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Reshaping gold leads to new electronic and optical properties
- Feb 2, 2026
By changing the physical structure of gold at the nanoscale, researchers can drastically change how the material interacts with light—and, as a result...
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AI streamlines deluge of data from particle collisions
- Feb 2, 2026
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a novel artificial intelligence (AI)-based method to...
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Psychological therapies for children whose first language isn't English can become lost in translation, study warns
- Feb 2, 2026
Current school-based mental health support for children from multilingual backgrounds can be "lost in translation" because it is reliant on good profi...
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Earth's largest volcanic event reshaped an oceanic plate, seismic wave analysis reveals
- Feb 2, 2026
A research group has revealed through seismic wave analysis that the oceanic plate beneath the Ontong Java Plateau—the world's largest oceanic plateau...
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Lab-grown algae remove microplastics from water
- Feb 2, 2026
A University of Missouri researcher is pioneering an innovative solution to remove tiny bits of plastic pollution from our water. Mizzou's Susie Dai r...
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Intercity quantum sensor network tightens axion dark matter constraints
- Feb 2, 2026
Recently, scientists from institutions including the University of Science and Technology of China made a fundamental breakthrough in nuclear-spin qua...
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Analyzing an enigmatic enzyme with potential for new antibiotic drug discovery
- Feb 2, 2026
An analysis of an unusual enzyme could result in a new generation of antimicrobial medicines to counter antibiotic resistance. Key details in the enzy...
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New database reveals how Americans use water
- Feb 2, 2026
Water powers our lives. It feeds our crops, keeps factories running, generates electricity, and fills our taps. But until now, no one had a clear, nat...
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Intelligent sensors created for quality-assured cell production
- Feb 2, 2026
Whether for drug screening or toxicity testing, stem cell-based 3D tissue models are key to biomedical research. However, producing cell aggregates in...
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Ancient Alaskan site may help explain how the first people arrived in North America
- Feb 2, 2026
New evidence has emerged that sheds light on the possible first people to populate the Americas. Dating of stone and ivory tools found at an archaeolo...
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Epiaceratherium itjilik: The rhino that lived in the Arctic
- Feb 2, 2026
Paleontologists at the Canadian Museum of Nature have recently been studying the skeletal remains of a rhinoceros. This might not sound remarkable at...
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Mapping how Arctic groundwater will respond to thawing permafrost
- Feb 2, 2026
Dalhousie researchers have revealed how Arctic aquifers—permeable layers of the ground that store and transmit water to rivers, lakes and terrestrial...