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Bridging generations: Early findings suggest shared spaces may benefit both children and nursing home residents
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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 hallway to meet and visit their best friends—the senior-citizen residents of the Logan Manor nursing home—during breakfast.

📅 2026-10-01 22:20:06    •    Phys.org
Mining fragmented microbial DNA identifies candidates for anticancer testing
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Mining fragmented microbial DNA identifies candidates for anticancer testing

Researchers have developed a practical strategy for recovering biosynthetic information from fragmented metagenomic data. Through this work, the researchers identified and prioritized promising natural-product candidates with potential antibacterial or anticancer activity.

📅 2026-10-01 22:20:01    •    Phys.org
Small protein helps amplify cell signals from receptors targeted by many medicines
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Small protein helps amplify cell signals from receptors targeted by many medicines

A small protein known as p11 may play a much broader role in cellular signaling than previously thought. Researchers at Karolinska institutet have now shown that p11 interacts with numerous receptors targeted by commonly used medicines, opening new possibilities for treating conditions such as pain, inflammation and depression. The research is published in the journal Science Advances.

📅 2026-10-01 22:10:01    •    Phys.org
Where the waters meet: Connecting global limits and river basin management
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Where the waters meet: Connecting global limits and river basin management

Human activity and climate change are putting growing pressure on water resources, disrupting the predictability of the water cycle and changing the availability and quality of freshwater. IIASA researchers and partners have developed a new framework for guiding water management and planning at the river basin level, derived from the existing Global Water Planetary Boundary.

📅 2026-10-01 22:00:18    •    Phys.org
Webb provides crash course on planet-shattering collisions
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Webb provides crash course on planet-shattering collisions

In the early history of our solar system, scientists theorize that a Mars-sized object called Theia smashed into the infant Earth, vaporizing massive amounts of rock and blasting it into space. Some of that material coalesced into the moon, where NASA's Artemis program is returning humans, preparing for Mars and shaping the future of space exploration.

📅 2026-10-01 22:00:13    •    Phys.org
New method generates nearly indistinguishable photons for quantum communication
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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 Physical Review Letters, they demonstrate how special semiconductor nanostructures can be used to generate individual photons and pairs of photons that are almost perfectly identical. These "indistinguishable" particles form the basis for quantum entanglement and quantum interference.

📅 2026-10-01 21:40:10    •    Phys.org
Artisans turn old São Paulo subway construction uniforms into backpacks
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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 based in São Paulo, Brazil, has developed a system that transforms environmental liabilities into economic opportunities. The system connects major waste generators, such as industries and corporations in sectors like events and infrastructure, with artisans from the outskirts of the city.

📅 2026-10-01 21:40:05    •    Phys.org
Yosemite toad killer may be hiding in their own homes
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Yosemite toad killer may be hiding in their own homes

UCLA biologists have found the hiding place of a silent killer stalking threatened Yosemite toads: their own burrows. The Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) fungus decimating amphibian populations around the world has long been thought to live in and infect the toads through their skin when they are in the water.

📅 2026-10-01 21:40:01    •    Phys.org
AI method predicts retention times of small molecules more reliably
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AI method predicts retention times of small molecules more reliably

Whether in drug discovery, environmental analysis or metabolomics: anyone analyzing complex biological samples often needs to identify the small molecules they contain. Researchers at Friedrich Schiller University Jena, in collaboration with partners from the Helmholtz Zentrum München and the Technical University of Munich, have developed a method that addresses a problem in analytical chemistry that has persisted for decades.

📅 2026-10-01 21:30:01    •    Phys.org
Viewer impatience may explain why ads lasting ten seconds or less outperform longer spots
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Viewer impatience may explain why ads lasting ten seconds or less outperform longer spots

A research team led by professor Inyoung Chae of Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), together with professor Beth L. Fossen of Indiana University and professor Philip Kim of Texas Christian University in the United States, has demonstrated that ultrashort "micro ads" lasting 10 seconds or less are significantly more effective than longer, more elaborate advertisements at driving immediate online visits and consumer engagement.

📅 2026-10-01 21:20:12    •    Phys.org
The 2025 Kamchatka tsunami kept the Pacific ringing for more than ten hours. Its rhythm could help tsunami warnings
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The 2025 Kamchatka tsunami kept the Pacific ringing for more than ten hours. Its rhythm could help tsunami warnings

On July 29, 2025, at 23:24 Universal Time, a long stretch of seafloor off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula was thrust upward. The magnitude 8.8 earthquake was the largest on Earth since the Tohoku earthquake of 2011, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, and within minutes a tsunami was spreading across the Pacific. Warnings went out from Japan to Chile. On Shumshu, in the Kuril Islands, the water splashed up to about 19 meters (62 feet) high.

📅 2026-10-01 21:20:02    •    Phys.org