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Earth
Rapid cloud losses contribute to record-breaking temperatures, new research
Average annual map of the total cloud cover (top) and the cloud and Earth’s radiant energy system shortwave cloud radiation effects (bottom) period 2001-2024. Credit: Geophysical Research Book (2025). doi:10.1029/2025GL114882 Earth’s cloud cover has rapidly shrinked, contributing to record-breaking temperatures, according to new research, including the Monash-led Australian Research Council’s Excellence Centre for 21st Century Weather. The research, led by…
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Chemistry
Fluorescent color change strategy allows for rapid detection of tertiary amines and opioids
Graphical abstract. Credit: Journal of the American Chemical Society (2025). doi:10.1021/jacs.5c00425 Researchers at Chinese Science and Technology (USTC), led by Professor Zhang Guoqing, have developed a rapid fluorochromic sensing method for detecting tertiary amines and opioids. Their research has been published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. The detection of organic amines is essential for pharmaceutical analysis, food…
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Chemistry
Iron and blue light allow for rapid and low toxic production of carbohydrates for new antibiotics
Credit: University of Oklahoma Researchers at the University of Oklahoma have found that could potentially revolutionize the treatment of antibiotic-resistant infections, cancer and other challenging Gram-negative pathogens without relying on precious metals. Currently, precious metals such as platinum and rhodium are used to create synthetic carbohydrates. It is an important ingredient in many approved antibiotics used to combat Gram-negative pathogens,…
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Nanotechnology
Rapid Test Improvements: DNA Nanotechnology Increases Test Strip Sensitivity
DNA origami and LFIA test designs. Credit: Natural Communication (2025). doi:10.1038/s41467-025-57385-6 Since the Covid-19 pandemic, almost everyone has been familiar with this technology. Paper-based rapid test strips, also known as lateral immunoassays (LFIA). They allow for the simple detection of biomarkers indicating the presence of a particular pathogen or health condition. Currently, a research group led by Heini Ijäs, Maximilian…
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Chemistry
Defect engineered metal organic framework provides rapid detection of nerve agents
(a) EDS analysis of MOF-525-1, (b) SEM images of MOF-525-1, (c) Distribution of specific elements of MOF-525-1. Credit: Advanced Functional Materials (2025). doi:10.1002/adfm.202425082 Neurological agents are highly toxic chemical warfare agents that inhibit acetylcholinesterase (AChE) in the nervous system, causing severe symptoms such as seizures and respiratory failure. Timely detection of these agents is important for protecting human health. Current…
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Nanotechnology
Smartphones and nanotechnology allow rapid detection of neonatal yellowunds
Sensor fluorescence and colorimetric operation principles. Credit: Zhang Lanpeng The research team, led by Professor Jiang Langlong of the Institute of Physical Sciences at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has developed an innovative dual-mode sensing platform using UpConversion nanoparticles (UCNPs). This platform integrates fluorescence and colorimetric methods and provides a highly sensitive and low detection limiting regime solution for the…
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Nanotechnology
Utilizing gravity to create low-cost microfluidic devices for rapid cell analysis
Slug flow driven microfluidic chip. Credit: Denis Soward/Rice University A team of researchers at George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing at Rice University has developed an innovative, low-cost AI-enabled device for creating flow cytometry. The prototypes identify and count cells from unpurified blood samples with similar accuracy to more expensive and bulky traditional flow cytometers, providing results within…
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Nanotechnology
Microfluid Component Library Component Library enables rapid, low-cost device prototyping
An overview of manufacturing technology and component library. Droplet microfluidic design, build and test cycle. b Droplet component library containing droplet generation, anchoring, incubation, picoin injection, and fluorescent sorting. cDroplate microfluidic workflow. Droplets are generated into pixel arrays, reinjected, detected, sorted and organized. Additionally, droplets with cells are generated, reinjected, picoinjected, sensed, and sorted for the fluorescent cell sorting workflow.…
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Biology
New AI tools for rapid identification in forensic investigations are faster than humans at estimating biological sex
Volume rendering CT scans visualized with Osirix, featuring five cranial properties used in this study. (a) Left side view showing Gravella (GLA), mastoid (MAS), and Nuchal Crest (NUC). (b) Abnormal viewing with mental uplift (male) and superorbital margin (SUP) shown. Credit: Science Report (2024). doi:10.1038/s41598-024-81718-y CSIRO, a national science institution in Australia, has developed an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) tool…
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Space & Cosmos
Discovery of distant blazars supports rapid black hole formation in the early universe
Artist’s impression of a bright, very early active galactic nucleus discovered by Bañados and his colleagues. This has fundamental implications for the growth of black holes during the first billions of years of cosmic history. Credit: NSF/AUI/NSF NRAO/B. Saxton Astronomers have discovered a key piece of the puzzle of how supermassive black holes were able to grow so quickly in…
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