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Economics & Business Oct 2, 2026

Study links hurricane exposure to higher eviction risk for renters

Hurricanes can displace renters even when their homes suffer no damage, according to new research led by Rowan University urban planner Qian He.

Earth Sciences Oct 2, 2026

Cosmic-ray particles help probe powerful electric fields inside thunderstorms

An instrument built to study cosmic rays has turned out to be a powerful tool for investigating thunderstorms. Earlier observations with the GRAPES-3 muon telescope revealed that thunderclouds can develop electrical potential ...

Analytical Chemistry Oct 1, 2026

Ions help electrons hop through porous material with potential for brain-inspired computing

Next-generation computing technologies could be one step closer to emulating how neurons respond and communicate with each other, thanks to research examining how electrons and ions move through materials.

Social Sciences Oct 1, 2026

Bridging generations: Early findings suggest shared spaces may benefit both children and nursing home residents

It was the first day of school, and the kids at the Logan Intergenerational Family Education Center were not going to wait a second longer. Normally, the hordes of elementary schoolers would take turns chattering down the ...

Optics & Photonics Oct 1, 2026

New method generates nearly indistinguishable photons for quantum communication

Working in close collaboration, researchers from Paderborn University, the University of Basel and Ruhr University Bochum have made a breakthrough in quantum communication. In their recently published paper in the journal ...

Environment Oct 1, 2026

Artisans turn old São Paulo subway construction uniforms into backpacks

Corporate uniforms, advertising banners and industrial technical fabrics almost always end up in landfills at the end of their "life cycles," even when they are still in good condition. To address this issue, Ciclou, a startup ...

Biotechnology Oct 1, 2026

Engineer brings 'surgineering' mindset to future of medicine

Farshid Alambeigi refers to one of his most ambitious research efforts as "the sci-fi project." The idea lives up to the name. He is developing robotic technology that could one day help manufacture living tissue—potentially ...

Social Sciences Oct 1, 2026

Pickpockets and poets—creating elite mindsets in soccer

New research from NTNU's Department of Psychology indicates that elite soccer players experience lower levels of competitive anxiety than amateur players, despite performing under intense scrutiny.

General Physics Oct 1, 2026

Hidden 'funnels' let complex systems slip between stable states

Many systems in nature can settle into several different stable states, with the final state depending on their starting conditions. However, the boundaries separating these states are often far more complicated than they ...

Astronomy Oct 1, 2026

Ultra-precise coatings help power the next generation of gravitational wave detectors

Researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) have engineered new optical coatings for LIGO, the global collaboration hunting gravitational waves from colliding black holes and neutron stars.

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