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Tech Xplore / Trust is key: Why home energy upgrades need more than rebates

Many Australian homes were not built to cope with a rapidly changing climate.

Sep 3, 2026
Tech Xplore / Potential material for safer Li-ion batteries achieves record-high conductivity

Two years ago, a new material was reported to have an unusually large lithium-ion conductivity. Now, Nagoya University researchers have uncovered why it works so well and attained its record-high room temperature conductivity ...

Sep 1, 2026
Phys.org / New method swaps single atom in a molecule to speed drug discovery

Swapping out one letter in a word can entirely change its meaning. Similarly, swapping one atom in a molecule can completely change its identity. A group of chemists at the University of Chicago has demonstrated a new way ...

Aug 31, 2026
Phys.org / Los Angeles Basin map shows deep sediments that could amplify earthquake shaking

In computer simulations of the Big One—a large-magnitude earthquake that may occur along the San Andreas Fault in California—seismic waves ripple from the epicenter of a magnitude 7.8 earthquake near the Salton Sea into the ...

Sep 1, 2026
Tech Xplore / Robotaxi service debuts on London's busy streets as Europe weighs more self-driving vehicles

Uber and British tech company Wayve are launching London's first self-driving taxi service on Thursday, giving residents a chance to use technology that's already available in many U.S. cities and other parts of the world.

Sep 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Assistance needed in Aisle 1: What Missouri WIC families face

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children—better known as WIC—reaches an extraordinary share of American families. An estimated 41% of all U.S. infants participated in the federal nutrition ...

Sep 3, 2026
Phys.org / France recorded 'hottest summer ever': Environment minister

France experienced its hottest summer on record in 2026, marked by heat waves, drought and massive wildfires, the environment minister said Thursday.

Sep 3, 2026
Phys.org / Largest review finds formal ethics education improves students' moral reasoning

How important is it that kids learn to tell right from wrong? Businessman and former university chancellor David Gonski recently called for ethics classes to be rolled out in all Australian schools to boost social cohesion.

Sep 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / Researchers uncover promising new target for treating high blood pressure

University of Missouri researchers are studying high blood pressure, one of the world's deadliest health threats. Recently, they identified a protein that contributes to arterial stiffening and inflammation, opening the door ...

Sep 2, 2026
Medical Xpress / How melanoma silences the skin's natural antitumor defense

Cancers actively remodel their surrounding cells and tissues to create a microenvironment that favors their growth, survival and spread. Melanoma, a cancer of the pigment-producing melanocytes of the skin, is one of the most ...

Sep 1, 2026
Phys.org / Study reveals distinct patterns across single-, multi-, and mass homicides

An updated analysis of U.S. homicide data has found that intimate partner violence (IPV) often precipitates mass homicide and is also frequently associated with multi-victim and single-victim deaths. The study categorizes ...

Sep 2, 2026
Phys.org / 'One-pot' CRISPR platform delivers lab-like sensitivity in 30 minutes for at-home testing

A research team from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has developed an innovative "one-pot" testing platform, known as TEMPO, that could transform highly sensitive nucleic acid testing from a laboratory-based ...

Aug 31, 2026