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Phys.org / How bacteria use circadian clocks to colonize their world

Research has revealed how bacteria rely on circadian clocks to control the spread of their multicellular colonies. The findings provide important clues as to how we might improve soil health and plant growth. They may also ...

Jun 26, 2026
Tech Xplore / A new type of pixel can steer and analyze light, paving way for devices that function as both camera and display

In 1927, the term "picture element," later abbreviated to "pixel," appeared for the first time in the American technology magazine Wireless World. Today, pixels are everywhere: in computer screens and television sets, where ...

Jun 24, 2026
Tech Xplore / Researchers create PaperTok, an AI system that helps users turn research papers into short, engaging videos

Students in the University of Washington's Prosocial Computing Group noticed a trend on social media: People were using generative artificial intelligence to make short science videos. The trouble was that these people weren't ...

Jun 26, 2026
Phys.org / Ultra-fast light-shaping technology could be 'game-changer' for future imaging

Scientists have developed a new type of "virtual" metasurface—capable of controlling light in ways traditional lenses and optics can't—which they say is superior to the current approach, which relies on ultrathin engineered ...

Jun 25, 2026
Medical Xpress / Blood vessel cells keep fixed signaling roles for weeks, reshaping view of capillary communication

The cells lining skin capillaries are constantly sending each other messages—tiny pulses of calcium that help regulate blood flow, sense physical forces and keep vessel walls intact. Scientists have known about this signaling ...

Jun 26, 2026
Medical Xpress / Researchers discover new driver of asthma-related inflammation

Researchers at National Jewish Health have uncovered a previously unknown mechanism that helps drive inflammation in allergic asthma, offering new insight into how the disease develops and potentially revealing new targets ...

Jun 26, 2026
Phys.org / Commute stress can fuel workplace conflict, but research suggests a simple fix

Pothole season, summer construction season or maybe bad weather. No matter the time of year, it's no surprise commuters who drive to work may start their day already feeling a bit on edge.

Jun 25, 2026
Medical Xpress / Keeping HIV at bay: New approach explores broadly neutralizing antibodies to treat infants

In the ongoing effort to find new therapeutics for infants born infected with the human immunodeficiency virus, an international team of investigators has discovered that babies can tolerate treatment with anti-HIV antibodies.

Jun 23, 2026
Phys.org / Rising heat and humidity challenge energy-efficient data center cooling worldwide

Reliable operation of data centers has become essential to nearly all sectors of modern society, including health care, education, government services, power grid operation, banking, defense and disaster relief. New research ...

Jun 26, 2026
Phys.org / Sugar-coated nanoparticles show promise for treating most aggressive form of brain cancer

Researchers at Oregon State University have potentially found a new way to treat the most aggressive form of brain cancer, glioblastoma, whose two-year survival rate is less than 30%.

Jun 24, 2026
Medical Xpress / US activates highest-level response to Ebola outbreak

US health authorities on Friday activated the highest level of response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, while announcing the shipment of experimental treatments to the region.

Jun 27, 2026
Phys.org / Germany sees hottest temperature on record of 41.3C: Weather service

Germany saw its highest temperature ever recorded Friday at 41.3°C (106.3°F), according to preliminary weather service data, as the country braces for the possibility of even higher temperatures over the weekend.

Jun 27, 2026