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Phys.org / Engineered proteins store digital files with 30 times density at one-tenth cost

Massive volumes of digital data are generated every day from AI training, big data analytics and smart devices. As conventional hard drives and cloud storage are increasingly constrained by high costs, limited capacity, high ...

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Phys.org / New reversible conductive glue could reshape electronics repair, recycling, and material recovery

A collaboration between electrical and chemical engineers at Newcastle University is responsible for a reversible glue that can change how we recycle electronic waste. The team has already demonstrated reversible adhesive ...

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Phys.org / Indonesia may soon lose its last glaciers

Asia's last tropical glaciers can be found near Puncak Jaya, Papua, the highest peak in Southeast Asia. But it is unlikely that they will survive until the end of this decade. Over the past 44 years, the peak has lost 97% ...

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Phys.org / Researchers uncover chemical origins of the Perseus cluster of galaxies

An international team of researchers has developed new stellar and supernova models to explain the mysterious elemental abundance patterns left by billions of supernova explosions around the Perseus constellation, which have ...

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Phys.org / Mitochondrial fission helps immune cells kill bacteria and could counter resistance

Alternative therapies that aid the body's immune system to fight bacteria have shown promise in addressing the global threat of antibiotic resistance. University of Queensland researchers have found when under attack, the ...

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Medical Xpress / Research shows individual protein needs vary widely, challenging the idea of a single daily target

Protein has become the star of the modern diet. From shakes, bars and powders to viral fitness advice, the message seems clear: more protein equals better health. But research from Texas A&M University suggests it's not that ...

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Medical Xpress / Antidepressant use in pregnancy shows no clear autism or ADHD link

Current evidence does not support a causal link between the use of almost all antidepressants during pregnancy and an increased risk of neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ...

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Phys.org / Physics in uncharted waters: The mysteries of marine snow

Can "snow" fall in the ocean and influence the climate of the entire planet? It turns out that it can. Research conducted by scientists from the Faculty of Physics at University of Warsaw, published in the Journal of Fluid ...

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Phys.org / Heat waves are now everyday disasters. Governments need to do more to protect people

Heat waves are a growing global threat to human health, well-being and livelihoods. Across 12 major European cities during the summer of 2025, a 10-day period of extreme heat led to 2,300 deaths—1,500 of them were attributed ...

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Phys.org / Buried in dark waters, viruses reshape one of Earth's largest carbon systems

Viruses play a far more active role in Earth's carbon cycle than previously understood, according to new research that reveals how they infect and control microbes responsible for carbon production in some of the planet's ...

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Medical Xpress / More than 80% of infection-linked newborn deaths in South Africa may be preventable

A study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases Journal has identified that the vast majority of neonatal (newborn infant in the first 28 days of life) deaths caused by infections in South Africa and other low-and-middle-income ...

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Phys.org / A new model for predicting plant resistance can help prepare for climate change

A recent Minnesota Pollution Control Agency report found that climate change could cost Minnesotans more than $20 billion a year by 2040. This is just the local cost of a global problem. Ecosystem stability is essential to ...

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