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Phys.org / Controlling next-generation energy conversion materials with simple pressure
Researchers at Kyushu University have designed a class of molecules whose ability to amplify light energy can be actively controlled by simply applying pressure. The findings, published in the journal Chemical Science, may ...
Phys.org / Chemists provide new 'atlas' for reliable experiments with polyoxometalates
Polyoxometalates (POMs) look like tiny, perfectly ordered mandalas—complex molecular cages made of metal and oxygen atoms. Chemists produce these POMs as versatile model systems for catalysis, energy storage and biomedical ...
Phys.org / Discovery of bitter taste receptors in cancer cells could prevent multidrug resistance
A research team from the Department of Bioscience, Faculty of Life Sciences, Okayama University of Science, has made a discovery: bitter taste receptors are present inside cancer cells and play a crucial role in pumping anticancer ...
Phys.org / Dark matter does not defy gravity, study suggests
Does dark matter follow the same laws as ordinary matter? The mystery of this invisible and hypothetical component of our universe—which neither emits nor reflects light—remains unsolved. A team involving members from ...
Phys.org / Scientists create new bullet-proof fiber that is stronger and thinner than Kevlar
Kevlar has met its match. For decades, it has been the gold standard for impact protection, from bulletproof vests to armored vehicles, and is still widely used. But scientists have now developed a new composite material ...
Phys.org / Scientists produce powerhouse pigment behind octopus camouflage
Scientists at UC San Diego have moved one step closer to unlocking a superpower held by some of nature's greatest "masters of disguise." Octopuses, squids, cuttlefish and other animals in the cephalopod family are well known ...
Phys.org / Young water recharges aquifers while old water feeds crops, study finds
Groundwater replenishing beneath temperate farmland fields may come from very recent rainfall, merely one to two weeks old, whereas the water actually taken up by crops is drawn from much older sources.
Phys.org / AI-guided enzyme discovery enables 98.6% breakdown of polyurethane foam in hours
As the use of AI spreads through every industry and becomes more of a part of our lives every day, researchers are also looking into ways it can be used to solve some of the world's biggest problems. One of these problems ...
Phys.org / Marine DNA exposes massive gaps in ocean maps and finds fish in unexpected places
Scientists have taken an unprecedented look at marine fish species living in the world's oceans by studying traces of genetic material in seawater. One of the most surprising results was discovering species in places where ...
Phys.org / Quasi-periodic oscillation detected in distant blazar's gamma-ray band
Using NASA's Fermi gamma-ray space telescope, astronomers from Shanghai Normal University in China and elsewhere have investigated a distant blazar known as 4FGL J0309.9-6058. As a result, they identified quasi-periodic oscillation ...
Phys.org / Nice tone! What an exclamation point does for a text
Smeal College of Business, Pennsylvania State University, and University of Southern California report that exclamation point use is widely read as feminine and shapes impressions of warmth, enthusiasm, power, and analytical ...
Phys.org / Signatures meant more in Mesopotamia than they do now: What cylinder seals say about ancient and modern life
The earliest form of the signature came from ancient Iraq in the form of cylinder seals.
