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Phys.org / World's smallest QR code, read via electron microscope, earns Guinness recognition

Just how small can a QR code be? Small enough that it can only be recognized with an electron microscope. A research team at TU Wien, working together with the data storage technology company Cerabyte, has now demonstrated ...

Feb 17, 2026 in Nanotechnology
Tech Xplore / Hot cities, safer buildings: A cooling coating that can also reduce fire risk

An international research team has demonstrated how conventional radiative cooling coatings can be optimized to further reduce building surface temperatures, cutting energy consumption, while also improving fire safety.

Feb 19, 2026 in Energy & Green Tech
Medical Xpress / Why you hardly notice your blind spot: New tests pit three theories of consciousness

Although humans' visual perception of the world appears complete, our eyes contain a visual blind spot where the optic nerve connects to the retina. Scientists are still uncertain whether the brain fully compensates for the ...

Feb 13, 2026 in Neuroscience
Phys.org / Physicists observe polaron formation for the first time

When an electron travels through a polar crystalline solid, its negative charge attracts the positively charged atomic cores, causing the surrounding crystal lattice to deform. The electron and lattice distortion then move ...

Feb 17, 2026 in Physics
Medical Xpress / Telehealth genetic services increase uptake of counseling in childhood cancer survivors

For childhood cancer survivors, remote telehealth genetic services improve genetic counseling and testing uptake, according to a study published online Feb. 13 in The Lancet Regional Health—Americas.

Feb 19, 2026 in Health
Tech Xplore / People are overconfident about spotting AI faces, study finds

Most people believe they can spot AI-generated faces, but that confidence is out of date, research from UNSW Sydney and the Australian National University (ANU) has demonstrated. With AI-generated faces now almost impossible ...

Feb 18, 2026 in Consumer & Gadgets
Medical Xpress / Natural compound derived from ashwagandha plant could benefit lymphoma patients

A new UNC study finds that a chemical derived from ashwagandha disrupts viral and cancer processes that make B-cell lymphomas difficult to treat with standard chemotherapy. Cancer has many causes, including inherited genes, ...

Feb 19, 2026 in Immunology
Phys.org / Accounting move promotes equal pay for equal work

During the 60 years since pay discrimination became illegal in the United States, gender pay equity has remained stubbornly elusive. The gap between women and men increased in 2024, with women earning 80.9 cents for every ...

Feb 19, 2026 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Pop-up-style 3D electrode array captures organoid-wide brain rhythms in real time

A team led by Northwestern University and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab scientists have developed a new technology that can eavesdrop on the hidden electrical dialogues unfolding inside miniature, lab-grown human brain-like tissues. ...

Feb 18, 2026 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Debilitating tropical virus can spread in cool weather, posing a greater health risk than previously thought

Chikungunya virus, a debilitating tropical disease caused by infected mosquito bites, poses a greater health threat in Europe than previously thought because it can be spread when air temperatures are as low as 13°C. Researchers ...

Medical Xpress / Combining GLP-1 drugs with hormones may lower uterine cancer risk

Adding GLP-1 medications like Ozempic to progestin therapy could cut the risk of developing endometrial cancer. A retrospective study published in the journal JAMA Network Open found that women using this combination had ...

Feb 14, 2026 in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Periods may trigger pain for many who have sickle cell disease

Pain related to sickle cell disease (SCD) increases during menstruation, as do emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations, for many women and girls—according to a new, nationwide study led by researchers at UC ...