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Phys.org / Pump that recreates human heartbeat blood flow on lab chips inspired by an accordionist

For more than 25 years, lab-on-a-chip technology has allowed researchers to model human organs and blood vessels using real human cells in artificial microscopic environments. These microphysiological systems (MPS) may replicate ...

Jul 16, 2026
Phys.org / How ions flow like a liquid through a solid crystal

A research team led by the University of Osaka, working with the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), RIKEN and the Institute of Science Tokyo, has uncovered a fundamental mechanism behind ...

Jul 16, 2026
Phys.org / Scientists achieve all-electrical control of single-molecule quantum states

Quantum technologies promise revolutionary advances in computing, sensing and information processing. However, controlling individual quantum bits (qubits) at the atomic scale remains a major challenge because conventional ...

Jul 16, 2026
Phys.org / Hybrid material confirms antiferroelectricity can coexist with switchable polarization

Many of the advanced electronic components surrounding us in everyday life rely on polar materials to function. Polar materials have an uneven distribution of electric charge. This gives them a positive and a negative side ...

Jul 16, 2026
Phys.org / What animals do before going to war

Social animals use a suite of preemptive behaviors in anticipation of conflict, including staying quiet, monitoring their surroundings, conducting raids and bonding through play. In a review published in Trends in Ecology ...

Jul 16, 2026
Phys.org / Driving the speed limit could slash fuel use and emissions at the cost of only 54 extra seconds a day

Speeding in your car to work, to pick up your children from school, or go from one errand to the next not only wastes money in gas and sends harmful emissions into the air, it barely saves you time, new research says.

Jul 16, 2026
Phys.org / Tiny gene edit cuts cadmium in rice by 48% without reducing yields

Cadmium (Cd) contamination poses a serious threat to global food safety. As a toxic and carcinogenic heavy metal, cadmium can accumulate in agricultural soils through industrialization and urbanization before entering the ...

Jul 16, 2026
Phys.org / Cellular transporter protein essential for nutrient absorption in pathogenic fungi may offer new treatment approaches

They are the cell's "gatekeepers": specialized proteins, known as transporters, selectively control which substances enter a cell and which do not. Researchers at the University of Münster and the National and Kapodistrian ...

Jul 16, 2026
Phys.org / Small but mighty dung beetles take a big bite out of farm methane

Dung beetles are quietly performing a vital climate change mitigation service for Australia's livestock sector, slashing methane emissions from cattle manure by 85%, a new Southern Cross University study has found.

Jul 16, 2026
Phys.org / Black Sea waters reshaped Eastern Mediterranean circulation 11,000 years ago

A new study led by the University of Barcelona reveals that freshwater exported from the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea triggered major environmental changes across the Eastern Mediterranean.

Jul 16, 2026
Phys.org / Antibiotic resistant gene found in Australian soil

A new study published in Nature Communications reveals a hidden source of antibiotic resistance, providing an early warning sign for researchers and public health officials.

Jul 16, 2026
Phys.org / Braided, exotic particles could build reliable, universal quantum computers

A truly useful quantum computer must be able to run any algorithm, with the same versatility an ordinary laptop offers. Physicists have now shown a new way to give a quantum computer exactly that flexibility, harnessing the ...

Jul 16, 2026