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Phys.org / Striped or checkered? Magnetic field influences competing electronic patterns in a graphene-like quantum material

In most everyday materials, such as copper, silver and silicon, the behavior of electrons is relatively predictable. In quantum materials, however, electrons can interact in complex ways, giving rise to collective electronic ...

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Phys.org / National food waste recycling promises major climate gains but comes with microplastic risks

Keeping food waste out of landfills provides climate and other environmental benefits, and Vermont requires residents to divert these materials to better management pathways. With other states considering similar policies, ...

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Phys.org / Study spotlights human toll of abrupt U.S. foreign aid cuts

In January 2025, the Trump administration announced a 90-day freeze on all United States government (USG) foreign aid, which subsequently became a permanent shutdown of USAID in July 2025. New research finds that the abrupt ...

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Tech Xplore / AI catches up with humans to score 100% at top math contest

A perfect score at the world's most prestigious math contest used to be the preserve of a handful of bright young minds each year, but for the first time, artificial intelligence has also earned a perfect score.

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Medical Xpress / Motor abnormalities predict mental illness in both general and specific symptoms

Motor issues—such as coordination problems, motor slowing or sudden, uncontrolled movements—have been recognized as signs of psychological disorders since the 1800s. How they map to mental health conditions, however, remains ...

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Phys.org / Quantum internet leaves the lab with first real-world entanglement over busy telecom fiber

Quantum information is notoriously fragile. Internet traffic is anything but. Yet Northwestern University scientists have demonstrated they can peacefully coexist inside the same fiber-optic cable.

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Phys.org / Climate change making Europe drought 'more severe': study

Human-caused climate change has intensified a drought across Europe, with extreme heat rather than low rainfall driving the exceptionally dry conditions, a team of international scientists said Thursday.

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Phys.org / Florida researchers bring endangered elkhorn coral ashore to protect them

Scientists working to save a coral species from extinction transported 30 pieces from nurseries off the Florida coast to a hatchery on land Wednesday, fearing that warming waters could trigger a mass bleaching event this ...

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Phys.org / Engineered enzyme erases a stubborn mark of aging by up to 70% in human tissue samples

A biotech company called Revel Pharmaceuticals is looking into ways to reverse aging, and the company's science team, along with researchers from the company Calico and the University of Colorado, may be a step closer to ...

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Phys.org / June heat wave cost UK economy more than £1bn: Study

Britain's record-breaking June heat wave resulted in some 24 million lost hours of work, costing the economy £1.15 billion ($1.5 billion), according to an estimate released Thursday by the London School of Economics (LSE).

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Medical Xpress / Imaging platform captures electrical activity from nearly 200 neurons deep in living brain tissue

The brain is a vast, densely interconnected network of neurons computing in parallel. Watching these computations unfold in real time could reveal how the brain processes sensation and guides behavior. But the electrical ...

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Tech Xplore / US eyes offshore nuclear reactors

The United States on Wednesday announced it had created a "clear framework" for the eventual deployment of offshore nuclear reactors as part of the Trump administration's push to drastically ramp up atomic energy output.

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