Hollow‑Core Optical Fibers Promise Wider Bandwidth and Lower Loss for Global Telecoms
New fiber design that redirects light through airResearchers have engineered a new class of optical fiber that replaces ...
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Red Onions Could Make Solar Sensors More Biodegradable: Nanocellulose UV Filters Beat PET
Biodegradable UV filters: a new approach to greener solar technologySolar photovoltaic devices are central to global dec...
Kobe University Study Shows Metformin Alters Blood Metals — A Clue to Its Widespread Health Benefits
Background: Metformin’s surprising effects beyond glucose controlMetformin is the most widely prescribed medication for ...
Engineered E. coli Produce PDCA: A Strong, Biodegradable Alternative to PET
Breakthrough: Microbial production of a PET alternativeA team of bioengineers at Kobe University has reported a major ad...
Why Iceland Has Few Mosquitoes — Climate, Life Cycle Limits, and Future Risks
Why Iceland remains largely mosquito-freeDespite abundant freshwater habitats such as ponds and marshes near airfields a...
3-Minute Fastball EEG Can Detect Alzheimer’s Years Before Symptoms Appear
A three-minute, passive brainwave test developed at the University of Bath—known as Fastball EEG—can detect early memory...
Seismic Maps Reveal Dozens of Buried Protoplanets Inside Mars’ Mantle
Seismic evidence uncovers ancient impactors preserved in Mars’ mantleScientists analyzing seismic records from NASA’s In...
Nickel Catalyst Could Unlock Mixed Plastic Recycling — Turning Single-Use Waste into Oils, Waxes and Fuels
A simple metal addresses a complex recycling problemA team of chemists at Northwestern University has developed an inexp...
Chronic Overactivation Burns Out Dopamine Neurons — New Pathway to Slow Parkinson’s Progression
Constant, low-level overactivation of dopamine-producing neurons can exhaust and kill the cells that control voluntary m...
Skin-like rubber turns body heat into electricity for continuous, battery-free wearables
Researchers led by Peking University have reported a stretchable, rubber-like thermoelectric material that converts the ...
Global Survey Finds Mars’ Glaciers Are More Than 80% Pure Ice — Implications for Climate and Exploration
Mars' Hidden Glaciers: A New Global PictureBeneath Mars’ dusty slopes lie glaciers that resemble frozen honey, but new r...
Edible ‘Fat-Sponges’: Green Tea and Seaweed Microbeads Block Gut Fat Absorption in Early Studies
New Gut-Targeted Approach to Weight LossCurrent weight-loss interventions such as bariatric surgery or systemic medicati...
Oxford Study Links Sleep Drive to Mitochondrial Electron Leaks in Brain Cells
Sleep as Cellular Maintenance: A New Physical TriggerOxford scientists have proposed a concrete, physical mechanism for ...
Researchers Identify miR-423-5p — A Blood Biomarker That Protects Kidney Microvessels
Breakthrough summaryA team at the Centre de recherche du CHUM (CRCHUM), affiliated with Université de Montréal, has iden...
Most of Earth to See 82-Minute 'Blood Moon' Total Lunar Eclipse on 7–8 September 2025
On the night of 7–8 September 2025 a total lunar eclipse will turn the full Moon a deep red for observers across large p...
How Microplastics Could Affect Pregnancy and Foetal Brain Development: Evidence, Mechanisms, and Research Needs
Microplastics, pregnancy and emerging concernsMicroplastics—plastic fragments and particles smaller than 5 millimetres, ...
How a Simple Chemical Spark May Have Linked RNA and Amino Acids at Life’s Dawn
A breakthrough laboratory study from University College London (UCL) reconstructs a plausible chemical step that could h...
Solar Orbiter Identifies Two Distinct Streams of the Sun’s Fastest Electrons, Clarifying Space Weather Origins
The Sun as a Natural Particle AcceleratorThe Sun is not only the source of light and heat for the Solar System; it also ...
Heat Styling and Hair Products Can Emit Nanoparticle Pollution Comparable to Busy Roadside Exposure
Hair Styling May Create Airborne Nanoparticles on Par With Traffic PollutionThe routine use of heated styling tools toge...
Rectangular Space Telescope Could Reveal Nearby Earth-like Worlds
Why finding Earth’s twins is so difficultDetecting an Earth-sized planet orbiting a Sun-like star is fundamentally a pro...