https://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. The candidate pool for engineered materials that can help enable tomorrow's cutting-edge optical technologies—such as lasers, detectors and imaging devices—is much deeper than previously believed. https://phys.org/news/2025-06-pathways-previously-thought-optical-topological.html Optics & Photonics Tue, 24 Jun 2025 15:55:04 EDT news669999301 In a new survey study, Dutch employees who worked from home tended to report higher levels of productivity and less burnout if they were more satisfied with their home office setup. The study also linked more air ventilation in the home office to higher self-reported productivity. https://phys.org/news/2024-08-dutch-survey-links-air-ventilation.html Economics & Business Wed, 07 Aug 2024 14:00:01 EDT news642231254 Multicellular organisms, like animals and plants, have complex cells with diverse functions. This complexity arises from the need for cells to produce distinct proteins that interact with each other. This interaction is crucial for cells to carry out their specific tasks and to form complex molecular machinery. https://phys.org/news/2024-05-scientists-approach-interrogate-tissue-specific.html Biochemistry Thu, 23 May 2024 09:30:04 EDT news635675401 There are more than 350,000 species of flowering plants on Earth, yet only 12 of them separate humans from starvation. And, Charles Davis says, 2 out of 5 plant species are likely to go extinct in the near future because of land use and climatic changes caused by people. https://phys.org/news/2024-02-herbaria-importance-climate.html Plants & Animals Tue, 27 Feb 2024 11:24:09 EST news628255445 For the first time ever, researchers can track the movements of bats with the help of a brand new algorithm utilizing radar technology, created by the University of Haifa and Tel Aviv University. https://phys.org/news/2023-05-migratory-tracked-algorithm.html Ecology Wed, 31 May 2023 16:21:20 EDT news604768874 The Amazon basin is the world's largest river basin, with intricate and complex hydrology. It stretches across seven nations and feeds 4 of the 10 largest rivers in the world. The basin encompasses dense tropical forests, extensive floodplains, and interconnected wetlands. The region also receives a lot of rain—approximately 2,200 millimeters (86 inches) per year. Gaining a better understanding of Amazon hydrology is essential, especially in light of the ongoing environmental changes across the basin, with increasing floods, droughts, dam building, and deforestation. https://phys.org/news/2021-12-perspective-space-amazon.html Earth Sciences Thu, 23 Dec 2021 09:01:46 EST news559472499 Transport proteins are responsible for moving materials such as nutrients and metabolic products through a cell's outer membrane, which seals and protects all living cells, to the cell's interior. These transported molecules include sugars, which can be used to fuel growth or to respond to chemical signals of activity or stress outside of the cell. Measuring the activity of transporter proteins in a living organism has been a challenge for scientists, because the methods are difficult, often require the use of radioactive tracers, and are difficult to use in intact tissues and organs. https://phys.org/news/2013-07-breakthrough-sensors-cells.html Cell & Microbiology Tue, 02 Jul 2013 09:18:48 EDT news291975517