Rearranged polymer chains create degradable materials with potential for stronger, tougher packaging
Phys.orgby Virginia Tech·8 Sept 2026
Rearranged polymer chains create degradable materials with potential for stronger, tougher packaging What if the key to making stronger, more sustainable plastics isn't changing their ingredients...
Changing the antibiotic playbook to catch an ESKAPE artist
Phys.orgby Manasasri Muralidharan·8 Sept 2026
Changing the antibiotic playbook to catch an ESKAPE artist Nearly a century ago, a single colony of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) helped launch the antibiotic age.
Early Earth's auroral belts may have formed a natural ion-beam reactor for prebiotic chemistry
Phys.orgby Shinya Kato·8 Sept 2026
Early Earth's auroral belts may have formed a natural ion-beam reactor for prebiotic chemistry We usually think of auroras as beautiful lights in the night sky.
Park rangers and residents speak up to save Togo's last national park
Phys.orgby Nico Arcilla·7 Sept 2026
Park rangers and residents speak up to save Togo's last national park A few years ago, I drove with an old friend from Togo, West Africa, towards the country's last remaining large protected area...
AI governance model inspired by Pope Leo XIV aims to put ethics first
Phys.orgby University·7 Sept 2026
AI governance model inspired by Pope Leo XIV aims to put ethics first Researchers at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (KUL) and the University of Eastern Finland have developed a new...
Bumpy battery surfaces can masquerade as nanoscale ion pathways, misleading material design
Phys.orgby The Korea Advanced Institute; Technology·7 Sept 2026
Bumpy battery surfaces can masquerade as nanoscale ion pathways, misleading material design A signal that appears to show ions moving inside a battery may, in fact, be an illusion caused by an...
War drama Pressure depicts D‑day's weather forecast—what we found when we recreated the challenge using modern systems
Phys.orgby Andrew Charlton-Perez; Ed Hawkins·7 Sept 2026
War drama Pressure depicts D‑day's weather forecast—what we found when we recreated the challenge using modern systems Meteorologist James Stagg gave what many regard as the most important weather...
Survey of young researchers raises concerns over future of science in U.S.
Phys.orgby Alvin Powell·7 Sept 2026
Survey of young researchers raises concerns over future of science in U.S. One-third of young scientists who had been planning careers in academic research changed their minds in the spring of...
From strays to territory bosses: Epigenetics makes cheetahs adaptable
Phys.orgby Cora Knoblauch·7 Sept 2026
From strays to territory bosses: Epigenetics makes cheetahs adaptable The findings of a new study led by the Leibniz-IZW on Namibian free-ranging cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus jubatus) demonstrate...
A child's first 5 years set them up for life. African study explores how to target education spending
Phys.orgby Katherine Theiss; Subha Mani·7 Sept 2026
A child's first 5 years set them up for life. African study explores how to target education spending The first five years of life lay an important foundation for children's future schooling...
Weak hydrogen bonds dethrone copper as the most stable metal binder, opening a new path for metal selection
Phys.orgby The Korea Advanced Institute; Technology·7 Sept 2026
Weak hydrogen bonds dethrone copper as the most stable metal binder, opening a new path for metal selection Copper has been knocked off the top of a stability ranking it had dominated for decades.
Port Hills research reveals 'fire trap' risk from non-native grass
Phys.orgby University·7 Sept 2026
Port Hills research reveals 'fire trap' risk from non-native grass New research from Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) examining the aftermath of the February 2024 Port...
Ships, ice cores and krill surveys underpin Australia's 10-year Antarctic monitoring strategy
Phys.orgby Australian Antarctic Program·7 Sept 2026
Ships, ice cores and krill surveys underpin Australia's 10-year Antarctic monitoring strategy The important role ships play in gathering scientific data in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean has...
Why 'you're smart' can backfire: Young children may cheat more after ability praise
Phys.orgby Penny Van Bergen; Elena Vasseleu·7 Sept 2026
Why 'you're smart' can backfire: Young children may cheat more after ability praise Parents and teachers might think telling kids "they're smart" is a helpful way to build self-confidence and...
Stripped-down LSD reveals structural features linked to hallucinogenic and therapeutic effects
Phys.orgby UC Davis·7 Sept 2026
Stripped-down LSD reveals structural features linked to hallucinogenic and therapeutic effects University of California, Davis, researchers have stripped down LSD to the base features responsible...
How climate change may amplify the impact of earthquakes in the Arctic
Phys.orgby Helmholtz Association·7 Sept 2026
How climate change may amplify the impact of earthquakes in the Arctic Permafrost refers to permanently frozen ground. The rock is held together by ice, much like cement binds concrete.
New nitride semiconductor expands material options for more powerful electronics
Phys.orgby Tokyo University·7 Sept 2026
New nitride semiconductor expands material options for more powerful electronics Polar wurtzite nitride semiconductors, such as aluminum nitride (AlN) and gallium nitride (GaN), are central to...
'Heel-strike' may have allowed early humans to walk farther—at the cost of high-impact forces
Phys.orgby Pennsylvania State University·7 Sept 2026
'Heel-strike' may have allowed early humans to walk farther—at the cost of high-impact forces The average person takes thousands of steps each day, instinctively walking heel-to-toe.
Slender crystal's blue-to-yellow glow could make invisible forces visible
Phys.orgby University·7 Sept 2026
Slender crystal's blue-to-yellow glow could make invisible forces visible Applying pressure to luminescent organic crystals usually brings molecules closer together and weakens their fluorescence.
What can a pair of underpants tell you about your vegetable garden?
Phys.orgby Hilde Pracht·7 Sept 2026
What can a pair of underpants tell you about your vegetable garden? This summer, 115 participants in Leiden and The Hague worked with scientists from Leiden University to investigate the soil life...
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