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Filmed at 875,000 fps, the Slow Mo Guys captured glass shattering in stunning detail—flexing like water before cracks race outward at the speed of sound, revealing the surface's final moments frozen in time.
Singapore researchers built the world's first biological data center, using 16 million human neurons across 20 computing units. It could dramatically cut energy consumption compared to traditional data centers, with applications...
Mice in artificial hibernation lost over half their synapses yet retained full memories upon waking. Surviving synaptic clusters rebuilt precisely, suggesting memory relies on broader neural architecture rather than individual...
Using six-femtosecond laser pulses, Japanese researchers observed a hidden electronic state form in 30 femtoseconds within a metal-organic framework, revealing an unknown intermediate "bond-order wave" state—potentially enabling...
Researchers have developed a nitrogen-frozen optical fiber that guides both light and sound, boosting their interaction 1,000x over standard fibers—enabling highly efficient optoacoustic memory for faster, lower-energy photonic...
Researchers used fiber-optic cables to detect "thunderquakes"—seismic waves from lightning—and built a 3D model of how thunder travels through soil and rock. Testing against real storms at Penn State validated the approach.
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Mars's orbit is tilted ~1.85° relative to Earth's, introducing a small correction to their calculated distance. This offset is ~1,000x smaller than the main value but varies irregularly.
In July 2026, AI solved over a dozen long-standing math problems in two weeks—one unsolved for 153 years. OpenAI's Astra model cracked 10 major problems across fields for under $2,000, signaling a shift in scientific discovery.
A hobbyist called Dr. Semiconductor built working LED chips from scratch using gallium nitride wafers, a UV laser, and phosphor coatings, proving advanced chip fabrication is now achievable outside professional labs.
Global tree cover grew by 2.24 million km² over 35 years due to regrowth and planting programs, but tropical forests declined sharply. Experts warn that rising tree counts can mask serious ecological damage when natural forests...
US researchers achieved the first wireless quantum link in the US, transmitting entangled photons 13 miles through open air using telescope technology to overcome atmospheric interference, advancing development of a...
Rapidly spinning stars captured from binary systems by supermassive black holes produce progressively dimmer flares with each close pass, solving a longstanding mystery about fading partial tidal disruption events, according to...
By colliding oxygen and neon nuclei at CERN, Copenhagen physicists recreated quark-gluon plasma—the Universe's primordial "soup"—using smaller nuclei than previously thought possible, revealing that post-collision particle...
Physicists at Jefferson Lab accidentally discovered two unexpected particles, Y(2240) and X(1830), while searching for Y(2175). Y(2240) meets discovery thresholds and suggests exotic quark or gluon structures that could redefine...
Lawrence Livermore researchers 3D-printed ceramic laser waveguides using direct ink writing, reducing heat buildup versus glass fibers. The devices currently produce hundreds of milliwatts, with kilowatt-level output targeted for...
Researchers boosted superconductivity using quantum vacuum fluctuations by placing a niobium diselenide device inside a specialized cavity, raising its superconducting temperature by 5.4%—suggesting empty space could be a tool...
Microscheme is a Scheme-based language for Arduino that compiles to hardware-level instructions, with optimizations like function inlining and dead-code removal, plus direct C interop for full Arduino library access.
S301, the Milky Way's fastest known star, orbits the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* at 25,000 km/s. Its 2031 close approach may finally let astronomers measure the black hole's spin.
Hard acceleration demands far more electrical current, degrading EV batteries 2.5 times faster than smooth driving, according to a Shanghai Dianji University study—significantly reducing range and resale value.
Asahi Kasei's method adds lithium carbonate and special electrolyte additives to silicon-anode batteries, recovering lithium lost on the first charge cycle and boosting energy density by 10% with minimal production changes.
Earth fungi like Aspergillus can survive up to seven days in shaded lunar polar regions, posing contamination risks for Artemis missions, where improperly sterilized spacecraft could introduce microbes near scientifically...
Apollo Atomics, an MIT spinout, raised $31M to build truck-shippable nuclear reactors 40x smaller than traditional designs, featuring a redesigned steam generator with 10x higher power density and under two-year deployment time.
NASA's attempt to boost the Swift Observatory to a safer orbit failed after a control system malfunction on the LINK spacecraft. NASA will now use LINK for rendezvous maneuver practice to advance future satellite servicing...
Cummins is deploying its largest-ever 5-MWh battery storage system at a U.S. data center, designed to buffer AI-driven power spikes, stabilize grid connections, and provide temporary power during infrastructure buildout.