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Phys.org / Self-organizing 'pencil beam' laser could help scientists design brain-targeted therapies

MIT researchers discovered a paradoxical phenomenon in optical physics that could enable a new bioimaging method that's faster and higher-resolution than existing technology. They discovered that, under the right conditions, ...

Apr 27, 2026
Phys.org / Two suns are better than one—planets thrive around binary stars

Planets may actually form more easily around double stars than around single stars like our sun, according to new research from astrophysicists at the University of Lancashire. Binary stars are common in our galaxy, yet for ...

Apr 27, 2026
Science X / Superconductivity that shouldn't exist: Physicists dissect the mind-boggling properties of a strange quantum material

The material UTe2 exhibits multiple forms of zero electrical resistance—a phenomenon known as superconductivity—and displays several puzzling properties. After UTe2 loses its superconductivity at a certain magnetic field, ...

Apr 29, 2026
Phys.org / Revolving doors and efficient engines: How proteins escape a molecular tangle

Trying to untangle a knot in a mess of strings can be frustrating and time-consuming. But not so for molecular machines—molecules that convert chemical energy into mechanical work and motion. Machines from the AAA+ family, ...

Apr 29, 2026
Phys.org / AI drug target platform pairs prediction with benchmarking to improve early discovery

Insilico Medicine, a clinical-stage biotechnology company powered by generative artificial intelligence (AI), today announced advancements to its unified AI framework for drug target discovery, integrating its previously ...

Apr 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / Study reveals century-long cycles in US suicide rates and a long-term crisis among youth

Suicide rates in the United States follow striking, decades-long cycles likely shaped by broad social forces, according to a major new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). But beneath ...

Apr 29, 2026
Phys.org / Data from Earth's most remote atoll show soil fungi are key to island regeneration

Palmyra Atoll, a remote, uninhabited speck of land, coral and sea halfway between Hawaii and American Samoa, is one of the healthiest, intact atolls on the planet—so ecologically sensitive that visiting researchers freeze ...

Apr 28, 2026
Medical Xpress / Experiments advance efforts to restore vision with transplanted neurons

Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have successfully demonstrated that disrupting an eye structure long suspected of blocking the growth and survival of transplanted nerve cells may help restore vision in people ...

Apr 29, 2026
Phys.org / The rich are more likely to use AI, exposing a new digital divide

The widespread adoption of artificial intelligence (AI)—particularly in "hidden" everyday applications—is creating a new and distinct form of digital inequality. This is the warning of communication researcher Professor Sai ...

May 1, 2026
Tech Xplore / What are the reasons for traffic jams? Whether traffic flows or not depends on more than just the roads

If a city's suburban railway network is expanded, additional flats are likely to be built in an agglomeration that is better connected as a result. The opposite also holds true: If new buildings spring up like mushrooms in ...

Apr 29, 2026
Phys.org / Light-responsive hydrogels enable fast and precise control of soft materials

Researchers at Tampere University have recently demonstrated that light can be used to precisely reshape soft materials without mechanical contact. They have developed light-responsive hydrogel thin films that enable programmable ...

Apr 29, 2026
Tech Xplore / The friendlier AI gets, the more it can backfire

Major AI platforms, including OpenAI and Anthropic, as well as social apps like Replika and Character.ai, are increasingly designing chatbots to be warm, friendly, and empathetic. However, new research from the Oxford Internet ...

Apr 29, 2026