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Month: April 2026

Ecology

Hurricane-resilient coastal forests in the Northeastern US may be nearing their limits, project indicates

April 15, 2026 Phys Org

A research paper led by William Paterson University environmental science professor Nicole Davi finds that coastal forests demonstrate incredible resiliency following major hurricane events, but these forests are increasingly at risk from storm damage and […]

Ecology

Jelly-like plankton fuel bigger, faster-growing reef fish across the Indo-Pacific

April 15, 2026 Phys Org

New research led by James Cook University shows huge differences in fish biomass and fish productivity between Caribbean and Indo-Pacific coral reefs, driven by the consumption of jelly-like gelatinous plankton. For their study published in […]

Technology

From lab to industry: 3D printing accelerates the future of lithium batteries

April 15, 2026 Tech Xplore

Recent progress in advanced energy manufacturing has opened a new path for lithium battery design. A joint research team led by Associate Professor Eric Jianfeng Cheng of Tohoku University has published a review in Materials […]

Technology

Green technology in the game industry: Scientists find way to charge your game console while playing

April 15, 2026 Tech Xplore

Researchers at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) have designed a portable game console powered by solar panels and a cranking device. They embedded the crank into the gameplay experience, allowing users to—for example—fire a […]

Computers

AI chatbot teaches AI ‘student’ to love owls, even after data is scrubbed

April 15, 2026 Tech Xplore

Large language models (LLMs) can teach other algorithms unwanted traits, which can persist even when training data has been scrubbed of the original trait, according to new research published in Nature. In one example, a […]

Technology

These restless materials don’t just bend under pressure—they snap, crawl, walk and dig on their own

April 15, 2026 Tech Xplore

When we think of materials, we usually think of substances like metal, concrete, glass or rubber. What these examples have in common is that they are inactive: when pushed, pulled, shifted or sheared they may […]

Education

Waiting to enter primary school may improve educational outcomes in low-income countries, study shows

April 15, 2026 Phys Org

A new study found that children who start school at older ages complete more total years of schooling, had greater wealth in adulthood, and had fewer teen pregnancies. Men were less likely to become HIV-infected […]

Computers

CacheMind turns chip tuning into a conversation, exposing hidden cache failures and lifting processor performance

April 15, 2026 Tech Xplore

Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new AI-assisted tool that helps computer architects boost processor performance by improving memory management. The tool, called CacheMind, is the first computer architecture simulator capable of […]

Education

English still dominates science, but its share fell from 94% to 85%

April 15, 2026 Phys Org

In 2023, about 85% of the roughly five million articles indexed in major global databases covering the natural, medical and social sciences were written in English. In 1990, the proportion was considerably higher: 94%.This article […]

Technology

Tiny battery-free tags turn radio waves into a new way to track breathing at home and in hospitals

April 15, 2026 Tech Xplore

The same wireless technology that can track your cat or locate an item in a warehouse can also monitor your breathing. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital and the University of Gothenburg, […]

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