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Tech Xplore / How better governance can ease pressure on the electricity grid

Demand-side flexibility, the ability to adjust electricity consumption in response to system needs, is often highlighted as a key tool for managing both growing electrification and a higher share of variable renewable energy, ...

Feb 10, 2026 in Energy & Green Tech
Tech Xplore / EU clears Google's $32 bn bid for Wiz cybersecurity company

The EU on Tuesday unconditionally approved Google's $32 billion bid for cloud security platform Wiz after finding it raised no competition concerns in Europe.

Feb 10, 2026 in Business
Phys.org / School restrictive smartphone policies may save a small amount of money by reducing staff costs

School restrictive smartphone policies may save a small amount of money for schools, primarily by reducing the amount of time staff spend on managing phone-related behaviors, but they make little difference to pupils' quality ...

Feb 10, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Deep-sea microbes get unexpected energy boost from marine snow, researchers discover

For many years, the deep ocean has been seen as a nutrient-poor environment where microbes living in the water survive on very limited resources. But new research from the University of Southern Denmark (SDU) challenges that ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Engineered enzymes enable greener one-pot amide synthesis for drug manufacturing

A single type of chemical structure that shows up again and again in modern medicine is the amide bond that links a carbonyl group (C=O) to a nitrogen atom. They're so ubiquitous that 117 of the top 200 small-molecule drugs ...

Feb 6, 2026 in Chemistry
Phys.org / 3D 'polar chiral bobbers' identified in ferroelectric thin films

A novel type of three-dimensional (3D) polar topological structure, termed the "polar chiral bobber," has been discovered in ferroelectric oxide thin films, demonstrating promising potential for high-density multistate non-volatile ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Nanotechnology
Phys.org / The Arctic's first inhabitants shaped thousands of years of ecological development

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence for repeated prehistoric occupation in the remote island cluster of Kitsissut, north of Greenland, indicating the first people in the High Arctic were skilled seafarers who had a profound ...

Feb 8, 2026 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Stimulating the central thalamus during anesthesia sheds light on neural basis of consciousness

The brains of mammals continuously combine signals originating from different regions to produce various sensations, emotions, thoughts and behaviors. This process, known as information integration, is what allows brain regions ...

Feb 6, 2026 in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / ADHD prescriptions are up 10-fold, with the wealthiest kids most likely to be medicated

The number of young people in Australia prescribed medication for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) increased more than tenfold in 20 years, our new research shows, while it is no longer most prevalent in poorer ...

Feb 10, 2026 in Attention deficit disorders
Phys.org / DeepChopper model improves RNA sequencing research by mitigating chimera artifacts

Scientists in the laboratory of Rendong Yang, Ph.D., associate professor of Urology, have developed a new large language model that can interpret transcriptomic data in cancer cell lines more accurately than conventional ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / A quick stretch switches this polymer's capacity to transport heat

Most materials have an inherent capacity to handle heat. Plastic, for instance, is typically a poor thermal conductor, whereas materials like marble move heat more efficiently. If you were to place one hand on a marble countertop ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Chemistry
Medical Xpress / Overlooked group of gut bacteria appears key to good health, global study finds

In a huge global study led by University of Cambridge researchers, a single group of bacteria—named CAG-170—has repeatedly shown up in high numbers in the gut microbiomes of healthy people. CAG-170 is a group of gut bacteria ...

Feb 9, 2026 in Health