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Tech Xplore / Space shuttle lessons: Backtracks can create breakthroughs

What does the space shuttle have in common with the original iPhone? According to Francisco Polidoro Jr., professor of management of Texas McCombs, they're both breakthrough inventions that integrate webs of interdependent ...

Dec 5, 2025 in Engineering
Phys.org / Deciphering the heavyweights of the tetraquark world

The CMS collaboration reports the first measurement of the quantum properties of a family of tetraquarks that was recently discovered at the LHC.

Dec 3, 2025 in Physics
Tech Xplore / OpenAI strikes deal on US$4.6 bn AI center in Australia

ChatGPT maker OpenAI and an Australian data center operator have agreed to develop a multibillion-dollar AI center in Sydney.

Dec 5, 2025 in Machine learning & AI
Medical Xpress / It's end-of-year concert season. Why do some kids struggle with performance anxiety?

End-of-year school concerts showcase children's talents and hard work, often filling performers with pride. But for some, the idea of performing live is terrifying.

Dec 5, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Single-photon teleportation achieved between distant quantum dots for the first time

An international research team involving Paderborn University has achieved a crucial breakthrough on the road to a quantum internet. For the first time ever, the polarization state of a single photon emitted from a quantum ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / Embryos show specialized asymmetry at the earliest stage

As nearly one in six couples experience fertility issues, in-vitro fertilization (IVF) is an increasingly common form of reproductive technology. However, there are still many unanswered scientific questions about the basic ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Astronomers warn satellite growth may contaminate nearly all space telescope data

Light from the half a million satellites that humanity is planning to launch into Earth's orbit in the coming years could contaminate almost all the images taken by space telescopes, NASA astronomers warned Wednesday.

Dec 3, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Golden Eagles in the West appear stable, but Nevada tells a different story

Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) have been protected in North America since 1962 and their populations in the West are considered stable. However, a new study published in the Journal of Raptor Research found that the Nevada ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Self-adapting fiber component tackles heat challenges in high-power fiber lasers

Thulium fiber lasers, operating at a wavelength of 2 micrometers, are valued for applications in medicine, materials processing, and defense. Their longer wavelength makes stray light less damaging compared to the more common ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Physics
Medical Xpress / A common childhood virus can drive bladder cancer development

Tackling a common childhood virus could open the door to preventing bladder cancer, according to new research.

Dec 3, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / How to host a meal if one of your guests has an eating disorder or is anxious around food

As the festive season approaches, perhaps you're thinking of hosting friends and family.

Dec 5, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / High seas fisheries management falls short of mandates, analysis finds

The regulatory bodies charged with managing and conserving fisheries across two-thirds of the world's oceans are threatening marine ecosystems by significantly underperforming, according to an analysis published in Environmental ...

Dec 5, 2025 in Biology