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Phys.org / Kinetic decoupling-recoupling strategy enables 79% yield of ethylene and propylene from polyethylene

In a study published in Nature Chemical Engineering, a team has developed a kinetic decoupling-recoupling (KDRC) strategy that enables the conversion of polyethylene (PE) to ethylene and propylene with a yield of 79%.

Dec 3, 2025 in Chemistry
Phys.org / Detecting strong-to-weak symmetry breaking might be impossible, study shows

When a system undergoes a transformation, yet an underlying physical property remains unchanged, this property is referred to as "symmetry." Spontaneous symmetry breaking (SSB) occurs when a system breaks out of this symmetry ...

Dec 1, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / New study offers a glimpse into 230,000 years of climate and landscape shifts in the American Southwest

Atmospheric dust plays an important role in the way Earth absorbs and reflects sunlight, impacting the global climate, cloud formation, and precipitation. Much of this dust comes from the continuous reshaping of Earth's surface ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Earth
Phys.org / Antibiotics could trigger immune response through gut microbiome metabolites

The microbes inside our bodies not only help break down food but also impact our health. Yet their precise influence is not always understood, especially in the presence of prescription drugs.

Dec 3, 2025 in Chemistry
Medical Xpress / NeuMap: A pioneering map of neutrophils that redefines their role in health, infection and inflammation

Neutrophils are the most abundant immune cells in the body and the first to respond to infection or tissue damage. Yet despite their importance, until now very little was known about how they truly function, how they change ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Immunology
Phys.org / Single-photon teleportation achieved between distant quantum dots for the first time

An international research team involving Paderborn University has achieved a crucial breakthrough on the road to a quantum internet. For the first time ever, the polarization state of a single photon emitted from a quantum ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Physics
Medical Xpress / Research explores effect of parental depression symptoms on children's reward processing

In newly published research, Binghamton University doctoral student Elana Israel, MS '22, explores which depressive symptoms largely affect children's neural responses to feedback.

Dec 4, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Decoding how the human proteasome recognizes branched ubiquitin chains

Researchers at National Taiwan University have uncovered, for the first time at atomic resolution, how the human proteasome recognizes branched ubiquitin chains. Their finding reveals a multivalent decoding mechanism that ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Chemists synthesize a fungal compound that holds promise for treating brain cancer

For the first time, MIT chemists have synthesized a fungal compound known as verticillin A, which was discovered more than 50 years ago and has shown potential as an anticancer agent.

Dec 3, 2025 in Chemistry
Phys.org / Heat can cut insect survival but boost reproduction, study shows

Rising global temperatures are changing the rules for survival—and reproduction—for many species. A new study from Saint Louis University reveals that predicting which species will persist under climate change is more ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Why stress can make your hair fall out: A two-part reaction

It's well known that stress can trigger hair loss. A new paper explores how this happens and how our response to stress can have long-term consequences for our scalps, research that may eventually yield insights into autoimmune ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Medical research
Medical Xpress / Cracking the code of Parkinson's: How supercomputers are pointing to new treatments

More than 1 million Americans live with tremors, slowed movement and speech changes caused by Parkinson's disease—a degenerative and currently incurable condition, according to the Parkinson's Foundation and the Mayo Clinic. ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Neuroscience