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Tech Xplore / Could urine help make EV batteries? Electricity converts urea into hydrazine for energy storage

A team of researchers from Adelaide University's School of Chemical Engineering has identified a new way to create an important chemical for energy storage using urea. Hydrazine, the chemical in question, is widely used in ...

Aug 17, 2026
Medical Xpress / Decision support guidelines safely reduce unnecessary testing for very sick children, study finds

Clinicians often collect an endotracheal aspirate culture (EAC) from patients of all ages with breathing tubes to check mucus for signs of bacterial infection, a complication that can be deadly. Historically, however, clinical ...

Aug 18, 2026
Phys.org / AI reconstructs hidden history of Earth's mantle flow from surface clues

The mantle, a rocky layer accounting for more than 80% of Earth's volume, circulates at rates of only a few centimeters per year. This circulation drives plate tectonics and influences major geological phenomena such as earthquakes ...

Aug 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Risk of herpes zoster among breast cancer survivors in Japan: A nationwide claims data analysis

Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among Japanese women, with approximately 1 in 9 women expected to develop the disease during their lifetime. Herpes zoster (shingles) is also common, affecting approximately ...

Aug 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Patient-specific 'blood–brain tumor barrier chip' predicts how glioblastoma patients will respond to treatment

During cancer treatment, the same brain tumor can be treated with the same anticancer drug, but the effect can differ from patient to patient. A Korean research team has developed a chip that recreates a patient's own tumor ...

Aug 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / 'No difference' results may be wrong conclusion from medical data research, scientists warn

Researchers from the Universities of Manchester, Oxford and Arkansas are urging scientists to stop treating "nonsignificant" results as proof that nothing happened. The common statistical mistake, they warn in a new paper ...

Aug 18, 2026
Phys.org / Young people in public housing less likely to be involved in crime

Young people who have lived in public housing for at least 10 years are significantly less likely to commit crimes or become victims of crime than their peers in the general population, a study by researchers from the University ...

Aug 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Chilled platelets could safely expand lifesaving supply to bleeding patients, trial shows

In a thoughtfully designed adaptive clinical trial, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine physician-scientists demonstrated that the U.S. could triple or quadruple the supply of platelets available to help save patients ...

Aug 17, 2026
Phys.org / AI should transform the strategy process—but never make the final call, researcher argues

A practitioner article published in the SMS Explorer, "AI Will Help Formulate Strategy, But Should Never Finish It," by Michael Olenick challenges a growing assumption in the business world: that generative AI can take strategy ...

Aug 18, 2026
Medical Xpress / Up to half of life-threatening kidney disease cases may go undiagnosed

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is currently ranked the ninth-leading cause of death globally. However, up to half of cases may remain undetected despite the availability of simple urine and blood tests.

Aug 18, 2026
Phys.org / New X-ray imaging technique could double scanning efficiency while revealing hidden detail

Researchers at Monash University have developed a new X-ray imaging technique that can image two overlapping samples at the same time, potentially doubling scanning efficiency while opening new possibilities for industrial ...

Aug 17, 2026
Tech Xplore / OpenAI introduces ChatGPT for Teens, promising a more age-appropriate chatbot

OpenAI on Tuesday introduced a version of ChatGPT designed for teenagers—the first generation to grow up with artificial intelligence—who are already using it for schoolwork, questions about daily life and even companionship.

Aug 18, 2026