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Phys.org / Nanoparticles promise swift Vibrio control for safer seafood and healthier fish

Vibrio bacteria are major pathogens in the aquaculture industry, triggering vibriosis—a disease that can cause mortality rates of up to 90% within two days. This not only results in billions of dollars in economic losses ...

Nov 18, 2025 in Nanotechnology
Tech Xplore / Could atoms be reordered to enhance electronic devices?

The optical properties of a thin layer of the semiconductor germanium-tin (GeSn) sandwiched between barriers of silicon-germanium-tin (SiGeSn), a structure known as a quantum well, have been studied with a focus on improving ...

Phys.org / The Andromeda galaxy quenches its satellite galaxies long before they fall in

Astronomers know that mergers play a huge role in galaxy growth. Right now, the Milky Way is slowly consuming the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds. The evidence is a stream of gas called the Magellanic Stream that's about ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Illuminating the messages that cells leave behind: Cells trek along vesicle 'breadcrumbs'

In stunning new time-lapse videos, biological nanoparticles scoot and flit across a starry field of glowing dots. Guided by the invisible chemistry of attraction, these microscopic travelers eventually group together to form ...

Nov 18, 2025 in Nanotechnology
Tech Xplore / Security vulnerability identified in EV charging protocol

Southwest Research Institute identified a security vulnerability in a standard protocol governing communications between electric vehicles (EV) and EV charging equipment. The research prompted the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure ...

Nov 18, 2025 in Security
Medical Xpress / What will AI automation of health care mean for patients?

Artificial intelligence is upon us, and just as other historical breakthrough technologies have proved, it is not a matter of how it will accommodate us but how we must accommodate it. Education, finance, law, transportation ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Medical economics
Medical Xpress / Key protein for healing nerve damage reveals a dual role

Nerve damage can be an unfortunate side effect from an accident, illness or even certain treatments, like chemotherapy. Fortunately, the peripheral nervous system can heal itself to a certain extent, albeit very slowly. Researchers ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Medical research
Medical Xpress / Studies suggest ambient AI saves time, reduces burnout and fosters patient connection

When physicians don't have to type detailed clinical notes while simultaneously talking to their patients, the visit feels different. Eye contact lasts longer, follow-up questions become sharper, and—crucially—clinicians ...

Nov 19, 2025 in Medical economics
Phys.org / From artificial organs to advanced batteries: A breakthrough 3D-printable polymer

A new type of 3D-printable material that gets along with the body's immune system, pioneered by a University of Virginia research team, could lead to safer medical technology for organ transplants and drug delivery systems. ...

Nov 17, 2025 in Chemistry
Phys.org / Balloon telescope captures new details of matter swirling around black holes

An international collaboration of physicists including researchers at Washington University in St. Louis has made measurements to better understand how matter falls into black holes and how enormous amounts of energy and ...

Nov 17, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / AI analyzes 300,000 hours of mammal calls to improve wildlife monitoring

A study published in Methods in Ecology and Evolution, used artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze over 300,000 hours of vocal recordings of mammal species from Far North Queensland to southern New South Wales and discovered ...

Nov 18, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Mapping the future: AI deciphers alloy microstructures to enhance properties prediction and design

In a world of 8 billion people, there's one thing that makes each of us unique: our fingerprints. A variety of genetic and environmental factors create tiny variations in the skin's ridges and whorls, such that no two prints ...

Nov 18, 2025 in Chemistry