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Tech Xplore / First highway segment in US wirelessly charges electric heavy-duty truck while driving

For the first time in the U.S., a roadway has wirelessly charged an electric heavy-duty truck driving at highway speeds, demonstrating key technology that could help lower the costs of building electrified highways for all ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Energy & Green Tech
Medical Xpress / Overlooked hormone may be deadly driver of postmenopausal breast cancer in women with obesity

A new analysis of research into the most common type of breast cancer has zeroed in on an overlooked hormone that may be responsible for the increased risk of breast cancer death in postmenopausal women with obesity. It also ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Are university policies holding science back? Study shows how patenting boosts pure research

When UC Berkeley biochemist Jennifer Doudna first began studying how bacteria fight virus infections, she had no idea it would result in one of the most important scientific breakthroughs of the century. Her curiosity-driven ...

Dec 1, 2025 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / Canada's federal budget for 2025 shows partial alignment with farmers' priorities, new analysis reveals

A comprehensive analysis by The Simpson Center at the University of Calgary reveals mixed results when comparing Canadian farmers' policy priorities with measures introduced in the 2025 federal budget.

Dec 4, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / One experiment, two insights: Sequencing method reveals both genome proteins and their positions

A team from the Andalusian Center for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CABIMER) has developed an innovative technique called PLAMseq (proximity-labeled affinity-purified mass spectrometry plus sequencing) that, ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Genetics
Phys.org / Newly discovered viral enzymes act like molecular scissors to disable immune alarm signals

Viruses and their hosts—whether bacteria, animals, or humans—are locked in a constant evolutionary arms race. Cells evolve defenses against viral infection, viruses evolve ways around those defenses, and the cycle continues.

Dec 2, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Neither career length nor playing position predict long-term health in former NFL athletes, study finds

A UNC-Chapel Hill study conducted by the Matthew Gfellar Center studied more than 1,500 former NFL players found that two of the most commonly used ways to estimate head injury risk, years played and playing position, are ...

Phys.org / Adjustable DNA 'shield' can control timing and rate at which mRNA produces proteins in vivo

mRNA, widely known from the COVID-19 vaccine, is not actually a "therapeutic agent," but a technology that delivers the blueprint for functional proteins in the body and induces therapeutic effects. Recently, its application ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Biology
Medical Xpress / Exploring the link between RNA modification and prostate cancer growth

A Northwestern Medicine study published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation has uncovered a connection between a well-known cancer-related protein and a major RNA modification process, which may inform new treatment ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Oncology & Cancer
Phys.org / Limiting jury trials will harm minority ethnic victims and defendants, research shows

The right to trial by jury dates back to at least the 12th century. The government's proposals to limit it in England and Wales, many argue, run counter to the UK's core democratic principles. And as others have pointed out, ...

Dec 4, 2025 in Other Sciences
Medical Xpress / Hospital visits for hallucinogen use linked to six-fold higher risk of later mania

People who have received emergency or hospital care in Canada due to hallucinogen use have a six-fold increased risk of receiving care for mania in the next three years, according to a study published in PLOS Medicine by ...

Dec 2, 2025 in Psychology & Psychiatry
Phys.org / Bird-of-paradise inspires darkest fabric ever made

The color "ultrablack"—defined as reflecting less than 0.5% of the light that hits it—has a variety of uses, including in cameras, solar panels and telescopes, but it's difficult to produce and can appear less black when ...

Dec 1, 2025 in Chemistry