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Phys.org / Room-temperature vibrations could transform how industry makes graphene

Researchers have demonstrated a new technique for creating 2D materials that runs at room temperature and increases production rates tenfold over current methods, without using toxic solvents. Scientists led by Dr. Jason ...

Apr 27, 2026
Phys.org / Light can now be shaped in empty space, and it could simplify sensing and boost data links

Scientists at the University of East Anglia have uncovered a hidden property of light that allows it to twist, spin and behave differently—without mirrors, materials or special lenses. In a breakthrough that could transform ...

Apr 28, 2026
Phys.org / 'A study showed…' isn't enough—scientific knowledge builds incrementally as researchers revisit questions

Your goofy but lovable cousin just told you that you should stop eating eggs because he read somewhere that a study showed they are bad for you. How much should you trust your relative on such matters? More importantly, how ...

May 1, 2026
Phys.org / Two whale groups separated by seas—but not by genes, study finds

A paper in Genome Biology and Evolution discovers that the endangered Mediterranean fin whale is not completely isolated from Atlantic groups. Both Atlantic and Mediterranean populations have declined for the past 200,000 ...

Apr 28, 2026
Phys.org / Beer and cannabis could share 'sex switch,' study finds

Researchers at University College Dublin have identified a genetic "switch" that determines the sex of cannabis plants, and found the same system may exist in hops. The study, published in New Phytologist, pinpoints a specific ...

Apr 27, 2026
Phys.org / How hard-surface feeding unlocked a burst of reef fish evolution 50 million years ago

Why are there so many species of coral reef fish? According to a new study, it's because about 50 million years ago, some fish figured out how to bite food from hard surfaces.

Apr 28, 2026
Phys.org / Sentinel-1D goes live: A milestone for Europe's radar mission

The Copernicus Sentinel-1D satellite, launched last November, is now fully operational after successfully completing its critical in-orbit commissioning phase. With all four Sentinel-1 satellites having now been deployed, ...

May 1, 2026
Phys.org / No brain required: This is how the single-celled Stentor learns

Scientists have known for more than a century that a single-celled organism with no nerve cells—much less a brain—can behave in ways that resemble learning. But those observations only went so far. How the organism did that ...

Apr 29, 2026
Science X / Dreaming while awake: Dream-like states are not confined to sleep

We tend to take for granted that the thoughts associated with sleep have a particular quality: We often describe them as elusive, abstract, or marked by a certain strangeness. Yet a study conducted by researchers from the ...

Apr 29, 2026
Phys.org / Observing exotic quasiparticle states in kagome superconductor CsV₃Sb₅

A research team led by Prof. Hao Ning of the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with Anhui University and the University of Science and Technology of China, has identified ...

Apr 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / First psychiatric admission marks the beginning of a long-term illness for most patients

Only a very small number of people never return to psychiatric services after being admitted once. That is the conclusion of a new study from the University of Copenhagen, which followed 150 young people for 20 years after ...

May 1, 2026
Science X / They won't just follow orders: Robot swarms could gain a startling new kind of autonomy

Robot swarms are systems composed of many simple robots that coordinate without central control. Soon, they could be radically transformed by artificial intelligence. A new article published in Science Robotics by researchers ...

May 1, 2026