All News

Tech Xplore / Bio-inspired copper composite achieves zero thermal expansion and high heat transfer

Zero-thermal-expansion (ZTE) materials are widely used in precision optics, cryogenic equipment and sensors, where even small temperature changes can cause performance problems. Yet creating ZTE materials that also conduct ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Engineering
Phys.org / Dual-color fluorescent sensor detects trace water in real time with high sensitivity

A research team led by Professor Jiang Changlong at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has developed a highly sensitive, real-time sensor for detecting trace water, addressing key challenges ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Chemistry
Medical Xpress / Low-dose peanut therapy shown to protect children with peanut allergies

Children with peanut allergies may not need large doses of peanut oral immunotherapy (OIT) to build protection against peanuts, finds a new study led by The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and Montreal Children's Hospital.

Dec 29, 2025 in Immunology
Phys.org / New optical method reveals micellar structure changes under extensional stress

Complex fluids, such as polymer melts and concentrated suspensions, are foundational materials for industrial products, including high-strength plastics and optical components. The final performance of these materials depends ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Physics
Medical Xpress / Why do we blush? Turning red may have surprising social benefits

We've all had the feeling. You're embarrassed and then there it is: a warm flush creeping up your neck and across your cheeks. The more you think about it, the hotter and redder you get. If someone asks "are you blushing?" ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / How displacement reshapes refugees' gut health

Refugee health is often discussed in terms of crises such as disease outbreaks, malnutrition and psychological distress. But some of the most serious effects of displacement are harder to see. One example is how forced migration ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Health
Phys.org / Resolve to network at your employer's next 'offsite'—these retreats actually help forge new connections

What do you do when an announcement about an "offsite" hits your work inbox? Chances are you might sigh and begrudgingly add the event to your calendar.

Dec 29, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / The price of persuasion: Why vaccine messaging may deepen social divides

Encouraging people to get vaccinated is often seen as a public health success story. However, understanding how persuading people to roll up their sleeves to receive vaccines creates social division is crucial—particularly ...

Dec 29, 2025 in Vaccination
Medical Xpress / How stomach cancer learns to grow on its own

Gastric (stomach) cancer remains one of the most common and deadly cancers in East Asia, including Korea. Yet despite its high prevalence, it has received far less molecular attention than colorectal cancer, which is more ...

Dec 25, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Tech Xplore / ServiceNow $12 billion deal spree is 'deja vu' of CEO's SAP says

After years of eschewing big mergers, ServiceNow Inc. is on a deal spree. It has spent at least $12 billion this year on acquisitions or strategic investments.

Dec 29, 2025 in Business
Tech Xplore / China's BYD poised to overtake Tesla in 2025 EV sales

Growing Chinese auto giant BYD stands poised to officially surpass Tesla as the world's biggest electric vehicle company in annual sales.

Dec 29, 2025 in Business
Phys.org / Texas Humane Legislation Network has pushed to improve animal welfare laws for 50 years

Fifty years ago, Cile Holloway attended a national animal welfare conference and realized there was nobody working on legislation to improve the lives of animals in Texas.

Dec 29, 2025 in Biology