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Phys.org / Research reinvents MXene synthesis at a fraction of the cost
MXenes (pronounced like the name "Maxine") are a class of two-dimensional materials, first identified just 14 years ago, with remarkable potential for energy storage, catalysts, ultrastrong lightweight composites, and a variety ...
Tech Xplore / Vapor-deposition method delivers unprecedented durability in perovskite–silicon tandem solar cells
NUS researchers have developed a vapor-deposition method that dramatically improves the long-term and high-temperature stability of perovskite-silicon (Si) tandem solar cells. The findings were published in Science.
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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Tech Xplore / Who should get paid when AI learns from creative work?
As generative AI systems become more deeply woven into the fabric of modern life—drafting text, generating images, summarizing news—debates over who should profit from the technology are intensifying.
Phys.org / How mountain building and climate change have shaped alpine biodiversity over 30 million years
In a study published in Science Advances on December 19, researchers from Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with collaborators from international institutions, explored ...
Medical Xpress / FDA approves Exdensur for severe asthma
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Exdensur (depemokimab-ulaa) as an add-on maintenance treatment for severe asthma with an eosinophilic phenotype in adult and pediatric patients aged 12 years and older.
Medical Xpress / More than just being well: Teens and Gen Z are redefining what it means to be healthy
Health isn't what it used to be—namely the absence of being sick.
Phys.org / Newly discovered microbes challenge assumptions about methane production in the environment
It's been known for nearly a century that swarms of single-celled organisms thrive by consuming chemicals from their environments and expelling methane gas as a byproduct. In 2024, researchers in the laboratory of Roland ...
Phys.org / Want to read more in 2026? Here's how to revive your love of books
People stop reading in adulthood for lots of reasons. But it's never too late to turn the page on old habits and start again.
