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Tech Xplore / Get ready for mobile 'stores on wheels.' Research shows they can outperform traditional retail stores

As retailers increasingly embrace artificial intelligence (AI), robotics and autonomous vehicles, a new retail model is beginning to emerge: mobile stores that drive directly to customers instead of waiting for customers ...

Jul 24, 2026
Medical Xpress / Could this enzyme help remove 'zombie' cells from our tissues?

Our population is aging. The United Nations reports that by 2050, the number of people age 85 and older on our planet is set to triple. But a longer life span isn't the same as a longer health span (the number of years we ...

Jul 24, 2026
Phys.org / A new 'golden age' of mathematics may be dawning, thanks to AI and human ingenuity

In May 2026, OpenAI released a new math result that sent shock waves throughout the world of mathematical research. A major unsolved problem called the "unit distance conjecture" had just been resolved by generative AI.

Jul 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / Potential new therapeutic targets for preeclampsia discovered

Unusual behavior in the cells of mothers and babies with preeclampsia may provide new therapeutic targets for the condition, a new UCL-led study finds.

Jul 24, 2026
Medical Xpress / Personalized gene therapy helps teen with rare form of severe epilepsy walk independently

SCN2A-related developmental epileptic encephalopathy (DEE) is a rare, severe form of childhood epilepsy and one of the most common causes of monogenic autism. The condition is caused by single mutations in the sodium voltage-gated ...

Jul 21, 2026
Phys.org / Materials surrounding a fusion reaction can dramatically increase how often it occurs

Fusion at high temperatures powers the sun and, if harnessed, could provide a potential source of energy here on Earth. But controlling fusion reactions has other benefits. The process also generates subatomic particles called ...

Jul 23, 2026
Phys.org / Mars auroras reveal miniature version of Earth's magnetic engine

NASA MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) mission scientists have uncovered a key puzzle piece in understanding certain types of auroras on Mars, finding that they form in a similar way to Earth–based auroras.

Jul 23, 2026
Phys.org / Fat-storing cell structures may block viral spread by recruiting antiviral proteins

La Trobe University scientists have uncovered the critical role fatty cell structures play in our body's early detection and defense against viruses. Published in Nature Communications, the discovery could open the door to ...

Jul 24, 2026
Phys.org / Exploring the lost golden age of language diversity before expanding empires drove a global decline

Today, people speak or sign around 7,500 languages. Yet this figure provides only a snapshot of a constantly changing history. How many languages existed before written records? Did agriculture reduce linguistic diversity ...

Jul 23, 2026
Phys.org / Lithium ions sprint up to 10,000 times faster when their molecular cages briefly open

An international collaborative research group led by Professor Bong June Sung of the Department of Chemistry at Sogang University and Professor Shinji Saito of the Institute for Molecular Science (IMS), National Institutes ...

Jul 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / PTSD therapy walks patients through past trauma

As anyone who has gone for a walk to ease a troubled mind knows, there's something about motion that helps process distressing memories. Now, University of Alberta researchers have solid evidence that an innovative psychotherapy ...

Jul 25, 2026
Phys.org / Reusable magnetic invention removes microplastics plus some PFAS from water

Microplastics are an increasing global concern, with growing evidence of their presence in water systems. RMIT University researchers have developed a water treatment material that rapidly removes micro- and nanoplastics ...

Jul 22, 2026