/ en-us Â鶹ÒùÔº internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Â鶹ÒùÔºics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. A new study from Aarhus University shows that our cells' ability to clean out old protein clumps, known as aggregates, also includes a—up till now unknown—partnership with an engine that breaks down bigger pieces into smaller before "taking it to the trash." An important find for future treatments of diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, ALS and Huntington's, which are all characterized by the accumulation of protein in the brain. /news/2025-09-newly-cell-machinery-protein-aggregates.html Cell & Microbiology Molecular & Computational biology Tue, 09 Sep 2025 16:20:03 EDT news676653601 A team of astronomers have observed an explosion in the universe unlike any ever witnessed before. The gamma-ray bursts from outside the Milky Way galaxy repeated several times over the course of a day. Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are the most powerful explosions in the universe, normally caused by the catastrophic destruction of stars, but no known scenario can completely explain this new GRB. /news/2025-09-unprecedented-gamma-ray-hints-rare.html Astronomy Tue, 09 Sep 2025 14:34:56 EDT news676647291 With pollution levels rising, the need to quickly check water quality has become more urgent than ever. Traditional monitoring systems often rely on expensive bulky equipment with operational difficulty, making them impractical in remote areas or in places with limited resources. /news/2025-09-powered-pollution-sensor-toxic-amines.html Analytical Chemistry Tue, 09 Sep 2025 13:26:03 EDT news676643161 Researchers have discovered how "pirate phages" hijack other viruses to break into bacteria, sharing new genetic material for dangerous traits. /news/2025-09-microbial-piracy-uncovers-drug-resistant.html Cell & Microbiology Biotechnology Tue, 09 Sep 2025 13:02:04 EDT news676641721 Relaying a message from point A to B can be as simple as flashing a thumbs-up at a stranger in an intersection, signaling them to proceed—nonverbal, clear, and universally understood. But light-based communication is rarely that straightforward. /news/2025-09-tiny-crystal-undeterred.html Optics & Photonics Tue, 09 Sep 2025 11:52:04 EDT news676637522 One of the main factors driving prices in pharmaceuticals, such as cholesterol-lowering drugs and antibiotics, is the cost of production and materials. Researchers at the University of Maine Forest Bioproducts Research Institute (FBRI) have discovered a sustainable method to produce the key ingredient in a broad range of pharmaceuticals, which could help address high prescription drug costs in the U.S. /news/2025-09-wood-key-pharmaceutical-ingredient-sustainable.html Biochemistry Materials Science Tue, 09 Sep 2025 11:29:03 EDT news676636141 A multilayer film that reflects heat while letting through light needed for photosynthesis could make greenhouse agriculture more energy- and water-efficient. Such a film has been developed by engineers at the University of California, Davis, and is described in a paper in Advanced Energy & Sustainability Research. /news/2025-09-sunglasses-sustainable-agriculture-multilayer-growth.html Biotechnology Agriculture Tue, 09 Sep 2025 10:36:04 EDT news676632961 The iridescent blue of butterfly wings has inspired researchers to find a solution to a challenge previously considered insurmountable—dynamically tuning advanced optical processes at visible wavelengths. /news/2025-09-butterfly-wings-solution-impossible-optics.html Optics & Photonics Quantum Â鶹ÒùÔºics Tue, 09 Sep 2025 09:19:06 EDT news676628341 A study led by University of Oxford and Brookhaven National Laboratory researchers has uncovered how exposure to hydrogen atoms dynamically alters the internal structure of stainless steel. The findings reveal that hydrogen allows internal defects in steel to move in ways not normally possible—which can lead to unexpected failure. /news/2025-09-3d-real-imaging-hydrogen-effect.html Analytical Chemistry Materials Science Tue, 09 Sep 2025 06:00:02 EDT news676571101 The tongues of chameleons and salamanders might not seem like the inspiration for tomorrow's engineering breakthroughs, but inside the Deban Laboratory at the University of South Florida, biology and engineering are colliding to reveal how nature's designs could one day help solve challenges on Earth and beyond. /news/2025-09-videos-high-tongues-salamanders-chameleons.html Plants & Animals Biotechnology Mon, 08 Sep 2025 16:10:03 EDT news676566120 Superhydrophobic materials offer a strategy for developing marine anti-corrosion materials due to their low solid-liquid contact area and low surface