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Phys.org / Elastic strain engineering boosts green hydrogen production with affordable catalysts

Researchers from IMDEA Materials Institute have demonstrated improved and more affordable catalytic materials used to produce green hydrogen.

3 hours ago in Chemistry
Phys.org / Detecting single-electron qubits: Microwaves could probe quantum states above liquid helium

One intriguing method that could be used to form the qubits needed for quantum computers involves electrons hovering above liquid helium. But it wasn't clear how data in this form could be read easily.

3 hours ago in Physics
Phys.org / Tiger sharks gather to mate during Maui's whale season, finds research

A team of shark researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa has solved a long-standing mystery, identifying the first-ever documented mating hub for tiger sharks.

21 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Neutralizing extracellular electron transport disarms antibiotic-resistant bacteria, restores healing in chronic wounds

An international team of scientists, led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore), has discovered a new method that could speed up the healing of chronic wounds infected by antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

23 hours ago in Biology
Phys.org / Imaging technique captures ultrafast electron and atom dynamics in chemical reactions

During chemical reactions, atoms in the reacting substances break their bonds and re-arrange, forming different chemical products. This process entails the movement of both electrons (i.e., negatively charged particles) and ...

Jan 16, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / New map reveals a rugged world beneath the Antarctic ice sheet

Scientists have discovered there is more to Antarctica than meets the eye. A new map of the landscape beneath the frozen continent's ice sheet has revealed a previously hidden world of mountains, deep canyons and rugged hills ...

Jan 16, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Scientists transform enigmatic cell structures into devices for recording RNA activity

Scientists can peer into cells to get a limited view of their activity using microscopes and other tools. However, cells and the molecular events within them are dynamic, and developmental processes, disease progression and ...

Jan 16, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Understanding the unusual chirality-driven anomalous Hall effect via scattering theory

A new framework for understanding the nonmonotonic temperature dependence and sign reversal of the chirality-related anomalous Hall effect in highly conductive metals has been developed by scientists at Science Tokyo. This ...

Jan 16, 2026 in Physics
Phys.org / New temperature record challenges extreme high-latitude warmth paradigm

Reliable predictions of how the Earth's climate will respond as atmospheric carbon dioxide levels increase are based on climate models. These models, in turn, are based on data from past geological times in which the CO2 ...

Jan 16, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / Temperature shifts alter honeybee behavior but leave native bees unchanged

Research from Monash University explores how rising temperatures and growing urban environments can affect behavior in native Australian bees and the European honeybee.

Jan 16, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Tiny titans of recovery: Fossil burrows reveal resilient micro-ecosystem after global mass extinction

An international team of scientists from South Africa, Canada, France and the UK has uncovered fossil evidence of a tiny ecosystem that helped kick-start the recovery of Earth's oceans after a global mass extinction.

Jan 16, 2026 in Biology
Phys.org / Organic solvents enable chirality control in inorganic crystals

Chirality—often described as "handedness"—is a fundamental property of nature, underlying the behavior of molecules ranging from DNA to pharmaceuticals. While chemists have long known how to separate left- and right-handed ...

Jan 16, 2026 in Chemistry