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Phys.org / Cells use Morse code-like rhythms to coordinate growth

Cells experience many different types of stress, such as starvation or stress caused by too much salt or too high a temperature. Insulin signals respond to such stress signals by sending the protein DAF-16 into the cell nucleus ...

Jan 8, 2026 in Biology
Tech Xplore / Solar hydrogen can now be produced efficiently, no platinum required

A research team led by Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, has presented a new way to produce hydrogen gas without the scarce and expensive metal platinum. Using sunlight, water and tiny particles of electrically conductive ...

Jan 7, 2026 in Energy & Green Tech
Tech Xplore / New process densifies electrolytes, stabilizing lithium anodes for long-lasting all-solid-state batteries

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have achieved a breakthrough on the path to practical application of lithium metal all-solid-state batteries—the next generation of batteries that can store more energy, are ...

Jan 8, 2026 in Engineering
Phys.org / Behind nature's blueprints: Physicists create 'theoretical rulebook' of self-assembly

Inspired by biological systems, materials scientists have long sought to harness self-assembly to build nanomaterials. The challenge: the process seemed random and notoriously difficult to predict.

Jan 8, 2026 in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / Astrophysicists map how many ghost particles all the Milky Way's stars send towards Earth

They're called ghost particles for a reason. They're everywhere—trillions of them constantly stream through everything: our bodies, our planet, even the entire cosmos. These so-called neutrinos are elementary particles ...

Jan 8, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Black hole shreds distant 'super sun,' unleashing a spectacular event known as the Whippet

A black hole has shredded a massive star like it was "preparing a snack for lunch," according to a team of scientists at the American Astronomical Society's annual meeting (5–8 January).

Jan 6, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Deep Sulawesi cave dig could reveal overlap between extinct humans and us

Could Homo sapiens and an archaic and now-extinct species of early human have lived alongside each other on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi more than 65,000 years ago?

Jan 8, 2026 in Other Sciences
Dialog / Making sense of quantum gravity in five dimensions

Quantum theory and Einstein's theory of general relativity are two of the greatest successes in modern physics. Each works extremely well in its own domain: Quantum theory explains how atoms and particles behave, while general ...

Jan 5, 2026 in Physics
Medical Xpress / Auto-brewery syndrome: What causes some people's gut microbes to produce high alcohol levels?

Researchers at University of California San Diego, Mass General Brigham, and their colleagues have identified specific gut bacteria and metabolic pathways that drive alcohol production in patients with auto-brewery syndrome ...

Tech Xplore / Brew, smell, and serve: AI steals the show at CES 2026

AI took over CES 2026, powering coffee machines to brew the perfect espresso, a device to create your perfect scent, and ball-hitting tennis robots that make you forget it's human against machine.

Jan 10, 2026 in Consumer & Gadgets
Medical Xpress / Controlled hotel study finds zero flu transmission between sick students and healthy adults

This year's flu season is turning out to be brutal. As a new variant known as subclade K spreads rapidly, a study out today offers clues as to how to avoid the annual sickness.

Phys.org / Tree bark microbes also clean the air by removing greenhouse and toxic gases

Australian researchers have discovered a hidden climate superpower of trees. Their bark harbors trillions of microbes that help scrub the air of greenhouse and toxic gases.

Jan 8, 2026 in Earth