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Sentinel by Aldrei Ong tracks electrical changes in conductive concrete and reports internal cracks remotely. It won the 2026 James Dyson Global Sustainability Award.
A study of 24 colonies in New South Wales found that antimicrobial activity of hive materials declines from outer to inner compartments and acts mostly on bacteria.
An analysis of millions of cattle transactions shows listed employers cut direct sales to signatory slaughterhouses but kept selling through intermediaries, so downstream bans had a limited effect.
University of Nebraska–Lincoln analysis of transaction data from 26 states found that online betting spreads quickly after legalization and reduces savings rather than other spending.
Chalmers researchers built two statistical models on Swedish truck data for 2016–2019. Empty containers were 44–46% of vehicles and 32–33% of vehicle kilometres.
Nagoya University researchers read membrane proteins and microRNAs in intact extracellular vesicles. In lab and patient samples, the method linked inflammation to its tissue of origin.
A study in The Innovation, based on a century of observations and model experiments, links the Atlantic Niño's effect on winter ENSO to tropical sea surface temperature gradients.
Researchers at Northwestern Polytechnical University changed the solidification of eutectic high-entropy alloys with trace carbon, in arc-melted laboratory ingots.
Teams from Shanghai and Westlake University encoded data in spatiotemporal topological states of ultrafast pulses, a proof-of-concept for turbulence-tolerant optical links.
With Run 1 and 2 data the significance is 3.2σ. The most precise Bs0→μ+μ– branching fraction and effective lifetime to date also agree with the Standard Model.
Drone counts of the entire range in 2022–2024 found about 27,800 breeding pairs on the Bounty Islands and 29,800 on the Antipodes, with opposite population trends.
Archaeologists at Bournemouth University reinterpret the name, coin title and coin imagery of Verica, a ruler of the Atrebates in Iron Age Britain, as evidence of a female ruler.
Cryo-EM showed phage protein L05 assembles into a 9.5-megadalton particle, which could give researchers a simpler way to study vaults in human cells.
Edited cacao plants without T-DNA showed 42% smaller lesions after Phytophthora challenge in the lab. Field trials are now underway.
Researchers at Cardiff University and the National Museum of Wales determined the four-letter combination without touching the lock, using micro-CT imaging.
The California Insect Barcode Initiative reports that only about two-thirds of the state's insect species are described; over one million specimens were DNA barcoded.
Researchers report a toothbrush with piezoelectric bristles that damages oral bacteria. In a three-month trial with 115 adults, plaque and gum inflammation were lower.
The orbiter's spectrometers recorded hydrogen chloride in a season when it is normally absent; the team links it to fissures, but active volcanism is not proven.
An experimental toothbrush with PVDF filaments generates a charge that produces reactive oxygen species against oral bacteria. Lab and three-month human tests were reported.
Long-term records from the La Selva and El Verde field stations show more extreme heat days by 2024, while rainfall trends differ between the two sites, the authors report.
