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Phys.org / Researchers unlock high-res view of 2D materials by doing a microscopic twist

By rapidly twisting a microscopically small tip back and forth, researchers at the University of Maryland (UMD) have unlocked a new way to detect subtle changes on the surface of a material flexing in response to infrared ...

Aug 7, 2026
Phys.org / Creating cleaner chemical reactions that run on oxygen and produce only water as waste

Oxygen provides the driving force for many vital chemical reactions. Two well-known examples include respiration, the process that allows living things to break down food to release its energy, and combustion, reactions that ...

Aug 7, 2026
Phys.org / US firm takes on backyard mosquitoes—with 600,000 mosquitoes

Todd Montgomery pops the lid off a small tube and taps out hundreds of mosquitoes into the backyard of a suburban home outside Washington.

Aug 7, 2026
Medical Xpress / Birth order may influence your disease risk later in life, study finds

Whether you are first-born or second-born may be associated with your risk of developing certain diseases, according to a new study published in Nature Health.

Aug 5, 2026
Phys.org / Two origins of life: Free-living cells may have emerged twice as bacteria and archaea diverged

How and where did the first forms of life arise? These are the main questions driving research at the Institute of Molecular Evolution at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU). In a new publication in Science Advances, ...

Aug 5, 2026
Phys.org / First full zoysia grass genetic blueprint opens doors for drought-tolerant turf

A new genomic resource from the Texas A&M AgriLife Research plant genomics team is providing a powerful new foundation for faster, more precise turfgrass genetics and breeding. The team discovered a breakthrough genome that ...

Aug 7, 2026
Phys.org / Hidden anatomy of clouds reveals how rain may begin without ice crystals

The initiation of rain in clouds without ice remains one of the largest unsolved mysteries in atmospheric science.

Aug 7, 2026
Phys.org / Why some people are mosquito magnets while others get away unbitten

Some mosquitoes really are picky eaters. They will not just stick their proboscis into any old human. We know this anecdotally, with some people claiming they are always bitten while others are completely ignored, though ...

Aug 4, 2026
Medical Xpress / Deep learning refines how bionic eyes communicate with the brain

Researchers from three institutions, including UC Santa Barbara, have demonstrated that artificial intelligence has the potential to make future visual prostheses, like a bionic eye, more precise, predictable and responsive ...

Aug 7, 2026
Tech Xplore / When expressive humanoid robots are awkward, people become wary

People become more suspicious of a humanoid robot that makes errors, especially when the robot is an expressive conversation partner.

Aug 8, 2026
Phys.org / Natural insecticide made from compound found in garlic and spearmint kills bean beetles effectively

In an effort to develop more environmentally friendly alternatives to synthetic insecticides, researchers from Kyushu University have developed and tested a new insecticide made from compounds derived from garlic and spearmint.

Aug 7, 2026
Phys.org / First measurement of antineutrinos from spent nuclear fuel confirms emissions persist after reactor shutdown

Even when the lights go out and nuclear reactors are turned off, the story inside the reactor core still has a great deal to tell. Radioactive, long-lived fission products continue to decay for months or even years, producing ...

Aug 4, 2026