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Latest story• Jun 25, 2025

A New Pyramid-Like Shape Always Lands the Same Side Up

A simple geometric shape has kept mathematicians puzzled for decades. Now, researchers have finally created a tetrahedron that always lands on the same side, confirming a conjecture by the late John Conway. This four-faced solid, made of carbon fiber and tungsten carbide, weighs just 120 grams but required incredible precision to construct. The team had to distribute its weight so carefully that even a tiny glob...

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The brain’s sweet spot: How criticality could unlock learning, memory—and prevent Alzheimer’s

The brain's optimal function may occur at a "critical" state between order and chaos, potentially explaining learning, adaptation, and disease progression while offering new diagnostic and treatment possibilities for neurological...

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A Classical RAM Design That Mimics Quantum Collapse and Entanglement"

The Triangle Symbolic Processing Framework introduces quantum-like primitives for classical computing. It simulates key quantum phenomena using symbolic representations, including ambiguity states, collapse operations, and...

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Mysterious 'rogue' objects discovered by James Webb telescope may not actually exist, new simulations hint

Recent observations of Jupiter-mass binary objects (JuMBOs) in the Orion Nebula Cluster by the James Webb Space Telescope have sparked debate among astronomers. New computer simulations suggest these planet-like pairs are...

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40,000-year-old boomerang sculpted from mammoth tusk reveals early humans artistry

A 40,000-year-old mammoth tusk boomerang discovered in Poland's Obłazowa Cave offers rare insight into early human craftsmanship. The find, dating to the Early Aurignacian period, highlights the resourcefulness and artistic...

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Zombie NASA satellite emits powerful radio pulse after 60 years of silence

In June 2024, astronomers detected a brief, powerful radio burst from within the Milky Way, traced to Relay 2, a NASA satellite offline since 1967. Scientists attribute the burst to a micrometeorite impact or electrostatic...

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Where do atoms come from? A physicist explains.

Atoms, the building blocks of all matter, have a fascinating origin story. Hydrogen and helium atoms formed about 400,000 years after the Big Bang, when the universe cooled enough for electrons to orbit nuclei. Heavier elements...

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Martian dust to dream homes: How microbes can build on the red planet

Scientists have developed a synthetic lichen system that could autonomously construct buildings on Mars using local materials. The system combines fungi and cyanobacteria to create building materials from Martian regolith without...

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25x speed breakthrough in solid-state battery manufacturing achieved by US firm

QuantumScape has implemented a new manufacturing process called "Cobra" on its production line, increasing the speed of a critical heat-treatment step by 25 times while reducing space requirements. This breakthrough enables...

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'This result has been more than a decade in the making': Millions of qubits on a single quantum processor now possible after cryogenic breakthrough

Scientists have developed a computer chip operating near absolute zero, enabling integration of millions of qubits and their controls on one device. This breakthrough removes a major obstacle to practical quantum computers by...

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Scientists invent photosynthetic 'living' material that sucks CO2 out of the atmosphere

Swiss scientists have created a "living" material with blue-green algae that could help fight climate change. The photosynthetic material converts CO2, sunlight, and water into oxygen, sugars, and solid carbonate minerals,...

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US firm’s ‘superhuman’-like robot can transform industries, reshape heavy-duty works

Apptronik's spinoff, Elevate Robotics, is developing large-scale industrial robots that surpass human abilities, aiming to transform heavy-duty work across industries with faster, stronger, and more capable machines than current...

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New hypersonic computer model simulates gas, droplet particles flying at 3,836 mph

Researchers at San Diego State University developed a computational model predicting particle behavior in hypersonic flight, simulating fuel droplet and gas particle interactions with detonation waves in engines exceeding 3,800...

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Quantum computer’s energy thirst tamed by breakthrough 90% power-cut amplifier

The new amplifier from Chalmers University reduces quantum computer power use by 90%, activating only when reading qubits, which may allow for more qubits and better performance in various fields.

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In a first, the Webb telescope found a planet by actually ‘seeing’ it

The James Webb Space Telescope has directly imaged an exoplanet for the first time, discovering a Saturn-sized world orbiting a young star 111 light-years away. The planet was found in a gap between debris rings around TWA 7, a...

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The Hidden Game Theory of Sherlock Holmes

The world's most famous fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes, isn't just solving crimes - he's inspiring mathematicians. Conan Doyle's tales of Holmes and his nemesis Moriarty played a surprising role in the development of game...

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World’s first biodegradable cooling film drops energy use by 20% without electricity

Scientists have created a biodegradable cooling film that lowers surface temperatures by up to 9.2°C without power. The plant-based plastic film reflects 98.7% of sunlight and releases heat into space, potentially reducing energy...

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US startup unveils surgical tech that renders blood ‘translucent’ during surgery

A startup in California has unveiled HemoLucence, a revolutionary technology that allows surgeons to see through blood during procedures. The system uses AI algorithms to visualize anatomy obscured by pooled blood, potentially...

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Cancer-targeting nanoparticles are moving closer to human trials

MIT researchers have developed a faster, more efficient method to produce nanoparticles for targeted cancer treatment. The new microfluidic mixing technique allows for rapid layering of polymers and drugs, eliminating...

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Immune molecules may affect mood

Cytokines affect brain behavior during illness, with IL-17 receptors influencing sociability in the somatosensory cortex and anxiety in the amygdala, suggesting a close link between immune and nervous systems that could lead to...

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New 'breathalyzer' could detect signs of disease in human breath, scientists say

ABLE, a new device, condenses exhaled breath molecules into liquid droplets, collecting enough sample in 10 minutes for analysis, potentially enabling quick health assessments through breath tests, pending further research on...

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80% charge in 6 mins: Toshiba’s new EV battery boasts over 20,000-cycle lifespan

Toshiba's SCiB lithium-ion battery, featuring rapid charging and long lifespan, will be displayed at Bangkok's Asia Sustainable Energy Week 2025, with plans to expand its use in Southeast Asian transportation and energy storage...

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Radiation-sniffing robot dog ready to assist in Spain’s 10-year nuclear cleanup

A radiation-detecting robot dog, based on Boston Dynamics' Spot, will assist in decommissioning Spain's Santa Maria de Garoña nuclear power plant. The customized quadruped, equipped with a precision arm and spectrometry tools,...

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X Display unveils ultra-fast, cable-free display that turns data into light

X Display has developed an optical technology that transmits vast amounts of digital data through air at rates equivalent to one million frames per second. Using thousands of ultra-fast, multi-wavelength emitters and a high-speed...

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