A revolution in optics is rendering the mechanical buzz and whir of a focusing camera lens obsolete. Researchers and engineers…
Ultrasound technology transforms cancer treatment
Ultrasound therapy is transforming cancer treatment by noninvasively destroying tumors, activating drugs on demand, and enhancing immunotherapy in trials
JWST reveals Io’s extreme volcanism and a sulfur-rich atmosphere, detailing Loki Patera’s lava lake and Kanehekili Fluctus eruptions spanning 4,300 sq km
NTT Data projects AI workloads will threaten global climate commitments
A new NTT Data report warns AI’s rising energy use threatens climate goals, projecting it will drive over 50% of data center power consumption by 2028
Salmon comeback conflicts with Trump administration environmental plans
Salmon are rebounding in the American West even as the Trump administration withdraws from the Resilient Columbia Basin Agreement and shifts water toward farms
Nanoprobe microscope reveals hidden cancer cell flexibility
Researchers use NE-AFM to probe living cancer cell nuclei with a nanoneedle, linking chromatin-driven nuclear stiffness to cancer progression as a biomarker
Study reveals brains and stock markets follow the same rules in a crisis
A University of Michigan study shows brains and stock markets share crisis rules, using phase transitions to predict first-order collapses or gradual recoveries
Microscopic diatom skeletons rapidly alter ocean chemistry and climate
Diatoms’ glassy skeletons rapidly transform into clay minerals via reverse weathering in about 40 days, reshaping ocean chemistry and the global carbon cycle
Cryo-electron microscopy reveals opioid receptor binding for safer painkillers
Cryo-EM visualizes the full activation sequence of the mu-opioid receptor binding, offering blueprints for safer analgesics and improved overdose reversal