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Tech Xplore / Zuckerberg, Musk make plea at G20 for more AI data centers

Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk on Tuesday stressed the need for more AI data centers and the electric power needed to support them at a meeting of G20 technology ministers focused on the disruptions and opportunities brought ...

Sep 2, 2026
Phys.org / Human-like AI not always the answer in customer service

The next time something goes wrong with your bank account, package delivery or a bill, there's a good chance you'll be directed to AI for customer service.

Sep 2, 2026
Phys.org / AI chatbot use for emotional support tied to loneliness in students

Young people leaning on AI chatbots for emotional support or personal advice are significantly more likely to struggle with serious emotional problems, feel isolated and doubt that they truly matter to others, a new uOttawa ...

Aug 31, 2026
Medical Xpress / T cell therapy shows promise in treating aggressive brain cancer

A new phase 1 clinical trial has found that an emerging immunotherapy is promising for treating recurrent glioblastoma, a highly aggressive and fatal brain cancer. Chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cell therapy is a form ...

Aug 31, 2026
Phys.org / Q&A: Can U.S. parks promote safety, recreation and environmental protection?

Recently, heavy rains have caused flooding in Grand Canyon and Zion National Parks, resulting in the loss of at least two lives. In U.S. national parks, maintaining visitor safety can be complicated because it is difficult ...

Sep 2, 2026
Dialog / Salt of the Earth: How Egypt's coastal sabkhas tell a story of climate and change

Have you ever walked across a salt flat so expansive it feels like another planet? That's what it's like standing in Egypt's coastal sabkhas—those otherworldly landscapes where the ground crunches beneath your feet and the ...

Sep 1, 2026
Tech Xplore / Quantum-tunneling field-effect transistor overcomes barriers to integrated-circuit chip development

The next generation of microelectronics relies on radical improvements in transistor switching performance to advance computing power. However, conventional semiconductor technology has hit a physical limit known as the "Boltzmann ...

Aug 31, 2026
Medical Xpress / Painful periods during adolescence linked to symptoms years earlier

More than half of girls participating in the long-term U.S. Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study developed painful periods (dysmenorrhea) by age 12 or 13, according to new research published in The Lancet Child ...

Sep 2, 2026
Medical Xpress / Understanding the link between hepatitis C and HIV persistence

Naglaa Shoukry and Petronela Ancuta, researchers in the Immunopathology Research Theme at the Centre de recherche du CHUM (CRCHUM), are shedding new light on one of the greatest challenges in HIV research: understanding why ...

Sep 2, 2026
Phys.org / Small-plane fuel raises lead levels up to sevenfold near Oregon airports, study suggests

Emissions from aircraft that use leaded aviation gasoline are a significant source of environmental pollution in neighborhoods near regional airports, according to a new study by researchers at Oregon State University and ...

Aug 31, 2026
Phys.org / A 112°C test may separate 1,000-year-old pottery from recent forgeries

Museums around the world now have a new tool to distinguish real ancient clay artifacts from fakes. The research team at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography, led by postdoctoral scholar Yoav Vaknin, found a ...

Aug 31, 2026
Phys.org / Mountains may offer climate refugia for one of North America's most imperiled turtles

As climate warming pushes many species toward cooler environments, high-elevation areas are expected to play an increasingly important role in biodiversity conservation. A new study by the Great Hollow Nature Preserve & Ecological ...

Sep 2, 2026