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Tech Xplore / Fish-inspired filter removes 99% of microplastics from washing machine wastewater

Wastewater from washing machines is considered a major source of microplastics—tiny plastic particles that are suspected of harming human and animal health. Researchers at the University of Bonn have now developed a filter ...

Dec 5, 2025 in Engineering
Phys.org / How Ramanujan's formulae for pi connect to modern high energy physics

Most of us first hear about the irrational number π (pi)—rounded off as 3.14, with an infinite number of decimal digits—in school, where we learn about its use in the context of a circle. More recently, scientists have ...

Dec 3, 2025 in Physics
Medical Xpress / AI uncovers how DNA architecture failures trigger blood cancer

Cancer isn't just about broken genes—it's about broken architecture. Imagine a city where roads suddenly vanish, cutting off neighborhoods from essential services. That's what happens inside cells when the 3D structure ...

20 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Targeted alpha therapy using astatine shows promise in thyroid cancer resistant to conventional treatment

A new targeted alpha therapy is showing promise for patients whose thyroid cancer no longer responds to radioactive iodine, the standard beta-emitting treatment. In a first-in-human study, investigators found that a single ...

17 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Cats adjust their communication strategy by meowing more when greeting men

As many cat owners will testify, their pets are often mysterious creatures, independent, cunning and sometimes aloof. And now it appears that when it comes to communication, they might be playing favorites. A new study published ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / New Moby Dick-like termite species discovered

In the canopies of a South American rainforest, a tiny soldier termite has stunned a team of international scientists with its whale-like features.

Dec 5, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / AI can dramatically speed up digitizing natural history collections

A new study from UNC-Chapel Hill researchers shows that advanced artificial intelligence tools, specifically large language models (LLMs), can accurately determine the locations where plant specimens were originally collected, ...

Dec 5, 2025 in Biology
Phys.org / Decoding dark matter's imprint on black-hole gravitational waves

A new study by researchers at the University of Amsterdam shows how gravitational waves from black holes can be used to reveal the presence of dark matter and help determine its properties. The key is a new model, based on ...

Dec 5, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Extremely rare 'dinosaur mummy' makes its way to Minnesota for study

The fossil called "Medusa" could be a dinosaur mummy—the remains of an Edmontosaurus about 66 million years old that researchers believe contains a significant amount of skin and tendon tissue.

Dec 5, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / From AI to wearables: WHO outlines global plan for digital health tools

Make way for digital health. Smart watches and health apps aren't just for fitness enthusiasts and people with access to advanced care—the World Health Organization (WHO) is looking to these and other digital tech devices ...

19 hours ago in Health informatics
Phys.org / Shaping quantum light unlocks new possibilities for future technologies

Researchers from the School of Physics at Wits University, working with collaborators from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, have demonstrated how quantum light can be engineered in space and time to create high-dimensional ...

Dec 5, 2025 in Physics
Phys.org / Rydberg-atom detector conquers a new spectral frontier

A team from the Faculty of Physics and the Center for Quantum Optical Technologies at the Center of New Technologies, University of Warsaw has developed a new method for measuring elusive terahertz signals using a "quantum ...

Dec 5, 2025 in Physics