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Phys.org / Researchers develop methods for breaking down forever chemicals

Researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) have developed two processes—hydrodynamic cavitation and cold atmospheric plasma combined with gas dispersion—to break down per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ...

Jul 19, 2026
Phys.org / Deep-space CubeSat could stretch solar storm warnings from 15 minutes to 3 hours

Space weather warnings could be received hours before Earth is hit rather than minutes with the help of a miniature UK-built instrument soon to be stationed in deep space. MAGIC (MAGnetometer from Imperial College) is part ...

Jul 20, 2026
Phys.org / Mitochondrial mechanism links protein folding to heme production and cell energy

Researchers at the University of Cologne have discovered a previously unknown mechanism that links two fundamental processes in mitochondria. The team, led by Julia Racho and Dylan Stobbe under the supervision of Professor ...

Jul 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / Multi-omics map paves way for personalized medicine in Down syndrome

In a recent study published in Nature Communications, researchers from the University of Colorado Anschutz Linda Crnic Institute for Down Syndrome (Crnic Institute) discovered unique biological processes altered among individuals ...

Jul 23, 2026
Tech Xplore / Prototype device polarizes light with heat for denser optical signals

Researchers have found a way to speed up components that control light polarization in optical communication and computing. Polarization is a property of light that can carry additional information along with the primary ...

Jul 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / Singing therapy provides symptom relief and greater quality-of-life for people with chronic belching

A new randomized clinical trial suggests that singing therapy may provide a more effective and engaging treatment option than standard breathing exercises for people with supragastric belching, a chronic gastrointestinal ...

Jul 22, 2026
Phys.org / Cone snail venom peptide could enable injectable non-opioid pain relief

An international research team led by the Medical University of Vienna has investigated a new peptide derived from cone snail venom that significantly reduced inflammation-induced pain in an animal model. Crucially, its effect ...

Jul 21, 2026
Tech Xplore / New electronic skin brings self-healing sensors to underwater robots and divers

Underwater environments are among the harshest operating conditions for electronic devices. Divers and underwater robots depend on sensors to navigate, communicate and handle objects, but conventional sensors are fragile, ...

Jul 20, 2026
Tech Xplore / Mechanical engineers develop buttons that rise with light

No wires. No actuators. Shine light on the metal surface, and it rises like a button. KAIST researchers have developed a metal structure that changes shape using light, without any light-absorbing coating. This technology ...

Jul 20, 2026
Phys.org / College professors face an emerging challenge: We know students are no longer reading entire books

Anyone who has spent time on a college campus lately has probably heard laments from faculty about their students' reading habits, or rather, nonreading habits. Such complaints are more than unfounded nostalgia for a bygone ...

Jul 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / Daylight saving time may leave a surprising trace in the eye's smallest blood vessels each spring

For the first time, Northwestern Medicine scientists have detailed how fall and spring daylight saving time transitions affect a person's risk of developing retinal vascular disease. The study is published in Scientific Reports.

Jul 20, 2026
Medical Xpress / How brain remodeling during adolescence shapes memory

Scientists have long known that the human brain continues developing well beyond the teenage years, with important changes involving decision-making and emotional regulation extending into the mid- to late 20s. Now, for the ...

Jul 18, 2026