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Tech Xplore / Leak-proof gasket with boron nitride nanoflakes boosts hydrogen fuel cell safety
A research team in South Korea has developed a novel gasket technology that enhances both the safety and efficiency of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) and water electrolyzers (PEMWEs, AEMWEs)—core devices ...
Phys.org / Our solar system is moving faster than expected
How fast and in which direction is our solar system moving through the universe? This seemingly simple question is one of the key tests of our cosmological understanding. A research team led by astrophysicist Lukas Böhme ...
Phys.org / Ultracold potassium-cesium molecules assembled in absolute ground state
Researchers from Hanns-Christoph Nägerl's group have produced the world's first ultracold KCs molecules in their absolute ground state. Starting by mixing clouds of potassium and cesium atoms cooled almost to absolute zero ...
Phys.org / How much CO₂ does your flight really produce? How to know if carbon footprint claims are accurate
When two people book the same flight, they can get wildly different carbon footprints from online calculators. Many carbon calculators leave out big chunks of climate impact or rely on oversimplified assumptions.
Medical Xpress / Vaccines 'don't cause autism': How scientists figured that out
In the late 1990s, a theory gripped parents around the world: What if childhood vaccines—particularly the combined measles-mumps-rubella vaccine—cause autism? Nearly three decades later, the debunked theory has gained ...
Phys.org / Almost half of Oregon elk population carries advantageous genetic variant against chronic wasting disease, study shows
Chronic wasting disease, a prion protein disease that is fatal in elk, deer, and other cervids, has spread rapidly across the United States since it was first identified in 1967. CWD has now reached Idaho near the Oregon ...
Medical Xpress / Social media connected to cyberbullying, but not how we thought
Adolescents who are most active on social media are also more often victims of cyberbullying. But the reality is not as simple as that.
Medical Xpress / Medications change our gut microbiome in predictable ways, research reveals
Our gut microbiome is made up of trillions of bacteria and other microbes living in our intestines. These help our bodies break down food, assist our immune system, send chemical signals to our brain, and potentially serve ...
Phys.org / Lead-free alternative discovered for essential electronics component
Ferroelectric materials are used in infrared cameras, medical ultrasounds, computer memory and actuators that turn electric properties into mechanical properties and vice-versa. Most of these essential materials, however, ...
Medical Xpress / Next-generation microbiome medicine may transform Parkinson's treatment
The age-old advice to "trust your gut" could soon take on new meaning for people diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, thanks to a creative feat of bioengineering by researchers in the University of Georgia's College of Veterinary ...
Phys.org / Collaboration completes richest observation run of gravitational signals to date
The international LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA Collaboration has completed the fourth observation campaign (called O4) of the international network of gravitational wave detectors. Launched in May 2023, the campaign ends after a period ...
Tech Xplore / Nature-inspired navigation system helps robots traverse complex environments without GPS
Robots could soon be able to autonomously complete search and rescue missions, inspections, complex maintenance operations and various other real-world tasks. To do this, however, they should be able to smoothly navigate ...
