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A University of Tokyo study found that body odor compounds elevated during ovulation can subtly influence men. When added to armpit samples, the scents made men perceive faces as more attractive and reduced stress biomarkers.

Researchers have developed a machine-learning workflow for processing complex 2D X-ray total scattering data from thin film materials. The workflow could help to develop better materials for semiconductors and electronics.

Using a technique called nanoscale fletching, scientists can create high-performance non-stick materials with greatly reduced levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).

Inspired by the natural processes that make fossilised wood, researchers have created a process to produce wood material that is even tougher than steel. The new wood could be a more sustainable option for traditional construction materials.

A portable device for atmospheric flow tube-mass spectrometry (AFT-MS) could speed up drug screening at border control.

Researchers have virtually unrolled scrolls from a Mongolian Buddhist shrine, revealing a prayer written in both Sanskrit and Tibetan.

Researchers have developed a new way to make high-performance lithium-ion battery materials that could help phase out expensive and/or difficult-to-source metals like nickel and cobalt.

Researchers taking the first-ever direct measurement of atom temperature in extremely hot materials inadvertently disproved a decades-old theory about superheating.

Scientists discovered that telocytes in the gut send precise, neuron-like signals to intestinal stem cells via cytonemes. This rewrites long-held views of how the gut repairs itself and could lead to improved therapies for IBD and colon cancer.

Scientists have developed a new metal-organic framework that fluoresces in the presence of certain "forever chemicals" – aiding quantification – while removing them from contaminated waters.