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Tech Xplore / Seaweed-based ingredient helps turn dirt into 3D-printed walls

An ingredient that gives ice cream a creamier texture could make natural earthen materials like clay and sand easier to 3D print into durable structures, according to new research led by scientists at the University of Colorado ...

Jun 23, 2026
Tech Xplore / Exoskeleton and robotic arm reduce factory lifting strain by up to 65%

More and more robots are assisting workers in factories. However, human-robot collaboration is still far from seamless. Researchers from Prof. Lorenzo Masia's team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have now developed ...

Jun 24, 2026
Phys.org / Genomics study reveals how endangered island oaks exhibit contrasting evolutionary paths

Researchers have conducted a conservation genomics study on two critically endangered island oaks—Quercus bawanglingensis and Quercus pseudosetulosa. They assembled high-quality chromosome-level genomes and revealed how natural ...

Jun 26, 2026
Tech Xplore / 3D photothermal design unlocks 8.5-fold higher solar evaporation for desalination and crop irrigation

The global shortage of freshwater has become a critical challenge. Conventional water treatment relies heavily on fossil fuels and associated infrastructure, which can make it unsuitable for remote and harsh regions. In contrast, ...

Jun 22, 2026
Phys.org / Algae microbots take aim at bladder cancer

Tiny algae-based robots guided by magnets could improve bladder cancer treatment by boosting delivery of chemotherapy drugs into tumors, researchers say.

Jun 22, 2026
Phys.org / Three million years after Lucy walked upright in Africa, the inside story of another landmark journey

There is a special gallery inside the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi where visitors slow down, lower their voices and often fall silent. In front of them, carefully lit and disarmingly small, lies the skeleton of Lucy, ...

Jun 24, 2026
Phys.org / What to know about earthquake early warning systems

As earthquakes struck from California to Venezuela to Japan, millions of people received warnings on their mobile phones, providing critical seconds to seek protection.

Jun 26, 2026
Phys.org / Pop song lyrics grew more self-focused in the US and Germany over 50 years, research reveals

Over five decades, popular songs in the U.S. and Germany have become more self-focused—as indicated by the use of pronouns such as "I," "me" and "mine"—while no such trend was seen for the most popular songs in Japan and ...

Jun 24, 2026
Phys.org / Four new chameleon species found on Mozambique's mountaintop 'sky islands'

Tropical rainforest patches perched on isolated granite mountains in northern Mozambique have yielded four new species of sylvan chameleons, according to a new study by Prof. Krystal A. Tolley and Dr. Werner Conradie, recently ...

Jun 22, 2026
Tech Xplore / Chinese supercomputer displaces US machines as world's fastest for first time since 2017

A supercomputer in China now outranks its U.S. counterparts as the world's most powerful, marking the first time since 2017 that a Chinese computer has topped a list sometimes viewed as a measure of a nation's technological ...

Jun 24, 2026
Medical Xpress / Low testosterone linked to cancer risk in men

New research shows men with very low testosterone levels are at higher risk of both fatal and nonfatal cancer later in life. But while the research found men with low testosterone were 18% more likely to die of cancer years ...

Jun 23, 2026
Medical Xpress / Faster aging, chronic disease linked to WTC responders with PTSD

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) remains a common condition affecting World Trade Center (WTC) responders 25 years after the attack on the Twin Towers. While the condition is considered mainly psychological, a new study ...

Jun 26, 2026