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Phys.org / Tiny 'whirlpools' discovered in atom-thin semiconductor

Monash University-led researchers have directly imaged tiny swirling structures inside an atomically thin semiconductor, opening new possibilities for future low-energy electronic technologies. Published in Science Advances, ...

Sep 14, 2026
Tech Xplore / AI-powered inspection system gives 3D printers 'a brain behind the eyes'

Scientists and engineers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have developed a camera-based inspection system that can monitor complex 3D-printed structures layer by layer, using AI and machine learning (ML) to ...

Sep 14, 2026
Medical Xpress / Scientists uncover why some Huntington's disease patients decline years earlier

A new study has revealed why some people with Huntington's disease develop symptoms 10–12 years earlier and experience a more aggressive form of the disease.

Sep 14, 2026
Phys.org / Advanced X-ray crystallography determines structure of macromolecule at unprecedented resolution

Proteins are high-performance molecular machines that carry out nearly every biochemical function inside living cells. To understand how they achieve this, scientists often examine their detailed atomic structure, which holds ...

Sep 15, 2026
Phys.org / Drought-flood alternation under climate change

Climate change is increasing the frequency of both droughts and floods, meaning back-to-back extreme events are also on the rise. These rapidly alternating crises can harm people in complex ways. For example, back-to-back ...

Sep 15, 2026
Tech Xplore / As the world debates the risks of AI, China closes the technology gap with the US

As the rapid development of artificial intelligence triggers a renewed debate about its risks, the United States and China keep racing to develop increasingly powerful models.

Sep 15, 2026
Tech Xplore / This design software reimagines everyday objects as self-aware devices

As a child, you likely saw a few Disney movies depicting inanimate objects, such as clocks, cups and toys, as interactive companions to humans—an act of pure magic, seemingly. But scientists at MIT's Computer Science and ...

Sep 14, 2026
Phys.org / How can countries prevent shocks and disasters from turning into food crises? Analysis points to resilience measures

Floods, wildfires, conflicts, earthquakes, economic shocks, hurricanes or epidemics: These unexpected and often dramatic events affect people's lives and jobs, destroy crops, wipe out livestock and stored food, contaminate ...

Sep 14, 2026
Tech Xplore / A blueprint for keeping humans in control of AI

William Overman began his Ph.D. program at Stanford Graduate School of Business at an auspicious moment: just two months before ChatGPT launched publicly in November 2022, exploding the widely held understanding of what machines ...

Sep 14, 2026
Medical Xpress / Strength training 101: A guide to building muscle safely at any age

Strength training is one of the most effective ways to improve your health, boost your metabolism and enhance your quality of life—no matter your age.

Sep 15, 2026
Medical Xpress / New insights into how the brain responds after a severed nerve is repaired could boost recovery

We carry a map of our bodies around in our brains. It's not a literal picture, but an organized pattern of brain activity. So, touch different fingers and different parts of the brain respond. Remarkably, this arrangement ...

Sep 14, 2026
Phys.org / Spinons may help electrons pair along stripes in some superconductors

Superconductors are materials that carry electricity with zero resistance below specific temperatures. Many of these materials become superconducting at very low temperatures, yet some enter superconducting phases at higher ...

Sep 10, 2026