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Phys.org / Moon race: How China is challenging the US

Walking on the moon by 2030, building a lunar base, and then perhaps on to Mars: after 30 years of honing its expertise, China is challenging the United States' supremacy in spaceflight.

Mar 26, 2026
Medical Xpress / Ultra-high-resolution MRI powers the most complete brain structural atlas yet

An international team led by the ITACA Institute at the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) has developed one of the most comprehensive and detailed structural atlases of the human brain to date. Known as HoliAtlas, ...

Mar 24, 2026
Phys.org / Even if it goes nowhere, an SEC investigation will cost you

Everybody acts differently while they are being watched, especially by those with authority. Whether it's your boss sitting in the next cubicle next door or a cop car driving behind you, observation leads to behavioral changes. ...

Mar 26, 2026
Tech Xplore / Strengthening wood with needle and thread

Wood laminates are used in many different ways, for example, in the manufacture of skis and snowboards or in components for vehicle interiors. However, their weight advantages for lightweight construction also have disadvantages. ...

Mar 26, 2026
Phys.org / Kimchi-derived probiotic found to promote binding and excretion of intestinal nanoplastics

A lactic acid bacterium isolated from kimchi may help promote the removal of nanoplastics from the body by binding to them in the intestine. Nanoplastics are ultrafine plastic particles measuring less than 1 micrometer that ...

Mar 21, 2026
Tech Xplore / Simple tool developed to estimate the heating demand of entire neighborhoods

One of the research lines of the group of the EHU-University of the Basque Country is seeking solutions to generate districts or neighborhoods whose annual net energy consumption is close to zero. Using machine learning techniques, ...

Mar 26, 2026
Phys.org / Polymer uses movable molecular rings to overcome durability–degradability trade-off

Modern polymer materials face a fundamental challenge: they must remain strong and durable during use, yet ideally degrade when they are no longer needed. Designing materials that satisfy both requirements has long been a ...

Mar 25, 2026
Medical Xpress / DOCK10 emerges as key trigger of dangerous insulin hypersecretion in rare pancreatic tumors

The dedicator of cytokinesis 10 (DOCK10) gene has been identified as a key driver of abnormal insulin secretion in insulinomas, as reported by researchers from Institute of Science Tokyo. Using surgical specimens and patient-derived ...

Mar 26, 2026
Medical Xpress / Kratom calls skyrocket to nation's poison centers

Calls to poison centers about kratom, a drug widely available in vape shops and gas stations, increased more than 1,200% between 2015 and 2025, with a corresponding rise in hospitalizations, an alarming new UVA Health analysis ...

Mar 26, 2026
Phys.org / Turning CO₂ into methanol: Multilayer machine learning speeds up search for better catalysts

Finding high-performing catalysts, which are used to accelerate processes from chemical manufacturing to energy production, can be a slow, expensive process, often relying on years of trial-and-error or massive computational ...

Mar 25, 2026
Medical Xpress / Practical recommendations to strengthen cancer microbiome research

An international team led by researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) and A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS), has published a paper in Nature Cancer ...

Mar 26, 2026
Tech Xplore / Bird‑like robots promise greater flexibility and control than drones

A bird banking in a crosswind doesn't rely on spinning blades. Its wings flex, twist and respond instantly to its environment. Engineers at Rutgers University have taken a major step toward building bird-like drones that ...

Mar 23, 2026