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Tech Xplore / Self-repairing coating promises to make gas turbines more reliable and longer lasting

Gas turbine engines, like those powering passenger planes, operate under extreme conditions during everyday use. These engines regularly reach temperatures well over 800°C (1,470°F), which creates challenges for long-term ...

Aug 12, 2026
Phys.org / Radiation vest tested on NASA moonshot can cut astronauts' exposure in solar storms, study suggests

A new study suggests a protective vest tested on a manikin during NASA's first Artemis moonshot could drastically cut the radiation exposure of lunar astronauts during severe solar storms.

Aug 12, 2026
Tech Xplore / A novel chip-on-wafer platform for next-generation AI hardware

A new semiconductor integration platform developed at the Institute of Science Tokyo combines advanced chip packaging with high-density interconnects and improved thermal management. This combination of three complementary ...

Aug 12, 2026
Phys.org / Chemical fingerprints reveal hidden binary pasts of massive stars

More than 70% of massive stars are born in close binary systems, where gravitational tugs and mass transfer between companions dramatically alter their evolution. Yet once the interaction ends—whether through mass transfer, ...

Aug 12, 2026
Medical Xpress / An origami-inspired implant could monitor health from beneath the skin

The skin is the body's largest organ. It is a protective shield that keeps harmful pathogens out and vital fluids inside. These very properties make it a tough engineering challenge to design wearable health sensors because ...

Aug 11, 2026
Medical Xpress / For the tiniest patients, new tech brings clearer MRI images

Some of medicine's smallest patients can present its biggest imaging challenges. An infant's heart can be as small as a walnut, beating rapidly inside a body that will change dramatically as the child grows. Yet much of the ...

Aug 12, 2026
Phys.org / Californians are twice as likely as Louisianans to be childfree—but demographics tell more of the story

Across the United States, the number of people who do not have and do not want to have children is growing. While they are twice as likely to live in California as Louisiana, individual demographic characteristics are the ...

Aug 12, 2026
Phys.org / Many US public parks sit surprisingly close to hazardous waste sites and facilities that release toxic chemicals

While parks, playgrounds and hiking trails are generally thought of as "healthy" spaces, researchers from the University of Michigan have found that many of them overlap with old toxic waste sites or sit dangerously close ...

Aug 11, 2026
Phys.org / The internet can't get enough of cats, but cats might have had enough of the internet

According to new research, viewers often dismiss, trivialize or even romanticize signs of cat distress during "play" interactions, raising concerns for cat welfare.

Aug 12, 2026
Phys.org / How drought is reshaping the spread of infectious diseases

From the American West to Europe, droughts are drying up rivers, fueling destructive fires and reshaping ecosystems. They are also changing the spread of infectious diseases, leading to surges in illnesses like cholera and ...

Aug 12, 2026
Medical Xpress / WHO says Congo's Ebola outbreak is on track to surpass the deadliest one in history

The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Congo is on track to surpass the deadliest one in history that killed over 11,000 people, the head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday.

Aug 12, 2026
Tech Xplore / Butterfly-inspired ceramic microscrolls unroll with magnets to power tiny robots

Researchers at the University of Stuttgart and the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research have developed tiny rolls that can be unrolled and rolled up in a controlled manner using a magnet. The model for this was the ...

Aug 12, 2026