energy. However, existing superhydrophobic anti-corrosion materials often suffer from poor mechanical stability and inadequate long-term protection, limiting their practical application in real-world environments. /news/2025-09-life-rubber-particles-superhydrophobic-coatings.html Analytical Chemistry Materials Science Mon, 08 Sep 2025 15:41:52 EDT news676564909 A research team has developed a direct optical lithography (DOL) technology that patterns quantum dots (QDs) at ultra-high resolution using only light, without photoresist. Through this, they also provided guidelines for selecting cross-linkers essential for fabricating high-performance QLEDs. This achievement is regarded as a core fundamental technology that can be applied to a wide range of optoelectronic devices, including micro-QLEDs, ultra-high-resolution displays, transparent electronic devices, and next-generation image sensors. /news/2025-09-core-technology-ultra-high-resolution.html Nanophysics Nanomaterials Mon, 08 Sep 2025 15:19:03 EDT news676563542 A research team has successfully developed the technology to fabricate high-sensitive biosensors by simply spraying, like an inkjet printer. The technology enables the fabrication of sensitive and precise sensors without expensive and complex equipment, and is expected to contribute to improving the fabrication scale and speed of biosensors in the future. /news/2025-09-inkjet-style-technique-high-sensitivity.html Bio & Medicine Nanomaterials Mon, 08 Sep 2025 15:15:04 EDT news676563302 A research team has developed a next-generation display core material with excellent stretchability and superior color reproduction. The team developed a high-performance color-conversion layer that is more flexible and vivid than conventional ones. This layer was successfully applied to the development of a stretchable micro-LED display, drawing significant attention. /news/2025-09-quantum-dot-polymer-linking-enables.html Nanomaterials Mon, 08 Sep 2025 15:14:03 EDT news676563241 2H-NbO₂—a novel van der Waals oxide synthesized by researchers from Japan—exhibits strongly correlated electronic properties with two-dimensional flexibility. By chemically extracting lithium ions from the layered sheets of LiNbOâ‚‚, the researchers transformed a three-dimensional oxide into a two-dimensional material—unlocking unique properties like Mott insulating states and superconductivity. Bridging transition metal oxides and 2D materials, the discovery paves the way for realizing advanced quantum materials in next-generation electronic devices. /news/2025-09-layered-transition-metal-oxide-2d.html Nanophysics Nanomaterials Mon, 08 Sep 2025 14:30:28 EDT news676560621 Researchers at National Taiwan University designed a graphene oxide biochar TiO2 nanocomposite that combines adsorption capacity with superior photocatalytic activity. With strong material characterization and optoelectronic properties, it offers a novel and sustainable solution for antibiotic removal from livestock wastewater. /news/2025-09-reusable-nanocomposite-adsorption-photocatalysis-advanced.html Nanomaterials Mon, 08 Sep 2025 12:16:03 EDT news676552561 Chinese researchers have developed a new carbon nanotube insulator that can withstand high temperatures up to 2,600°C, outperforming all other materials used for extreme-temperature applications. This breakthrough could be used for heat shields on hypersonic vehicles and spacecraft during re-entry into the atmosphere and in other high-temperature environments. /news/2025-09-breakthrough-carbon-nanotube-material-thermal.html Nanomaterials Sat, 06 Sep 2025 08:30:01 EDT news676297062 The movement of genetic material between organisms that aren't directly related is a significant driver of evolution, especially among single-celled organisms like bacteria and archaea. A team led by researchers at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences have now estimated that an average cell line acquires and retains roughly 13% of its genes every million years via this process of lateral gene transfer. That equates to about 250 genes swapped per liter of seawater every day. /news/2025-09-quantify-essential-evolutionary-ocean.html Evolution Molecular & Computational biology Sat, 06 Sep 2025 06:20:01 EDT news676358182 Imagine a clock that doesn't have electricity, but its hands and gears spin on their own for all eternity. In a new study, physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have used liquid crystals, the same materials that are in your phone display, to create such a clock—or, at least, as close as humans can get to that idea. The team's advancement is a new example of a "time crystal." That's the name for a curious phase of matter in