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Tech Xplore / Did that lamp just fold the laundry? Alumni rethink home robotics

When Aaron Tan began his Ph.D. in mechanical and industrial engineering at the University of Toronto in 2019, leading a robotics startup in Silicon Valley was the furthest thing from his mind.

18 hours ago in Robotics
Medical Xpress / Young adults with IBD face health care access challenges, financial burden

Young adults with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have major health care access challenges and disproportionate financial burdens, according to a study published online Jan. 6 in Crohn's & Colitis 360.

Tech Xplore / Brew, smell, and serve: AI steals the show at CES 2026

AI took over CES 2026, powering coffee machines to brew the perfect espresso, a device to create your perfect scent, and ball-hitting tennis robots that make you forget it's human against machine.

19 hours ago in Consumer & Gadgets
Medical Xpress / Guidance updated for laboratory testing for drugs of misuse in ED

In a guidance document issued by the Association for Diagnostics & Laboratory Medicine, updated recommendations are presented relating to laboratory testing for drugs of misuse in the emergency department (ED).

18 hours ago in Biomedical technology
Tech Xplore / Lyft and Uber drivers protest Waymo robotaxis as California considers further regulations

Drivers for Lyft and Uber protested self-driving Waymo taxis in San Francisco on Friday, urging state regulators to exercise greater oversight of autonomous vehicles, given recent events in which the cars killed pets and ...

19 hours ago in Automotive
Tech Xplore / Meta lines up massive supply of nuclear power to energize AI data centers

Meta has cut a trio of deals to power its artificial intelligence data centers, securing enough energy to light up the equivalent of about 5 million homes.

19 hours ago in Energy & Green Tech
Medical Xpress / South Carolina measles outbreak grows by nearly 100, spreads to North Carolina and Ohio

South Carolina's measles outbreak exploded into one of the worst in the U.S., with state health officials confirming 99 new cases in the past three days.

19 hours ago in Health
Medical Xpress / Some flu measures decline, but it's not clear this severe season has peaked

U.S. flu infections showed signs of a slight decline last week, but health officials say it is not clear that this severe flu season has peaked.

19 hours ago in Health
Phys.org / Cold neutral gas in early universe prompts rethink of galaxy cluster evolution

A small group of young researchers at the Cosmic Dawn Center, Niels Bohr Institute, University of Copenhagen, have, through observations of the early stages of an extremely large galaxy cluster's evolution, shown that the ...

Jan 9, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / The effect of environmental regulations on municipal bonds

Air pollution regulations in the United States are intended to protect public health, but a new study has found that they also carry an unexpected cost: higher interest rates on the bonds used by counties to fund schools, ...

15 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Global study reveals widespread burning of plastic for heating and cooking

A new Curtin University-led study has shed new light on the widespread number of households in developing countries burning plastic as an everyday energy source, uncovering serious international health, social equality and ...

Jan 8, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Dark stars could help solve three pressing puzzles of the high-redshift universe

A recent study provides answers to three seemingly disparate yet pressing cosmic dawn puzzles. Specifically, the authors show how dark stars could help explain the unexpected discovery of "blue monster" galaxies, the numerous ...

Jan 8, 2026 in Astronomy & Space