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Phys.org / Electrons stay put in layers of mismatched 'quantum Legos'

Electrons can be elusive, but Cornell researchers using a new computational method can now account for where they go—or don't go—in certain layered materials.

Dec 8, 2025 in Physics
Tech Xplore / Silicon chips on the brain: Researchers develop new generation of brain-computer interface

A new brain implant stands to transform human-computer interaction and expand treatment possibilities for neurological conditions such as epilepsy, spinal cord injury, ALS, stroke, and blindness—helping to manage seizures ...

Phys.org / Environmental shifts and migration foster human cooperation, simulations suggest

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have demonstrated, through multi-agent simulations in a two-dimensional space, that the combination of environmental variability and human migration may foster the evolution of human cooperative ...

Dec 9, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Cosmic gas flows, not collisions, explain Milky Way's double chemical signature

Clues about how galaxies like our Milky Way form and evolve and why their stars show surprising chemical patterns have been revealed by a new study.

Dec 8, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Magnetic liposomes reveal sugar–protein binding patterns in solution

Polydopamine-coated magnetic liposomes offer insight into the lectin–glycan interactions in motion. By observing minute changes in the rotational motion of magnetic nanoparticles under alternating magnetic field, the technique ...

Dec 9, 2025 in Chemistry
Phys.org / Lighting strongly influences people's experience while listening to music, study suggests

When you go to your next concert or listen to your favorite music on an app, you might first consider the lighting around you.

Dec 9, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / New model describes how reaction-diffusion networks develop 'foams'

For numerous fundamental processes of life, the formation of certain protein patterns is essential. Protein pattern formation controlled by molecular switches is—like many processes in nature—far removed from a state ...

Dec 8, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / Parasitic fungus may have emerged 18 million years before the ants with which it lives today

A genus of fungi previously considered a parasite of fungi associated with ants may actually have much more complex ecological functions. According to a study published in the journal Communications Biology, one piece of ...

Dec 8, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / A new way to analyze copper chelators for potential Alzheimer's therapy

It is widely known that Alzheimer's disease is mainly associated with the overproduction of β-amyloid peptides and damage caused by oxidative stress.

Dec 9, 2025 in Chemistry
Medical Xpress / Health impacts related to 'forever chemicals' linked to billions in economic losses

The negative health impacts from contamination by so-called forever chemicals in drinking water costs the contiguous U.S. at least $8 billion a year in social costs, a University of Arizona-led study has found.

Dec 8, 2025 in Health
Phys.org / A geometric recipe for stabilizing atomically thin metals

Metallenes are atomically thin metals whose unique properties make them extremely promising for nanoscale applications. However, their extreme thinness makes them also flimsy.

Dec 8, 2025 in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / Why you feel pressure to adhere to Christmas traditions, and how to reject the ones you don't like

It's December, the weather's turning, and the holidays are fast approaching. You've got to find the perfect gift for your partner, parents or that weird relative you only see once a year. At work, there's the secret Santa ...

Dec 9, 2025 in Other Sciences