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Tiny crystal defects solve decades-old mystery in organic light emitters
- Apr 13, 2026
Materials that emit and manipulate light are at the heart of technologies ranging from solar energy to advanced imaging systems. But even in well-stud...
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Oxide-based sensor opens door to greener, faster, more accurate quality testing of food
- Apr 13, 2026
An electrochemical sensor developed at Oregon State University holds promise for making food quality testing faster, more accurate, more environmental...
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Light tightens young pea stems, revealing a new brake on plant growth
- Apr 13, 2026
Light has long been known to regulate plant growth. New research from Osaka Metropolitan University has discovered a new mechanism behind this regulat...
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Quantum sensors get a precision boost as 2D defects reveal their hidden timing
- Apr 13, 2026
A key factor for the performance of sensors is the speed at which the system returns to its initial state after a disturbance or measurement, similar...
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New research on cellular redox reactions sheds light on the path of neurodegenerative diseases
- Apr 13, 2026
The mechanics of the onset of cancer or neurodegenerative disorders like Alzheimer's disease or ALS remain a mystery. Scientists associate these disea...
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Video shows that sunbirds suck, while hummingbirds don't
- Apr 13, 2026
Two unrelated groups of nectar eaters, hummingbirds and sunbirds, have evolved different techniques to slurp the sweet liquid from flowers. The tongue...
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Artemis II crew used modern photography to tell the story of their lunar journey—and update some classic Apollo images
- Apr 13, 2026
At this point in NASA's human spaceflight story, researchers have a substantial amount of material—documents, artifacts and images—with which to tell...
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From ship wakes to soft tissues: Exploring fluid and solid surface-wave physics
- Apr 13, 2026
A new study by scientists in the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) shows that when a pressure disturbance move...
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Combining ion pumps and click chemistry enables precise drug release in the body
- Apr 13, 2026
How can a drug be released or activated exactly where and when it is needed in the body? For many treatments, particularly in cancer therapy, the acti...
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Physicists discover how reverse to 'quantum scrambling'
- Apr 13, 2026
Quantum computers stand to revolutionize research by helping investigators solve certain problems exponentially faster than with conventional computer...
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Gray whales are dying in San Francisco Bay at an alarming rate. This isn't normal
- Apr 13, 2026
At least six gray whales have died in San Francisco Bay from mid-March to early April 2026. These deaths follow a pattern over the past few years, and...
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Why do some stars in the galactic center survive while others are destroyed?
- Apr 13, 2026
The center of our galaxy is an extreme place. Surrounding the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A*, stars are packed densely into a region where gra...