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Tech Xplore / From X-ray speckles to solar magnetic fields, AI shrinks data while keeping crucial details

Next-generation science experiments will collect more data than ever—so much so that they'll surpass the capabilities of current data storage and analysis methods. To help, researchers at the Department of Energy's SLAC National ...

Aug 24, 2026
Tech Xplore / Better metals, with help from a small square with billions of holes

Despite significant advances in technology, knowing the atomic arrangement of metals in their microstructure—which defines their strength, deformability and other properties—is still tricky. In a new study, Yale researchers ...

Aug 24, 2026
Phys.org / Nanoparticle flu vaccine protects against three influenza strains in mice

A new nanoparticle vaccine could one day give patients immunity to the flu with fewer trips to the doctor and without requiring health officials to correctly guess which flu strains will become dominant each year.

Aug 24, 2026
Phys.org / Mechanical memory helps explain how cells adapt their movement to changing environments

Cells in our bodies squeeze through dense tissue channels, thread past neighboring cells and navigate every nook and cranny within the extracellular matrix—the mesh-like network that surrounds and supports cells. How well ...

Aug 24, 2026
Phys.org / Can laws make social media safer for young people?

From TikTok bans and age verification requirements to media literacy lessons in schools, U.S. states are exploring a wide range of strategies to protect young people online.

Aug 25, 2026
Phys.org / Tiny root hairs, big impact: How bacteria help plants survive drought

What helps plants cope better with drought? With heat waves and periods of extreme drought becoming increasingly common worldwide, the need for drought-tolerant plants is increasingly urgent. With the help of bacteria, plants ...

Aug 24, 2026
Medical Xpress / Tiny rotating probe delivers 360-degree optical coherence tomography scans inside brain arteries

Researchers have developed a tiny optical imaging probe designed for optical coherence tomography (OCT) inside blood vessels in the brain. With further development, the tiny probe—which is about the width of a pencil lead ...

Aug 25, 2026
Medical Xpress / Dual therapy activates immune defenses while damaging lung cancer DNA

A new preclinical study has demonstrated that combining HER3-DXd with olaparib significantly improves treatment responses in lung cancer models. This combination therapy induces irreparable DNA damage in cancer cells while ...

Aug 24, 2026
Phys.org / Climate change may halve omega‑3 fatty acids in fish and the organisms they eat

You've probably heard that eating fish and other seafood is good for your health. One of the main reasons is that seafood is an excellent source of two important omega-3 fats called EPA and DHA.

Aug 25, 2026
Phys.org / Tiny ocean plankton hold clues to the future of Maine lobster

The future of Maine's lobster industry may depend on a creature the size of a sesame seed. Researchers at the University of Maine have discovered that planktonic baby lobsters, or larvae, preferentially feed on Calanus finmarchicus, ...

Aug 24, 2026
Phys.org / Left‑handed people tend to be left‑leaning voters

Political preferences are generally explained by income, age and level of education. However, our research suggests that a far more unexpected trait may also have a hand in how we vote. A survey carried out in 18 western ...

Aug 25, 2026
Phys.org / Scientists identify design rules for the best thermoelectric materials

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have used a theoretical framework to derive design rules for creating new thermoelectric materials. The efficiency of converting thermal energy to electricity is often determined ...

Aug 24, 2026