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Phys.org / Copper-64 isotope made easier: Recoil chemistry could lower medical imaging costs

The copper isotope Cu-64 plays an important role in medicine: It is used in imaging processes and also shows potential for cancer therapy. However, it does not occur naturally and must be produced artificially—a complex ...

Dec 5, 2025 in Chemistry
Phys.org / New palladium-gold alloy catalyst boosts methane-to-ethylene conversion with solar power

Researchers just hit two benefits with one catalyst. They converted methane (CH4), a potent greenhouse gas, into ethylene (C2H4), a highly demanded raw material in industrial sectors, using sunlight and a newly designed palladium–gold ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Chemistry
Medical Xpress / Structure of protein reveals how breast cancer cells survive in hostile conditions

UCLA scientists have characterized the structure and function of a key survival protein in breast cancer cells that helps explain how these tumors resist environmental stress and thrive in acidic, low-oxygen environments ...

Dec 5, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Tech Xplore / Scalable thermal drawing method creates liquid metal fibers for wearable electronics

Over the past decades, many research teams worldwide have started working on electronic fibers. These are yarn-like components with electronic properties that can be weaved or assembled to create new innovative textile-based ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Engineering
Phys.org / Microplastics in oceans may distort carbon cycle understanding

The carbon cycle in our oceans is critical to the balance of life in ocean waters and for reducing carbon in the atmosphere, a significant process to curbing climate change or global warming.

Dec 5, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Human-cat friendship started much later than you think

A research team led by Professor Luo Shujin from the School of Life Sciences has uncovered a surprising chapter in the history of cats in China. Through ancient DNA sequencing of feline remains spanning more than 5,000 years, ...

Dec 5, 2025 in Biology
Tech Xplore / New haptic display technology creates 3D graphics you can see and feel

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have invented a display technology for on-screen graphics that are both visible and haptic, meaning that they can be felt via touch.

Dec 5, 2025 in Engineering
Phys.org / Subnational income inequality revealed: Regional successes may hold key to addressing widening gap globally

Income inequality is one of the most important measures of economic health, social justice and quality of life. More reliably trackable than wealth inequality, which was recently given a gloomy report card by the G20, income ...

Dec 5, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / When you're happy, your dog might look sad: Study reveals surprising twist in how people read canine emotions

When people are feeling happy, they're more likely to see other people as happy. If they're feeling down, they tend to view other people as sad. But when dealing with dogs, this well-established psychological effect ceases ...

Dec 5, 2025 in Biology
Tech Xplore / Ceramic electrochemical cell production temperature drops by over 500°C with new method

As power demand surges in the AI era, the protonic ceramic electrochemical cell (PCEC), which can simultaneously produce electricity and hydrogen, is gaining attention as a next-generation energy technology. However, this ...

Dec 5, 2025 in Engineering
Phys.org / Penguins likely starved to death en masse: Populations off South Africa may have fallen 95% in just 8 years

Penguins living off the coast of South Africa have likely starved to death en masse during their molting season as a result of collapsing food supplies.

Dec 4, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Psoriasis rates rise globally, with highest burden in wealthier regions

Researchers in China report that global incidence rates of psoriasis rose slightly from 1990 to 2021 and are projected to continue rising for both men and women through 2050.