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Microbes for health: New way to feel 'at one' with nature
- May 19, 2026
Can you imagine feeling good about your body being home to trillions of bacteria and viruses—as well as life-giving "invisible friend" microbes in the...
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Would a $1 rideshare fee affect wealthier or working‑class Philadelphians more? 2 Chicago studies offer some perspective
- May 18, 2026
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker has proposed a US$1 fee on all Uber, Lyft and other rideshare trips in the city to begin in 2027. The projected $48...
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Bioengineers condense protein engineering and testing to a single day
- May 18, 2026
Proteins are critical to life—and to industry. There are countless proteins that could be engineered to treat and even cure serious diseases and cellu...
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Phase-contrast microtomography reveals vascular colonization of tomato roots by Fusarium oxysporum
- May 18, 2026
Soil-borne fungal pathogens are responsible for major agricultural losses worldwide, yet the way they invade and spread inside plant roots is still no...
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Careful crystallization unlocks well-ordered perovskite layers for transistors
- May 18, 2026
Perovskites are a class of materials with a unique crystal structure that suits applications such as fabricating solar cells, light-emitting diodes an...
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Brazil's reserves run on too little funding, with Amazon getting just 20% needed
- May 18, 2026
Human development is driving numerous global species to the brink of extinction, threatening essential resources like water and soil, and contributing...
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Ancient burial practices emerge from Laos' mysterious Plain of Jars
- May 18, 2026
Hundreds of stone jars, some weighing several tons, are scattered across the remote uplands of northern Laos. Despite being researched for nearly a ce...
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Reconfigurable Ge-Si photodetector achieves ultrahigh-speed data transmission using low-loss packaging
- May 18, 2026
The rapid growth of large language models is placing increasing demands on data centers, where large volumes of data must be transferred efficiently b...
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Alternative SoMe algorithms can help users form more accurate and less polarized beliefs
- May 18, 2026
The algorithms that most social media platforms like Facebook, X, and TikTok use today might be contributing to political conflict and polarization. B...
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MatterChat model helps AI to 'see' the language of atom-scale physics to sharpen materials predictions
- May 18, 2026
From writing emails to generating computer code, much of the artificial intelligence prevalent in our daily lives has succeeded by mastering one domai...
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The structure of water: Entropy determines whether ions stick
- May 18, 2026
Water molecules do not simply swirl around in complete disorder; they can form certain preferred structures. This scientific fact is often presented i...
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Open-source AI assistant can improve research workflow
- May 18, 2026
Lehigh University researchers have built the first "AI for Science" software tool designed to support the entire project workflow for research scienti...