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Phys.org / High-performance cell atlas workflow driven by manifold fitting

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed CellScope, a high-performance single-cell analysis framework that uses manifold fitting to analyze single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data. This ...

Mar 1, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Early intervention may improve academic outcomes by third grade for children with developmental disabilities

Children who received Early Intervention (EI) services before age 3 were more likely to meet third-grade academic standards in math and English language arts (ELA), according to a study by researchers at Columbia University ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / NASA adds mission to Artemis lunar program, updates architecture

As part of a golden age of exploration and discovery, NASA announced Friday the agency is increasing its cadence of missions under the Artemis program to achieve the national objective of returning American astronauts to ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Nanoparticles and AI can help researchers detect pollutants in water, soil and blood

Across the U.S., hundreds of sites on land or in lakes and rivers are heavily contaminated with hazardous waste produced by human activity. Many of these places, designated as Superfund sites by the Environmental Protection ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Nanotechnology
Medical Xpress / Twenty years cancer-free: One man's story illustrates progress against follicular lymphoma

Twenty years. That's how long Robert Oman has been cancer-free, thanks to a clinical trial offered at the University of Rochester's Wilmot Cancer Institute. And he isn't alone: 70% of patients in the trial who had advanced-stage ...

Mar 1, 2026 in Immunology
Phys.org / Rydberg atoms detect clear signals from a handheld radio

For the first time, a team of US researchers has used sensors containing highly excited Rydberg atoms to detect signals from an ordinary handheld radio. Through a careful approach to demodulating the incoming signals, Noah ...

Feb 26, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / Operational framework can help countries assess national contributions to protecting 30% of land and sea by 2030

A new article introduces a science-based operational framework developed by researchers from several universities and the Danish Biodiversity Council. The framework can help countries assess their genuine national contributions ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Earth
Tech Xplore / Brain-like chips and LIDAR sensors may enable safer human-robot teamwork

Robotics technology that not only performs simple tasks but also supports humans in all their tasks is among the key technologies in industrial manufacturing. But this requires that robots be able to master complex movements, ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Robotics
Phys.org / Nanoparticle system shows promise for delivering mRNA to prevent type 1 diabetes

Research on preventing type 1 diabetes often focuses on limiting the autoimmune response that destroys the body's ability to produce its own insulin. A new technology developed by scientists at the University of Chicago takes ...

Mar 1, 2026 in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / How long do civilizations last?

It is one of the most famous questions in science, and it was asked, as legend has it, over lunch. Enrico Fermi, the physicist who helped build the first nuclear reactor and whose name graces a unit of length so small it ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Tiny recording backpacks reveal bats' surprising hunting strategy

Deep into the Panamanian night, the forest hums with sound. Chirping insects form a steady backdrop, rain softly trickles from leaves. Somewhere above a stream, frogs call into the darkness. But I am not there to see this ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / The stars that lit up the early Milky Way

Imagine trying to reconstruct the history of a city by studying only its oldest surviving buildings. You can't watch it being built, you can't interview the architects, all you have are the structures themselves, their materials, ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Astronomy & Space