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Tech Xplore / Team develops chips that act like brains and makes them scalable

Developing chips that simulate how the brain works has great promise for AI, robotics, and other fields. But making them so that they're scalable while providing repeatable results has proven tricky. Now, a Yale-led team ...

Dec 8, 2025 in Hardware
Phys.org / How emotions spread online following celebrity suicide news

Reshare cascades on X (formerly Twitter) show how different expressed emotions unfold in the aftermath of celebrity suicides, according to a study published in PLOS One by Ehsan Nouri of the University of Virginia, U.S., ...

Dec 10, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Direct observation reveals 'two-in-one' roles of plasma turbulence

Producing fusion energy requires heating plasma to more than one hundred million degrees and confining it stably with strong magnetic fields. However, plasma naturally develops fluctuations known as turbulence, and they carry ...

Dec 10, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / Nano water droplet technology removes 99.9% of ultrafine dust in the air

A KAIST research team has developed a new water-based air purification technology that combines nano water droplets that capture dust with a nano sponge structure that autonomously draws up water, enabling dust removal using ...

Dec 8, 2025 in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / Sensational Viking Age grave newly uncovered

Researchers are now investigating a Viking Age grave with preserved skeletal remains and jewelry. The grave was found at Val in Bjugn, in Trøndelag County. A discovery by a metal detectorist alerted researchers to the find.

Dec 9, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Nutritional properties of acorns confirmed in study

A study identifies the chemical compounds present in acorns, which could help determine which are best for consumption, thus boosting the consumption of an underutilized and undervalued food.

Dec 11, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Student researcher leads discovery of fastest gamma-ray burst ever recorded

Sarah Dalessi, a fifth-year student in the College of Science at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, is the lead author of a paper published in The Astrophysical Journal ...

Dec 9, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / New study sheds light on e-bike injuries—a long-overdue examination of a surging public-health issue

With electric bicycles (e-bikes) becoming a fixture of mobility, recreation, and commuting, a new study published in Wilderness & Environmental Medicine (WEM) offers a much-needed exploration of the injury risks associated ...

Dec 12, 2025 in Health
Phys.org / Icy hot plasmas: Fluffy, electrically charged ice grains reveal new plasma dynamics

When a gas is highly energized, its electrons get torn from the parent atoms, resulting in a plasma—the oft-forgotten fourth state of matter (along with solid, liquid, and gas). When we think of plasmas, we normally think ...

Dec 8, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / Personal risk tolerance has sweeping implications for how societies evolve

In his biography of Elon Musk, historian Walter Isaacson describes a game of Texas Hold "Em poker in which Musk went all in—on every hand.

Dec 10, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Oxygen scavenger doubles biosensor accuracy for medical and agricultural uses

Biosensors are helping people with chronic conditions worldwide live better lives. However, their measurement accuracy has often been relatively low, limiting the range of possible applications. Researchers at the Technical ...

Dec 10, 2025 in Chemistry
Phys.org / Sum-frequency microscope can image an invisible 2D material

Researchers from the Physical Chemistry and Theory departments at the Fritz Haber Institute have found a new way to image layers of boron nitride that are only a single atom thick. This material is usually nearly invisible ...

Dec 8, 2025 in Nanotechnology