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Tech Xplore / When zombie credit cards attack—a loophole that can reanimate expired cards

A new security loophole discovered by researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst can bring some expired credit cards back to life. If stolen, these "zombie credit cards" could leave cardholders vulnerable to ...

Aug 17, 2026
Medical Xpress / Medicare's paying less for cataract surgery: Eye doctors are turning to lucrative lasers

Cataract surgery—one of the most common operations paid for by Medicare—typically leaves enrollees owing a few hundred dollars. Some patients pay more to have their vision corrected during the procedure.

Aug 21, 2026
Medical Xpress / Heartbeats power a battery-free pacemaker designed to last a lifetime

Madison researchers have developed an implantable, battery-free pacemaker that's charged by a patient's heartbeat. The device has the potential to last an entire lifetime, reducing the risks and costs associated with replacing ...

Aug 19, 2026
Phys.org / Japan aims for the moons of Mars

Japanese scientists are readying a mission to Mars' moons to retrieve samples that may unlock the origins of the solar system and life on Earth, although a rival Chinese mission aims to make it back first.

Aug 16, 2026
Phys.org / UK forecasts 'biggest' El Nino will smash records, spark hottest year

This year's El Niño weather pattern will be the biggest in more than a century and could make 2027 the hottest year globally, Britain's national weather agency predicted Friday.

Aug 21, 2026
Tech Xplore / 'Oxygen tunnel' structure could solve 3D memory reliability problem to boost AI chip performance

As AI systems become more advanced, memory is required to transfer larger amounts of data at higher speeds. But conventional planar semiconductor scaling is running out of room. A KAIST research team has now addressed a key ...

Aug 19, 2026
Medical Xpress / Patchy brain development may help explain autism's varied traits

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects every individual differently. Scientists have identified more than a thousand genes associated with ASD, yet no single gene accounts for most cases. This has left researchers with a ...

Aug 18, 2026
Phys.org / Most mammal species discovered in the Global South since 1990 end up in Northern collections

According to a study by Brazilian scientists published in the journal npj Biodiversity, most new mammal species described over the past 35 years are housed in institutions in countries of the so-called Global North, even ...

Aug 18, 2026
Phys.org / Foreign tariffs made U.S. whiskey cheaper... depending on where you live

A new study finds that one side effect of Trump-era trade wars has been cheaper whiskey in much of the United States. But if you live in whiskey hubs Kentucky or Tennessee, your prices actually went up.

Aug 19, 2026
Phys.org / World off-track on nearly every food system goal, latest assessment reveals

The latest study from the Food Systems Countdown Initiative (FSCI) reveals the stark reality of where global food systems transformation stands: for most indicators on health, environment, livelihoods, governance and resilience, ...

Aug 17, 2026
Medical Xpress / Telemedicine intervention fails to reduce nursing home hospitalizations, study finds

Implementing an intersectoral, telemedicine-based intervention in nursing homes did not lead to a statistically significant reduction in patient hospitalizations, according to a prospective, multicenter cluster-randomized ...

Aug 21, 2026
Tech Xplore / One radar, two jobs: Vehicle system detects objects and exchanges data during high-speed driving

A research team led by senior researcher Bongseok Kim of the Future Mobility Research Division at DGIST has developed a "low-complexity receiver technology" that can simultaneously communicate data and detect surrounding ...

Aug 19, 2026