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April 1, 2026

Novel phenothiazine organophotoredox catalysts

Novel organic photoredox catalysts with enhanced stability and recyclability

In recent years, global environmental concerns have prompted a shift toward eco-friendly manufacturing in the field of organic synthetic chemistry....

Virginia Tech researcher’s breakthrough discovery uses engineered surfaces to shed heat

Splash a few drops of water on a hot pan and if the pan is hot enough, the water will...

Researcher holding artificial regenerative blood vessel

Boost for research aiming to cure chronic diseases in an aging population

The DRIVE-RM consortium, led by Professor of Experimental Nephrology Marianne Verhaar from UMC Utrecht, has been awarded €37.5 million under...

Birdsong and human voice built from same genetic blueprint

Humans have been long fascinated by bird song and the cacophony of other avian sounds — from coos and honks...

Celebrating 25 Inspiring Women in Plant Biology

The American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB) Women in Plant Biology Committee recently named 25 Inspiring Women in Plant Biology...

AI headphones let wearer listen to a single person in a crowd, by looking at them just once

Noise-canceling headphones have gotten very good at creating an auditory blank slate. But allowing certain sounds from a wearer’s environment...

Designing a better nest to help endangered turtles

With Ontario’s eight species of turtles considered at risk, a new nest designed by researchers has the potential to significantly...

University of Houston sleep expert and psychology professor Candice Alfano

Weighted blankets do not improve sleep among children with a history of maltreatment

A study by University of Houston sleep expert and psychology professor Candice Alfano has found that weighted blankets, between 5...

Helping qubits stay in sync

Credit: Kater Murch, Washington University in St. Louis. Music/Sound courtesy Bensound, License code: E3SBL1FUTVXGEVWW. Journal Physical Review Letters DOI 10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.200401...

Abell 2390 is a galaxy cluster, a giant conglomeration of many galaxies like the Milky Way. Around 50,000 galaxies can be seen here. Such clusters contain huge amounts of mass, much of which is dark matter. Abell 2390 lies 2.7 billion light-years away in

UMass Amherst astronomer leading international effort to understand evolutionary secrets of the universe

AMHERST, Mass. – The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Euclid Consortium—a collaboration of 2,000 researchers from 300 institutions in...

Iron could be key to less expensive, greener lithium-ion batteries, research finds

CORVALLIS, Ore. – What if a common element rather than scarce, expensive ones was a key component in electric car...

Literature review finds that worldwide, most people find climate scientists to be trustworthy

While most people worldwide trust climate scientists, a small, skeptical minority – such as conservatives in the U.S. – can...

Two new studies by Mount Sinai researchers in science offer key insights into the origins and potential treatment of mental health disorders

Working under the umbrella of the PsychENCODE Consortium, the mental health research project established in 2015 by the National Institutes...

Finding the beat of collective animal motion

Across nature, animals from swarming insects to herding mammals can organize into seemingly choreographed motion. Over the last two decades,...

From burns to the wave nature of heat – via the telegraph equation

When a train approaches or an ambulance with its siren blaring nears us, we hear the sound with an increased...

HKU hosts “Beyond Moore’s Law: Frontier of Intelligent Hardware and Information Systems” symposium

Organised by HKU and sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and the Beijing-Hong Kong Academic Exchange...

The evolutionary context of anglerfish immunogenomic degradation

Sexual parasitism helped anglerfish invade the deep sea during a time of global warming

Members of the vertebrate group including anglerfishes are unique in possessing a characteristic known as sexual parasitism, in which males...

Continuing study: Tel Aviv University researchers identify the pathogen causing sea urchin mass mortalities in the Red Sea; The epidemic has spread to the Indian Ocean possess an eminent threat to coral reefs

Embargoed until Thursday, May 23rd at 11AM (Israel time)Credit: Jean-Pascal Quod Embargoed until Thursday, May 23rd at 11AM (Israel time)...

Young girls most sensitive to PFAS “forever chemicals” found in Australian vegetables

Researchers have revealed the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in vegetables from Sydney and Newcastle in Australia. The...

Greater Bay Area Science Forum – Hong Kong Forum concludes at HKU