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Phys.org / AI-powered platform accelerates discovery of new mRNA delivery materials

Integrating AI with advanced robotics to create self-driving labs (SDL) is a promising approach to tackling molecular discovery. A new SDL system, called LUMI-lab, combines large-scale molecular pretraining, active learning, ...

Feb 24, 2026 in Nanotechnology
Tech Xplore / New roadmap for evaluating AI morality proposed

Large language models (LLMs) are dealing with an increasing amount of morally sensitive information as people turn to them for medical advice, companionship and therapy. However, they are not exactly known for possessing ...

Feb 23, 2026 in Computer Sciences
Phys.org / Ocean carbon blind spot may skew climate forecasts

A new report by the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO reveals a critical lack of understanding of how the ocean absorbs and stores carbon. This glaring uncertainty about our planet's largest carbon ...

Feb 25, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / AI develops easily understandable solutions for unusual experiments in quantum physics

Researchers at the University of Tuebingen, working with an international team, have developed an artificial intelligence that designs entirely new, sometimes unusual, experiments in quantum physics and presents them in a ...

Feb 24, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / Risk of whale entanglement in fishing gear tied to size of cool-water habitat

New research shows that, off the U.S. West Coast, humpback whales face a higher risk of getting entangled in fishing equipment during years with lower availability of cool-water habitat, where the whales feed. Jarrod Santora ...

Feb 25, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / New study reveals what crop advisors really want from AI tools

A new study co-authored by Virginia Tech and University of Vermont researchers offers one of the first, large-scale empirical looks at how Certified Crop Advisors (CCAs) across North America evaluate the next generation of ...

Feb 25, 2026 in Biology
Tech Xplore / Researchers expose critical security vulnerability in autonomous drones

University of California, Irvine computer scientists have discovered a critical security vulnerability in autonomous target-tracking drones that could have far-reaching implications for public safety, border security and ...

Feb 25, 2026 in Robotics
Phys.org / NASA moves its Artemis II moon rocket off the launch pad for more repairs

NASA moved its grounded Artemis moon rocket from the launch pad back to its hangar Wednesday for more repairs.

Feb 25, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Why corals bleach: Neutrons show algae photosynthesis breaking down

Rising sea temperatures are causing coral reefs around the world to bleach. For the first time, a research team at the Research Neutron Source Heinz Maier-Leibnitz (FRM II) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has ...

Feb 25, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Shrinking fast ice is disrupting emperor penguins' four-week summer molt

Emperor penguins shed all their feathers once a year, a precarious ritual that may have become deadly as climate change pushes them into shrinking patches of Antarctic sea ice, researchers said Wednesday.

Feb 25, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Extreme heat waves trigger unexpected nanoparticle formation in air

Tiny aerosol particles in the air play a big role in regulating how much sunlight our planet absorbs or reflects, and how clouds form above us. In a recent study, researchers found that extreme heat waves can trigger new ...

Feb 22, 2026 in Earth
Medical Xpress / Natural compound from pomegranate leaves disrupts disease-causing amyloid

A research team at Kumamoto University has discovered that a natural compound found in pomegranate leaves and branches can directly break down harmful protein aggregates linked to transthyretin (TTR) amyloidosis, a progressive ...

Feb 24, 2026 in Neuroscience