which the pieces, such as atoms or other particles, exist in constant motion. /news/2025-09-physicists-kind-crystal-humans.html Condensed Matter Soft Matter Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:30:05 EDT news676297428 Two-dimensional nanomaterials only a few atoms thick are being explored for a range of critical applications in biomedicine, electronics, nanodevices, energy storage and other areas, especially to enhance performance in extreme environments and ultra-demanding conditions. /news/2025-09-2d-nanomaterials-metals-extreme-conditions.html Nanomaterials Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:19:04 EDT news676297138 Graphene is an extraordinary material—a sheet of interlocking carbon atoms just one atom thick that is stable and extremely conductive. This makes it useful in a range of areas, such as flexible electronic displays, highly precise sensors, powerful batteries, and efficient solar cells. /news/2025-09-floquet-effects-graphene-potential-future.html Condensed Matter Quantum Â鶹ÒùÔºics Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:10:06 EDT news676296601 In the battle against climate change, researchers are looking for ways to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into useful products. They're studying nano-sized materials called catalysts that can accelerate the conversion process or make it more efficient. Nanomaterials are magnitudes smaller than the width of a human hair. /news/2025-09-effective-catalyst-abundant-metals-emissions.html Analytical Chemistry Materials Science Fri, 05 Sep 2025 13:06:04 EDT news676296362 Organ donors can save lives, for example, those of patients with kidney failure. Unfortunately, there are too few donors, and the waiting lists are long. 3D bioprinting of (parts of) organs may offer a solution to this shortage in the future. But printing living tissues, bioprinting, is extremely complex and challenging. /news/2025-09-ai-printer-partner-tissue.html Biotechnology Health informatics Fri, 05 Sep 2025 12:17:05 EDT news676293421 A new species of a native bushland marsupial—closely related to the kangaroo—has been discovered but is already likely extinct, new research shows. /news/2025-09-ghost-australian-bush-newly-marsupial.html Ecology Paleontology & Fossils Thu, 04 Sep 2025 21:10:01 EDT news676197302 The textile and meat-processing industries produce billions of tons of waste annually in the form of feathers, wool and hair, all of which are rich in keratin—the strong, fibrous protein found in hair, skin and nails. /news/2025-09-sustainable-keratin-leftover-wool-feathers.html Biochemistry Analytical Chemistry Thu, 04 Sep 2025 15:44:21 EDT news676219451 The PET (polyethylene terephthalate)-alternative PDCA (pyridinedicarboxylic acid) is biodegradable and has superior physical properties, according to a recent study. A Kobe University team of bioengineers engineered E. coli bacteria to produce the compound from glucose at unprecedented levels and without byproducts—and opened up a realm of possibilities for the future of bioengineering. The findings are published in the journal Metabolic Engineering. /news/2025-09-coli-biodegradable-plastic-outperforms-widely.html Cell & Microbiology Biotechnology Thu, 04 Sep 2025 14:41:03 EDT news676215661 Adding an electrical jolt to fermentation of industrial food waste speeds up the process and increases the yield of platform chemicals that are valuable components in a wide range of products, new research shows. /news/2025-09-food-fermentation-jolt-chemical-production.html Biochemistry Thu, 04 Sep 2025 14:30:01 EDT news676214905 Spintronics, or spin-electronics, is a revolutionary approach to information processing that utilizes the intrinsic angular momentum (spin) of electrons, rather than solely relying on electric charge flow. This technology promises faster, more energy-efficient data storage and logic devices. A central challenge in fully realizing spintronics has been the development of materials that can precisely control electron spin direction. /news/2025-09-spintronics-chiral-magnetic-nanohelices-room.html Condensed Matter Thu, 04 Sep 2025 14:00:03 EDT news676021142 Materials scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have invented the world's first pollen-based sunscreen derived from Camellia flowers. /news/2025-09-cooling-pollen-sunscreen-block-uv.html Ecology Biotechnology Thu, 04 Sep 2025 09:28:04 EDT news676196881 With rising risk to the environment and human health, the race for biodegradable plastics is gaining pace—with several projects under way at Flinders University in South Australia. /news/2025-09-ingredient-bioplastic.html Biochemistry Polymers Thu, 04 Sep 2025 09:10:06 EDT news676195801