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Phys.org / Under or over? Automated technique can visualize and measure DNA tangles

At school, it's often presented as a tidy double helix but scientists are revealing the varied and intricate shapes of DNA molecules.

23 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / New measurement station in Brazil: Quantum technology expands global network in search for dark matter

A highly sensitive quantum sensor from Jena has traveled nearly 9,000 kilometers: by truck to Hamburg, by ship across the Atlantic, and finally overland to Vassouras, Brazil.

15 hours ago in Physics
Phys.org / RE1 proteins emerge as key players for amino acid transport in plants

Plants produce all the amino acids essential for human life. This commonly occurs in specialized cell organelles, so-called plastids. A research team headed by Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) has now decoded the ...

23 hours ago in Biology
Tech Xplore / Reinventing industry: Carbon capture technologies lead the charge against climate change

Researchers are testing a new method of capturing CO2 from energy-intensive industries and converting it into valuable chemicals and fuels.

18 hours ago in Energy & Green Tech
Phys.org / Measuring a previously mysterious imaginary component of wave scattering

There has long been a mystery when calculating how an incoming light wave scatters off an object and becomes a modified, outgoing light wave. In particular, the time delay of the transition from one to the other comes out ...

Aug 22, 2025 in Physics
Tech Xplore / 200 Gbps 6G wireless link successfully demonstrated

Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) has successfully demonstrated a 200 Gbps 6G wireless link using a proof-of-concept (PoC) system developed late last year. The 6G system developed by ETRI uses an ...

22 hours ago in Telecom
Phys.org / Only 37% of US states require sexual education in schools to be medically accurate

While the majority of states require public school students to take at least one sexual education course, a patchwork of state-level provisions that mandate inaccurate, outdated, or politically motivated curricula may inhibit ...

21 hours ago in Other Sciences
Phys.org / What happened before the Big Bang? Computational method may provide answers

We're often told it is "unscientific" or "meaningless" to ask what happened before the Big Bang. But a new paper by FQxI cosmologist Eugene Lim, of King's College London, UK, and astrophysicists Katy Clough, of Queen Mary ...

Aug 21, 2025 in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / Calcium tests in poultry offer chance for improved feed efficiency

One percentage point of feed conversion loss in large-scale poultry production can cause millions in lost revenue, so even small improvements — like fine-tuning a single nutrient in feed — can make a big difference.

21 hours ago in Biology
Medical Xpress / Yogurt and hot spring bathing show a promising combination for gut health

Researchers at Kyushu University have demonstrated that yogurt intake increases the diversity of gut microbiota and alters its composition. Furthermore, bathing in chloride hot springs after yogurt intake was found to improve ...

23 hours ago in Health
Medical Xpress / Rethinking phototherapy: Why skin color matters for infant jaundice

Jaundice is one of the most common medical issues in newborns, affecting nearly 80% of full-term infants in their first days of life. The condition occurs when excess bilirubin, a yellow pigment formed as red blood cells ...

Phys.org / Pollinators in the city: Europe-wide synthesis evidences the relevance of biodiversity-friendly urban management

Pollinators receive considerable interest due to their fundamental role in ecosystem functioning and human well-being. Unlike farmlands, studies of urban pollinator-promoting interventions have only started to grow rapidly ...

23 hours ago in Biology