All News

Phys.org / Rewetting peatlands may curb warming-driven CO₂ emissions

Peatlands store large amounts of carbon. However, when they are drained, they can become substantial sources of the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO₂).

Sep 10, 2026
Tech Xplore / AI framework generates more realistic 4D LiDAR worlds for autonomous systems

Autonomous vehicles and robots need to understand a world that is constantly moving. Vehicles change lanes, pedestrians cross streets, and the roadscape can shift from one moment to the next.

Sep 10, 2026
Phys.org / Dangerous heat days are expanding beyond summer, with regional spring-fall shifts

Extreme heat has become more common—both research and lived experience document this—but when it arrives is a different question. A new study finds that, rather than occurring only during warm seasons, extreme heat events ...

Sep 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / New imaging method makes fMRI quieter and clearer for brain–behavior research

Functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI, gives researchers a powerful way to study brain activity. But the scans can be incredibly noisy for patients and research subjects, with peak sound levels reaching 120 to 138 ...

Sep 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / New imaging combines light and sound to watch brain oxygen supply in real time

The brain is a black box of densely packed neurons, blood vessels and immune cells, all locked away in a sealed skull. WashU's Song Hu has dedicated his career to unlocking that puzzle box by developing new ways to "see" ...

Sep 9, 2026
Phys.org / Smart, self-healing packaging uses AI to detect food spoilage in real time

Packaging already tells us where food comes from, when it was made, what's in it and how many calories it contains. But researchers see a future where packaging can "see," in real time, what's happening inside and translate ...

Sep 11, 2026
Phys.org / From flower to fruit: A tug-of-war between growing tissues

Unlike an animal cell, a plant cell can't crawl or migrate. It's locked inside a rigid wall, cemented to its neighbors for life. A cell born at the center of a young fruit will still be there when that fruit ripens.

Sep 10, 2026
Medical Xpress / AI-designed proteins outperform existing CAR T designs against BCMA tumors in mice

CAR T cell therapy, which involves genetically modifying a patient's own immune cells to fight cancer, is a technique that has shown great promise, especially against blood cancers. But currently, only about 4% of patients ...

Sep 10, 2026
Phys.org / Northern map turtles leave Lake Erie before algal blooms peak, tracking finds

Harmful algal blooms pose serious threats to people, animals and the environment. The University of Toledo's Dr. Jeanine Refsnider counts it as a positive discovery that northern map turtles tend to steer clear, as she and ...

Sep 10, 2026
Tech Xplore / Training fix could let AI-generated scenes respond properly to a user's controls

AI systems that generate video frame by frame could follow a user's camera commands far more accurately, thanks to a new training method developed by researchers from the University of Surrey and NVIDIA. This improvement ...

Sep 10, 2026
Phys.org / Electrochemical system extracts pure hydrogen from ammonia at substantially lower temperatures

As a liquid that is easily stored and transported, ammonia (NH3) is an attractive carrier for hydrogen, which is used in fuel cells, semiconductor manufacturing, chemical processing and other applications. However, breaking ...

Sep 9, 2026
Tech Xplore / Unexpectedly rigid polymers boost ion transport in hydrogen fuel cell membranes

Hydrogen fuel cells are a promising clean-energy technology with the potential to reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions if widely adopted. As they generate electricity, the only byproduct of their reactions is water. ...

Sep 10, 2026