sublineage RE.2.2 displays distinct structural features

Researchers from the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMCAS) have characterized the structural and functional properties of the emerging SARS-CoV-2 sublineage BA.3.2.2 by studying RE.2.2, the ...

9 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Brain aging may be detected decades before symptoms appear, with links to gut health

A new UCLA study has found a connection between how quickly the brain ages and the bacteria and chemical byproducts found in the gut, offering a clue to what drives brain aging long before symptoms appear.

10 hours ago
Phys.org / 10,000 years of wheat and barley selection reveal shared climate-adaptation genes

Research teams from INRAE, the University of Clermont Auvergne and the CNRS have reconstructed 10 ancient genomes (paleogenomes) that are the common ancestors of 84 botanical species of agronomic interest. Their work makes ...

9 hours ago
Phys.org / Blue light breaks long-standing chemistry rule, unlocking 3D drug building blocks

For more than a century, pharmaceutical companies have relied on flat structures called aromatic rings, which can help drugs bind to target sites in the body. They include benzene rings and other flat, nitrogen-containing ...

19 hours ago
Phys.org / When will your glacier disappear? New website lets users explore risks worldwide

When will the glacier in your valley disappear? Will the glacier you visited as a child still exist in 2050? And how much difference would limiting global warming make?

10 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Drinking very hot tea and coffee is linked to a greater risk of esophageal cancer

That morning brew may be doing you more harm than good. A study of almost 1 million tea and coffee drinkers has linked very hot drinks to a threefold greater risk of developing one type of esophageal cancer.

16 hours ago
Phys.org / New measure captures how scientists' identities shift across academic disciplines

Does the academic discipline of a scientist's doctorate accurately capture their disciplinary affiliation decades later? Consider a scientist who earned a doctorate in physics 25 years ago who now studies climate change, ...

10 hours ago
Medical Xpress / Deep-sleep loss linked to Alzheimer's-related protein buildup in new study

You're hurrying out of the grocery store to drive home and start cooking dinner. As the doors close behind you, you step into the parking lot and head … where? Where, among the rows of gleaming vehicles, did you park your ...

15 hours ago
Phys.org / AI extracts interpretable constitutive laws directly from solid-mechanics data

Researchers at the Eastern Institute of Technology (EIT), Ningbo, have developed a graph-based approach that directly extracts concise, accurate constitutive equations from solid-material experimental data. The study, published ...

12 hours ago
Phys.org / Bite, buzz, release: How bees make flowers give up their pollen

Life is not always easy for a bee: Not all plants place their pollen outside. Some flowers have to be set to vibrating before the pollen can get out of their tube-like stamens. Certain bee species have developed a special ...

10 hours ago
Phys.org / Bridging interfacial water structure and reactivity in photocatalytic hydrogen evolution at TiO₂ interfaces

Hydrogen (H2) evolution via photocatalytic water splitting is an environmentally friendly and sustainable technology for solar-to-chemical energy conversion. Although interfacial interactions are recognized as key determinants ...

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