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Phys.org / Laser-engineered nanowire networks could unlock new material manufacturing

A breakthrough development in nanofabrication could help support the development of new wireless, flexible, high-performance transparent electronic devices.

Dec 19, 2025 in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / Exploring the connection between gene expression and aging

Northwestern Medicine scientists have discovered how molecular "traffic controllers" in cells influence aging and cellular senescence—a state where cells stop dividing but remain metabolically active. The study, published ...

Dec 19, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Is it too late to get your COVID or flu shot? A doctor explains

Health experts typically advise getting your COVID-19 and flu vaccine by the end of October. However, if you've missed that window, you can still get them well into the respiratory virus season and see a benefit.

Dec 22, 2025 in Health
Phys.org / The 'pawprint economy' is booming—and it offers huge opportunities for tourism

Luxury pet pampering packages at hotels, menus with dog-friendly roast dinners and £6,000 animal-friendly charter flights. Pet travel isn't just a trend, it's something of a transformation. This is the "pawprint economy"—and ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Secret lives of cats could hold clues for wildcat return in Wales

A new study exploring the secretive lives of feral and free-roaming cats in Wales could shed light on wildcats' return to the country.

Dec 22, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / CO₂-driven method rapidly creates complex nanomaterials at room temperature

A team of researchers at UNIST, in collaboration with the University of Cologne and Purdue University, has unveiled a rapid, sustainable method to create complex nanomaterials containing up to 30 different metals in just ...

Dec 19, 2025 in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / Electricity-driven nitrogen insertion enables sustainable heterocycle synthesis

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed an electrochemical reaction manifold that promotes efficient nitrogen atom insertion into saturated carbocycles to access either functionalized quinolines ...

Dec 19, 2025 in Chemistry
Tech Xplore / When disasters strike, home batteries could be a lifeline

Extreme weather is placing greater strain on Australia's power grids. In 2022, the record-breaking Northern Rivers floods blacked out almost 70,000 households. A powerful storm in 2024 cut electricity to more than half a ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Energy & Green Tech
Phys.org / Can camera traps improve conservation outcomes?

While Australia is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, we also have some of the highest extinction rates.

Dec 22, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / How to deal with worry this Christmas

Christmas can be hard. For some people, it increases loneliness, grief, hopelessness and family tension, and the festive season has a way of turning ordinary concerns into urgent ones. Not because something terrible is guaranteed ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Tech Xplore / Shrinking AI memory boosts accuracy, study finds

Researchers have developed a new way to compress the memory used by AI models to increase their accuracy in complex tasks or help save significant amounts of energy.

Dec 22, 2025 in Computer Sciences
Phys.org / The stealthy, persistent hazard of thirdhand smoke

While the dangers of secondhand smoke are widely recognized, a new study led by Prof. Sun Yele at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has uncovered a more persistent and stealthy hazard ...

Dec 22, 2025 in Earth