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Phys.org / Vibrational spectroscopy technique enables nanoscale mapping of molecular orientation at surfaces

Sum-frequency generation (SFG) is a powerful vibrational spectroscopy that can selectively probe molecular structures at surfaces and interfaces, but its spatial resolution has been limited to the micrometer scale by the ...

Jan 19, 2026 in Nanotechnology
Medical Xpress / Turning MRI into a quantitative microscope to detect white matter injury

Early diagnosis and noninvasive monitoring of neurological disorders require sensitivity to elusive cellular-level alterations that emerge much earlier than volumetric changes observable with millimeter-resolution medical ...

Jan 19, 2026 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Ecosystem productivity shapes how soil microbes store or release carbon, challenging old assumptions

Soils store more carbon than the atmosphere and vegetation combined, with soil microorganisms playing the main role. As a result, the global soil carbon cycle—by which carbon enters, moves through, and leaves soils worldwide—exerts ...

Jan 19, 2026 in Earth
Medical Xpress / A new strategy to beat lung cancer: Chemists develop first-in-class inhibitor targeting a key epigenetic regulator

A research team has made a breakthrough in epigenetic drug discovery. The researchers have successfully developed a first-in-class chemical inhibitor that precisely and selectively targets the ATAC complex, a critical cellular ...

Jan 19, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Tech Xplore / New smart chip reduces consumption and computing time, advancing high-performance computing

A new chip aims to dramatically reduce energy consumption while accelerating the processing of large amounts of data.

Jan 20, 2026 in Hardware
Medical Xpress / Vitamin B12 clues on cellular metabolism offer hope for new therapies

Vitamin B12 is long understood as a vital nutrient required for red blood cell formation and nerve function, but a new Cornell study suggests its role in human biology is far more intricate, with implications for aging, metabolism ...

Jan 20, 2026 in Endocrinology & Metabolism
Phys.org / New AI tool removes bottleneck in animal movement analysis

Researchers from the University of St Andrews have developed an AI tool that reads animal movement from video and turns it into clear, human-readable descriptions, making behavioral analysis faster, cheaper, and scalable ...

Jan 20, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Horses can smell human fear when we sweat

Horses can smell your fear. If you are experiencing this emotion while standing near a horse, they will be able to detect it through your scent alone, which changes their behavior and physiology. That's the conclusion of ...

Jan 17, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Native American pregnancy-related deaths: They want a voice to stop the trend

Just hours after Rhonda Swaney left a prenatal appointment for her first pregnancy, she felt severe pain in her stomach and started vomiting.

Jan 20, 2026 in Health
Dialog / Off-the-shelf kitchen chemistry could make Li–S batteries thinner

Demand is booming for batteries that are faster, thinner and cheaper. We want electric cars and bikes that travel further, devices that last longer, charge quicker and cost less. Today, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) set the ...

Jan 19, 2026 in Energy & Green Tech
Tech Xplore / Research reveals a surprising line of defense against cyber attacks: Accountants

When Optus, Medibank and non-bank lender Latitude Financial were hit by separate cyber attacks in the past few years, millions of Australians felt the fallout: stolen personal data, disrupted services and weeks of uncertainty. ...

Jan 20, 2026 in Security
Phys.org / Koala overpopulation in South Australia prompts call for humane fertility management

Research into South Australia's koala populations, led by Dr. Frédérik Saltré from UTS and the Australian Museum, provides the first comprehensive population estimate for the region and identifies a cost-effective, humane ...

Jan 20, 2026 in Biology