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Phys.org / Extreme pressure turns blue pigment into record-long single-atom copper chains

As the electronics in our technology keep shrinking, traditional silicon-based chips are approaching their fundamental physical limits. Yet the wires connecting them might be able to shrink beyond conventional dimensions, ...

Sep 6, 2026
Medical Xpress / How the mouse brain learns from a single experience

Sometimes, even a single experience can be highly impactful, prompting humans and other animals to change their behavior or influencing their future choices. The formation of influential memories from a single, brief experience ...

Sep 7, 2026
Phys.org / Travel bots are making decisions for us—convenient, but should we trust them?

Imagine telling your phone that you want a quiet boutique hotel near a city center, below a certain price, with a decent breakfast and late checkout. A few seconds later, an AI assistant compares the options, explains why ...

Sep 11, 2026
Phys.org / First Denisovan forearm bone discovered in southwest China

Scientists have discovered various Denisovan remains in Southwest China dating to the late Middle Pleistocene, including the first Denisovan radius—one of two long bones in the forearm.

Sep 9, 2026
Phys.org / AI pinpoints when fish reach their thermal limit

Researchers have developed an AI-based system that automatically and objectively detects the moment when fish experience loss of equilibrium (LOE) due to temperature stress. The system combines DeepLabCut, a deep-learning ...

Sep 10, 2026
Phys.org / LLM use may threaten freedom of thought and equality across law, journalism and education

The Human Rights Center at UC Berkeley School of Law has released a human rights assessment of the use of large language models (LLMs) in the fields of law, journalism and education.

Sep 9, 2026
Phys.org / Researchers eye AI revolution in natural disaster forecasts

A revolution in forecasting natural disasters is underway, say researchers in Switzerland who are training AI models using vast troves of NASA climate data to produce potentially lifesaving data at lightning speed.

Sep 11, 2026
Phys.org / English, but make it TikTok: How social media is reshaping language

Give, eat, cook and serve are everyday English words. On TikTok, they're doing something different.

Sep 10, 2026
Phys.org / 3D magnetic-field control reveals new way to tune spin textures

(Fe0.63Ni0.3Pd0.07)3P, or FNPP, is a magnetic material that exhibits complex magnetic structures even at room temperature. This makes the material of interest for spintronics, a field that could enable data processing with ...

Sep 9, 2026
Medical Xpress / Pumitamig plus elfetabart drozuntecan shows encouraging early activity in small cell lung cancer

The investigational combination of pumitamig and elfetabart drozuntecan (elfe-D) demonstrated a manageable safety profile and encouraging early antitumor activity in patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC), according ...

Sep 12, 2026
Phys.org / Learning without a brain—how bacteria store memories and remember the past like artificial neural networks

Learning is often thought to require a brain. But learning is a broad concept that does not necessarily depend on neurons.

Sep 10, 2026
Phys.org / Chandra uncovers 'hypersoft X-ray sources' that may solve two astrophysical puzzles

Using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, scientists have discovered a new class of objects behaving unlike any they have seen before. Astronomers suggest these newly spotted objects in other galaxies may help solve not one, ...

Sep 9, 2026