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Phys.org / Nanomace catalyst boosts greenhouse gas breakdown up to 14.4-fold

Seoul National University (SNU) College of Engineering announced that a research team led by Professor Jeong Woo Han of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering has developed a new nanostructured catalyst with ...

Jul 28, 2026
Phys.org / Simple changes to fishing gear and handling can greatly improve survival of released coho salmon

Coho salmon released by recreational anglers are far more likely to survive when handled without a landing net, according to new research. In salmon fisheries where anglers may be required to release salmon that are undersized, ...

Jul 29, 2026
Phys.org / Helical nanoparticles trigger cancer alarms and deliver gene therapy

Cancer cells survive by hiding from the immune system's surveillance. A KAIST research team has developed a new anticancer platform that makes cancer cells send out their own danger signals—prompting immune cells to attack—while ...

Jul 28, 2026
Tech Xplore / Seed crystals push solvent‑free perovskite cells to 25.53% efficiency

Solar cells, devices that can convert sunlight into electricity, are now widely used in many countries, where they are helping to reduce reliance on electricity generated from fossil fuels. While most solar cells used today ...

Jul 25, 2026
Medical Xpress / Percentage of body fat may be better indicator of men's reproductive health than BMI

A man's body fat percentage may be a better indicator of his reproductive health than body mass index (BMI), according to a large study of more than 1,000 Danish men.

Jul 29, 2026
Phys.org / Carrion emerges as a key force shaping ecosystems, disease and human evolution

What happens after death? An international study led by the University of Granada (UGR), involving Ana Mateos and Jesús Rodríguez, researchers at the Centro Nacional de Investigación sobre la Evolución Humana (CENIEH), argues ...

Jul 29, 2026
Phys.org / Self-adaptive Cu–Co catalyst converts nitrate pollution into green ammonia through dynamic catalyst reconstruction

Nitrate contamination originating from agricultural runoff, industrial wastewater and municipal effluents is a growing global environmental problem. At the same time, ammonia has emerged as a key chemical feedstock and an ...

Jul 28, 2026
Phys.org / Tropical insects may be running out of room as temperatures rise

New research from Costa Rica's Área de Conservación Guanacaste (ACG) suggests that tropical insects may be vulnerable to rising temperatures. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, examined ...

Jul 28, 2026
Tech Xplore / Computer scientists design a cyberattack to prevent cyberattacks

Protecting sensitive, precision-timed computing systems requires understanding the nature of cyberthreats. So researchers from Washington State University teamed up with experts at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs ...

Jul 28, 2026
Medical Xpress / Aspirin reverses diet-driven depression-like behavior in mice

Depression is among the most common psychiatric disorders, estimated to affect between 280 million and 332 million people worldwide. This disorder is characterized by persistent sadness and hopelessness, low energy, a loss ...

Jul 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / Single patch merges multiple physiological signals for simpler health monitoring

Wearable health monitors have grown increasingly capable, but most are still limited by the fact that tracking different types of body signals requires separate sensors, each with its own circuitry and patch of skin. That ...

Jul 28, 2026
Phys.org / Scientists cut and rebuild molecules from the inside to create new chiral nanocarbons

Nanocarbons are molecular-scale carbon structures considered to be the building blocks for next-generation materials. Until now, scientists have built them by fusing small, flat carbon molecules together at their edges. Modifying ...

Jul 28, 2026