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Tech Xplore / DNA computer performs 100-bit calculations using heat, water and salt

Researchers at Maynooth University (MU) have developed a first-of-its-kind DNA computer, described as one of the most complex and fastest molecular computers yet reported.

Sep 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / Engineered mice give human brain organoids space to form working circuits

Stanford Medicine scientists have chalked up a major advance in growing human brain cells outside the human brain—and outside laboratory glassware.

Sep 16, 2026
Phys.org / Pufferfish taste receptor more versatile than a human's, detecting both savory L- and sweet D-amino acids

Our sense of taste is critical for survival, alerting us to substances that provide vital nutrients and those that might poison us. Now, a team led by researchers from the University of Osaka has discovered how one such taste ...

Sep 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / Can psychedelic clinical trials be better? Researchers say yes

UC San Francisco researchers are weighing in on one of the biggest challenges in psychedelic science, arguing that clinical trials need more convincing placebo treatments to better measure the drugs' true effects.

Sep 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / Ancestral diet-inspired pregnancy trial boosts growth in key fetal brain region

A nutrition program for pregnant women inspired by ancestral dietary patterns and adapted to locally available foods in Ecuador increased growth in a key fetal brain region, according to a study led by researchers at Washington ...

Sep 16, 2026
Phys.org / Plasma and electricity convert CO₂ into methanol, butane and other useful chemicals

Carbon dioxide (CO₂) can be harmful to the environment in large amounts but can be used in the production of fuels and other useful chemicals. Doing so isn't easy, though. Now, Yale researchers have developed a new way to ...

Sep 15, 2026
Phys.org / Speeding glaciers drive half a century of polar ice loss

The longest satellite record ever assembled shows that Greenland and Antarctica have lost 11.3 trillion metric tons of ice since the 1970s, raising global sea level by more than 3 centimeters (1.2 inches)—and that most of ...

Sep 16, 2026
Tech Xplore / Tiny hydrides reveal hidden stresses that can crack nuclear reactor pressure tubes

Western University engineers have taken a major step toward solving a long-standing challenge in nuclear power. Their study, published in Nature Communications, describes for the first time how hydrogen can combine with zirconium ...

Sep 16, 2026
Medical Xpress / Epstein-Barr virus activity may foreshadow multiple sclerosis attacks

A new study illuminates the connection between the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and multiple sclerosis (MS), pointing to a causal role for reactivation of the virus in triggering MS attacks in people with certain genetic risk ...

Sep 16, 2026
Phys.org / Ancient DNA traces medieval migration from Sweden to Finland

A new study led by the University of Turku provides new insights into the population history of Finland during the Late Iron Age and the Middle Ages. The researchers analyzed the genomes of people who lived in southwestern ...

Sep 15, 2026
Phys.org / New breeding approach targets crop rotations, not yield alone

Breeding crops for farming systems rather than yield alone could exploit untapped genetic potential and help farmers cut fertilizer bills.

Sep 16, 2026
Phys.org / Heating mica to 200°C reveals friction independent of sliding speed

Through joint research with the U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Tokyo, NIMS for the first time experimentally demonstrated friction completely independent of sliding velocity—an ideal that had never been realized—by ...

Sep 16, 2026