Researchers used high-resolution 5-T MRI to compare cochlear nerve measurements in ears affected by acquired sensorineural hearing loss with measurements from control ears. The cochlear-aperture segment was smaller across several measures, while the study's cross-sectional design leaves cause and clinical prediction unresolved.
A high-entropy tungstenate and cerium-oxide catalyst on nickel foam showed strong alkaline OER results at high current densities, but the study did not test a complete electrolyzer or report replicate-based uncertainty.
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)5 min read
A lead-free barium strontium titanate capacitor design generated electrical energy across a wide temperature range, with its best incremental output concentrated between 40 °C and 50 °C.
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)4 min read
A computational study reported perfect binary accuracy for an oscillator-only model using extracted formants, but lower performance for a raw-waveform pipeline and mixed results across 12 vowel classes.
Rudner-Halász, Tamás, Wolfgang Porod, and Gyorgy Csaba. "Oscillator-Based Processing Unit for Formant Recognition." Information 16, no. 7 (2025): 6114 min read
A laboratory study found that vapor-deposited cis-decalin and cis/trans-decalin glasses could be more stable than corresponding liquid-cooled glasses under specific deposition conditions, while pure trans-decalin did not yield a stable vapor-deposited glass.
A laboratory comparison in one lightly crosslinked PMMA glass found that probe-based mobility changed far more than a mechanical measure before yield, while the two measures tracked each other after yield.
JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE, PART B: POLYMER PHYSICS 2016, 54, 1957-19674 min read
A bulk organic crystal showed an intermediate-resistance state under applied current, and nuclear magnetic resonance measurements supported the coexistence of metallic and insulating regions. The sample’s average temperature stayed nearly fixed near its 79-kelvin transition while the power associated with the state rose as ambient temperature fell.
Physical Review Applied 26, 024041 (2026)3 min read