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Phys.org / Artemis II: What's on the menu?

The food flying aboard Artemis II is designed to support crew health and performance during the mission around the moon. With no resupply, refrigeration, or late-load capability, all meals must be carefully selected to remain ...

Mar 4, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / HETDEX data reveal a vast 'sea of light' between early galaxies

Astronomers with the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment (HETDEX) have used data from the project to make the largest, most accurate 3D map yet of the light emitted by excited hydrogen in the early universe, 9 billion ...

Mar 3, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Liquid crystal phase in antiferromagnets can be detected electrically

The best candidate for next-generation magnetic devices—technology that can power, store, sense or transport information—may be, counterintuitively, antiferromagnets. Today, the most widely used magnetic materials are ...

Mar 3, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / Metasurface-based SLM could enhance AR, VR and LiDAR performance

Many cutting-edge technologies, ranging from augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) to LiDAR (light detection and ranging) systems, rely on components that enable the precise control of light. These components include ...

Feb 27, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / 'Mismatched' plant water isotopes vanish with better sampling: Study points to better drought forecasts

For decades, scientists have relied on a chemical fingerprint inside water molecules to determine where plants get their moisture. The method shaped our understanding of drought resilience, groundwater use, and ecosystem ...

Mar 3, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Mars Express orbiter captures craters on planet's Arabia Terra

Craters, craters, and yet more craters: this snapshot from ESA's Mars Express is packed full of them, each as fascinating as the last.

Mar 4, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / A new 'uncertainty relation' for quantum measurement errors

One of the most striking features of quantum physics is that certain properties cannot both be known or measured with arbitrary precision at the same time. Every measurement may inevitably affect the object's physical state ...

Mar 3, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / Chemically 'stapled' peptides used to target difficult-to-treat cancers

Researchers at the University of Bath have developed a new technology that uses bacteria to build, chemically stabilize, and test millions of potential drug molecules inside living cells, making it much quicker and easier ...

Mar 3, 2026 in Chemistry
Phys.org / Greenland's largest glacier could soon reach a tipping point, scientists say

Greenland's largest glacier, Jakobshavn Glacier, may be edging closer to a critical threshold as meltwater runoff from the Greenland Ice Sheet accelerates in ways not seen in over a century, according to new research published ...

Feb 27, 2026 in Earth
Medical Xpress / No more weekly injections? How lettuce cells could deliver GLP-1 pills

Research led by Penn Dental's Henry Daniell investigates the use of a lettuce-based, plant-encapsulated delivery platform as a new oral delivery of two GLP-1 drugs previously approved by the FDA in injectable form.

Mar 4, 2026 in Medical research
Phys.org / From hyperbolic in-plane anisotropy to an optical chirality: A new route to nanoscale circular polarizers

In recent years, van der Waals crystals have evolved from scientific curiosities into a versatile platform for exploring novel quantum phases and unconventional nanophotonic phenomena. Their layered nature allows stacking, ...

Mar 3, 2026 in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / Quantum dynamics show 'memory' depends on whether states or observables evolve

An international group of researchers have investigated the role of memory in quantum systems and dynamics. Their findings show that a quantum process can appear memoryless from one perspective while retaining memory from ...

Mar 2, 2026 in Physics