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Phys.org / Stealthing survivors grapple with a 'gray area' of sexual violation

Nonconsensual condom removal by an intimate partner falls into a gray area of sexual violence, a traumatic experience that exposes survivors to health risks, which they are often expected to manage alone without medical assistance ...

Apr 29, 2026
Phys.org / Room-temperature vibrations could transform how industry makes graphene

Researchers have demonstrated a new technique for creating 2D materials that runs at room temperature and increases production rates tenfold over current methods, without using toxic solvents. Scientists led by Dr. Jason ...

Apr 27, 2026
Tech Xplore / A solar cell moonlights as an LED, both absorbing and emitting light more efficiently

Imagine a display that harvests ambient light when it is not actively in use, offsetting some of its own energy consumption. Materials physics shows that this is possible; the same semiconductor material can, in principle, ...

Apr 28, 2026
Phys.org / Perseverance and Curiosity panoramas reveal dual sides of Mars

NASA's Curiosity and Perseverance rovers have captured two 360-degree landscapes that highlight how the missions are revealing details of the Red Planet's formation, watery past, and potential for life. Located 2,345 miles ...

Apr 28, 2026
Phys.org / Journalism classes lack a consistent approach to AI use across institutions

Artificial intelligence is steadily becoming more embedded in journalism; part of how journalists write, edit, research and more. But little is known about how future journalists are learning about the technology. New research ...

Apr 29, 2026
Phys.org / Airborne desert dust may warm climate far more than expected, new analysis shows

Atmospheric dust plays a dual role in Earth's climate: it reflects some sunlight back into space while also absorbing and retaining the planet's heat like an insulating blanket. But while dust likely cools the planet overall, ...

Apr 28, 2026
Medical Xpress / Lung scans can reveal important differences in sarcoidosis severity according to new study

A new study by researchers at National Jewish Health and collaborating institutions has found that different patterns seen on lung scans can signal how severe sarcoidosis may be, and how it affects breathing. The research ...

Apr 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / From gut to brain: Scientists engineer bacteria to treat severe liver-related brain dysfunction

When the liver fails, toxins—such as ammonia—that should be filtered from the blood build up and reach the brain. The result is hepatic encephalopathy (HE), a devastating neurological complication of liver disease that can ...

Apr 28, 2026
Phys.org / Beer and cannabis could share 'sex switch,' study finds

Researchers at University College Dublin have identified a genetic "switch" that determines the sex of cannabis plants, and found the same system may exist in hops. The study, published in New Phytologist, pinpoints a specific ...

Apr 27, 2026
Medical Xpress / Scientists create first-ever 'smell map' of the nose's smell receptors

For most of us, the sense of smell is an integral part of everyday life; it plays a critical role in providing information about our surroundings, alerting us to potential dangers, enhancing our sense of taste, and evoking ...

Apr 28, 2026
Phys.org / New 'Roadmap' highlights surface acoustic wave technologies

With the involvement of scientists from the Paul Drude Institute for Solid State Electronics in Berlin and the Universities of Augsburg and Münster, international researchers have presented a new roadmap for surface acoustic ...

Apr 29, 2026
Medical Xpress / Age, sex, and cancer type can influence risk of subsequent cancers among survivors

The risk of developing a subsequent primary cancer varied significantly by age at initial diagnosis, sex, and type of first cancer, according to a study by Oxana Palesh and Susan Hong and colleagues at Virginia Commonwealth ...

Apr 28, 2026