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Phys.org / Surface-only superconductor is the strangest of its kind

Something strange goes on inside the material platinum-bismuth-two (PtBi₂). A new study by researchers at IFW Dresden and the Cluster of Excellence ct.qmat demonstrates that while PtBi₂ may look like a typical shiny gray ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / Webb witnesses a feasting supermassive black hole in the early universe

Researchers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have confirmed an actively growing supermassive black hole within a galaxy just 570 million years after the Big Bang. Part of a class of small, very distant galaxies ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Family dogs' ADHD-like traits are linked to learning and self-control

In two newly published studies, researchers at the Department of Ethology, Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary) investigated how family dogs' ADHD-like traits relate to their learning and self-control. Dogs resemble humans ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Intimacy and oxytocin together linked to modestly faster skin wound healing

Researchers at University Hospital Zurich and the University of Zurich report that intimate physical contact combined with intranasal oxytocin was associated with modestly faster skin wound healing and lower stress hormone ...

Nov 18, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Tech Xplore / Fingertip haptic device brings lifelike texture to touchscreens

Northwestern University engineers have developed the first haptic device that achieves "human resolution," meaning it accurately matches the sensing abilities of the human fingertip.

Nov 19, 2025 in Engineering
Medical Xpress / Asymptomatic carriers revealed: Computer model outperforms traditional contact tracing for drug-resistant infections

A new analytical tool can improve a hospital's ability to limit the spread of antibiotic-resistant infections over traditional methods like contact tracing, according to a new study led by researchers at Columbia University ...

Phys.org / Nanorobots based on reconfigurable DNA origami arrays can work autonomously

Over the past decades, a growing number of robotics teams have started developing modular robots inspired by the ancient paper-folding art of origami. More recently, some of these teams started experimenting with origami ...

Nov 18, 2025 in Nanotechnology
Tech Xplore / New augmented reality tech can turn any surface into keyboard

Virtual keyboards are a frequent source of frustration for augmented reality (AR) users. The virtual surfaces are slow and error prone, and raising an arm to type on them can cause muscle strain known as "gorilla arm."

Nov 19, 2025 in Hi Tech & Innovation
Medical Xpress / Type 1 diabetes cured in mice with gentle blood stem-cell and pancreatic islet transplant

A combination of blood stem cell and pancreatic islet cell transplant from an immunologically mismatched donor completely prevented or cured type 1 diabetes in mice in a study by Stanford Medicine researchers. Type 1 diabetes ...

Nov 18, 2025 in Diabetes
Tech Xplore / Shrinking materials hold big potential for smart devices, researchers say

Wearable electronics could be more wearable, according to a research team at Penn State. The researchers have developed a scalable, versatile approach to designing and fabricating wireless, internet-enabled electronic systems ...

Phys.org / Lost signal: How solar activity silenced Earth's radiation

Researchers from HSE University and the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences analyzed seven years of data from the ERG (Arase) satellite and, for the first time, provided a detailed description of a ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Two first-in-class antibodies can inhibit inflammation in autoimmune diseases

An international research group directed by UMC Utrecht has developed and characterized two first-in-class antibodies that specifically block the high-affinity IgG receptor FcγRI. Their findings open new perspectives for ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Immunology