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Tech Xplore / Rotating metamaterial units could enable long-range wave control beyond conventional limits

A Seoul National University College of Engineering research team, led by Professor Joo Hwan Oh of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, in collaboration with Dr. Myung Hwan Bae of the Korea Research Institute of Standards ...

Jul 23, 2026
Phys.org / Physics-based AI could boost biomedical imaging and autonomous vehicle sensors

A research team led by UCLA and the University of Rochester has demonstrated a promising evolution of an imaging system designed to capture details within "complex media," which scatter light, from depicting structures inside ...

Jul 22, 2026
Phys.org / Why river management is so crucial to protecting one of world's most important wetlands

A major new study led by Swansea University has shown that upstream river management, rather than local rainfall, is the primary driver of one of the world's most important wetlands. According to the research published in ...

Jul 22, 2026
Phys.org / Two-color lasers aim electron currents through semiconductor with no electric field

Researchers at the University of Michigan have created a device that enables them to control the flow of electrons through a semiconductor using only laser light—no electrical power source required. The device was built to ...

Jul 21, 2026
Tech Xplore / Novel method lets multimodal AI update knowledge without losing earlier information

Korean researchers have developed a core technology that allows multimodal artificial intelligence (AI) to reliably retain existing knowledge while repeatedly learning new information.

Jul 23, 2026
Phys.org / New optical method follows single proteins as they shift shape

Researchers at the University of Twente have developed an optical method that follows the shape changes of a single protein in liquid without attaching anything to it. It reads the protein's structure from its own molecular ...

Jul 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / Watching live sports together boosts oxytocin and synchronizes heartbeats, study finds

Social connections are known to contribute greatly to people's psychological and emotional well-being. In fact, difficulties socializing and bonding with others have been linked to various psychiatric conditions, including ...

Jul 19, 2026
Phys.org / Antibiotic-tolerant bacteria rely on a hidden RNA-based survival strategy

Antibiotics are a medical marvel, but many microbes are gaining the ability to resist and tolerate these therapeutics. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital scientists have uncovered how S. pneumoniae adapts to antibiotic ...

Jul 22, 2026
Medical Xpress / Research reveals persistent racial disparities in stroke treatment and outcomes

Three studies presented at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery's (SNIS) 23rd Annual Meeting found that racial, geographic and socioeconomic disparities continue to influence stroke treatment and outcomes across the ...

Jul 23, 2026
Phys.org / Sweden to ban 'forever chemicals' in clothing

Sweden said Thursday it plans to ban so-called "forever chemicals" in consumer products such as clothing and kitchenware as early as 2028, before expected European Union regulations come into force.

Jul 23, 2026
Phys.org / Melts in your mouth, but not in your car: The ongoing scientific quest to create heat‑resistant chocolate

There are few pleasures greater than letting a piece of chocolate melt slowly on your tongue. Indeed, the proximity of chocolate's melting point to our own body temperature is one reason it is so widely appreciated.

Jul 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / How a pandemic detour helped researchers uncover clues to a mysterious disease

When the COVID-19 pandemic shut down international travel in 2020, Michigan State University researcher Eric Benbow faced a problem. A $2.5 million research project designed to study an environmental pathogen in South America ...

Jul 22, 2026