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Phys.org / Entangled atomic clouds enable more precise quantum measurements

Researchers at the University of Basel and the Laboratoire Kastler Brossel have demonstrated how quantum mechanical entanglement can be used to measure several physical parameters simultaneously with greater precision.

20 hours ago in Physics
Phys.org / Resurrected ancient enzyme offers new window into early Earth and the search for life beyond it

By resurrecting a 3.2-billion-year-old enzyme and studying it inside living microbes, researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have created a new way to improve our understanding of the origins of life on Earth ...

21 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Phys.org / AI method advances customized enzyme design

Enzymes with specific functions are becoming increasingly important in industry, medicine and environmental protection. For example, they make it possible to synthesize chemicals in a more environmentally friendly way, produce ...

19 hours ago in Chemistry
Phys.org / Rewilding corn reveals what its roots forgot

Corn is a colossal grain in the global food and feed chain, with the U.S. producing roughly 30% of the world's supply, or nearly 278 million metric tons in the 2024–25 growing season alone. But its journey from wild grass ...

20 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Seismometer networks could track space junk as it falls to Earth

Space debris—the thousands of pieces of human-made objects abandoned in Earth's orbit—pose a risk to humans when they fall to the ground. To locate possible crash sites, a Johns Hopkins University scientist has helped ...

20 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Tech Xplore / Solar-powered desalination system overcomes widespread salt-clogging barrier

Monash University and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay researchers have developed a solar-powered desalination prototype that can produce safe drinking water continuously, overcoming a major technical barrier that has ...

21 hours ago in Energy & Green Tech
Phys.org / AI model that found 370 exoplanets now digs into TESS data

Scientists have discovered over 6,000 planets that orbit stars other than our sun, known as exoplanets. More than half of these planets were discovered thanks to data from NASA's retired Kepler mission and NASA's current ...

22 hours ago in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Afternoon naps can clear up the brain and improve learning ability

Even a short afternoon nap can help the brain recover and improve its ability to learn. In a study published on January 22, 2026, in the journal NeuroImage, researchers at the Medical Center–University of Freiburg (Germany), ...

22 hours ago in Neuroscience
Medical Xpress / Skin imaging scan can detect early signs of heart disease

Researchers from Helmholtz Munich and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed "fast-RSOM," a new imaging technology that can capture detailed images of the smallest blood vessels directly through the skin—without ...

21 hours ago in Cardiology
Medical Xpress / Link between smoking and depression confirmed in study

A research group led by the Central Institute of Mental Health (CIMH) in Mannheim has confirmed for the first time within the German National Cohort (NAKO) an association between cigarette consumption and depression. The ...

22 hours ago in Psychology & Psychiatry
Medical Xpress / Experimental CAR T therapy targets tumor's immune shield, not cancer cells directly

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have developed an experimental immunotherapy that takes an unconventional approach to metastatic cancer: instead of going after cancer cells directly, it targets the ...

21 hours ago in Oncology & Cancer
Medical Xpress / Progenitor cells constantly attempt to produce new myelin-producing brain cells, study finds

In experiments with mice, Johns Hopkins Medicine scientists report new evidence that precursors of myelin-producing cells—one of the few brain cell types that continue to be produced in the adult brain—undergo differentiation ...