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Phys.org / AI agent helps prepare synchrotron X-ray experimental measurements, paving the way for autonomous operation
Artificial intelligence (AI) models are now used daily by many people worldwide, both for professional and personal purposes. Over the past decades, scientists specialized in various disciplines have also started using these ...
Medical Xpress / A tax on sugary drinks in Egypt could reduce disease and save US$1.8 billion in health care costs: Modeling study
Noncommunicable diseases—heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer—are no longer just a rich-country problem. Across Africa, they are becoming the leading cause of death, driven in part by a simple and overlooked culprit: what ...
Phys.org / Rocks from unexplored far side of the moon help rewrite lunar history
Ancient samples from the moon's far side are helping scientists uncover how asteroid impacts shaped the early solar system. The findings challenge decades of thinking about when those impacts occurred and offer new insights ...
Phys.org / Long-lived ytterbium states could sharpen quantum computing and atomic clocks
Researchers from the University of Amsterdam and the University of New South Wales have answered a question that has been around for decades: whether ions of the metal ytterbium can enter certain long-lived, nearly stable ...
Phys.org / Algorithms create foundry-ready photonic circuits
Photonic microchips can process data at extremely high speeds and are embedded in a wide variety of today's technologies. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light (MPL) and Harvard University have ...
Medical Xpress / Testosterone and combat readiness: What does the evidence really show?
Pete Hegseth, the U.S. defense secretary, recently announced plans to measure testosterone levels in U.S. soldiers with a promise of "ensuring you have the right testosterone levels to operate at your absolute best." Soldiers ...
Phys.org / Why some human brains can outlast other soft tissues after death
Why do some brains survive long after death when most other soft tissue decays? That's the question a research team led by Alexandra Morton-Hayward at the University of Oxford set out to answer.
Medical Xpress / A single RSV shot emerges as a promising new shield for infants at risk of severe disease
Viral infections that attack the lungs are among the leading reasons infants are hospitalized. A new treatment may offer protection against these infections that is as effective and safe as existing options but requires far ...
Phys.org / Magnetic clues inside atomic nuclei help explain how elements form in stars
A scientific team led by Facility for Rare Isotope Beams, or FRIB, has identified the origin of a mysterious excess of low-energy gamma rays emitted by the nucleus zinc-70. They found that the excess is caused by magnetic ...
Science X / Rising seas could make yesterday's rare coastal floods tomorrow's routine disasters
Think of a tsunami that used to crash over a city once in a lifetime, but now comes crashing every year. Who is guilty? Coastal flooding results when a high tide coincides with a storm surge, waves, and an ocean surface that ...
Phys.org / Scotland declares 'major' wildfire in Cairngorms national park
Scottish firefighters fought a wildfire Saturday that was burning through Cairngorms National Park in the north, with authorities advising residents to evacuate.
Phys.org / New methods for removing harmful nitrates from drinking water identified
Nitrate contamination of drinking water poses a major health concern, particularly in agricultural communities where fertilizers, livestock manure and septic systems can leach nitrates into groundwater. Many rural households ...
