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AI system learns from many types of scientific information and runs experiments to discover new materials

MIT researchers developed an AI system called CRESt that mimics human scientists by combining information from scientific literature, chemical data, and microscopy images with robotic equipment to automatically discover new materials. The system explored over 900 chemical combinations and discovered a fuel cell catalyst that achieved record power density while using 75% fewer precious metals than previous designs.

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It's official: Humans have found 6,000 planets beyond our solar system

Astronomers have officially confirmed 6,000 planets beyond our solar system, marking a dramatic milestone since the first exoplanet discovery in 1992. These discoveries reveal bizarre worlds unlike anything in our solar system,...

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Meta wants to become the Android of robotics

Meta's robotic ambitions begin with teaching a machine to wiggle its fingers. The tech giant is diving into robotics research, but unlike competitors building actual robots, Meta wants to become the Android of the robot world....

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Physicists find a loophole in Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle without breaking it

Physicists at the University of Sydney discovered a clever workaround to measure both position and momentum of particles simultaneously by focusing on relative shifts rather than absolute values, effectively sidestepping...

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Scientists uncover how to block pain without side effects

NYU scientists have discovered how to block pain without interfering with beneficial inflammation by identifying the specific receptor responsible for each process. While common painkillers like NSAIDs reduce both pain and...

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This new camera sees the invisible in 3D without lenses

Researchers created a lens-free mid-infrared camera using laser light to form an optical pinhole in a crystal, achieving 35+ cm depth of field in low-light conditions for affordable night vision and industrial applications.

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A Huge Comet Is About to Become Visible in the Sky

A newly discovered comet named C/2025 R2 (SWAN) will make its closest approach to Earth in October at 25.10 million miles away, potentially becoming visible to the naked eye from the Northern Hemisphere around October 21....

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Post-quantum RSA with gargantuan keys

RSA encryption faces a future threat from quantum computers using Shor's algorithm, which could break current key sizes by factoring numbers much faster than classical methods. Cryptographer Daniel Bernstein calculated that RSA...

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Quantum chips just proved they’re ready for the real world

UNSW Sydney startup Diraq partnered with European nanoelectronics institute imec to prove their silicon-based quantum chips can maintain 99% accuracy when manufactured in real-world production facilities, not just research labs....

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In a first, Huntington’s disease is slowed by an experimental treatment

An experimental gene therapy delivered directly to the brain has slowed Huntington's disease progression by up to 75 percent over three years in a small clinical trial of 17 patients. The treatment uses virus-delivered microRNA...

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Scientists Say They May Have Just Detected a Wormhole From Another Universe

Chinese scientists propose that gravitational waves detected by LIGO and Virgo in 2019 weren't from black holes colliding in our universe, but echoes from a collision in another universe that temporarily opened a wormhole. The...

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The Physics of Martian Meteorites: How Escape Velocity Gets a Rock to Earth

In 1996, President Clinton announced that a Martian meteorite called ALH84001 showed potential signs of past life on Mars, confirmed as Martian through trapped atmospheric gases matching Mars' composition. These rocks reach Earth...

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Korean researchers make bone-healing gun; offers faster, less invasive fracture treatment

Korean researchers developed a handheld "bone-healing gun" that works like a 3D printer, melting biodegradable polymer bullets at 60°C to create custom bone scaffolds directly during surgery. Animal tests showed faster healing...

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Cold atoms on chip promise minaturized quantum computers and sensors

Scientists at UC Santa Barbara created ultra-stable lasers on silicon chips that cool over a million atoms to near absolute zero, shrinking room-sized quantum equipment into palm-sized devices for portable quantum measurements.

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Scientists create living robots with customizable movement powered by human lung cells

Carnegie Mellon researchers created AggreBots, microscopic robots powered by human lung cells with cilia for movement. These biodegradable robots could deliver personalized treatments without immune rejection.

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Laser wavefront-correcting device gives LIGO 10x boost to spot distant gravitational waves

LIGO needs stronger lasers to detect distant cosmic events, but these lasers warp sensitive mirrors. FROSTI uses controlled heating to fix mirror distortions, boosting LIGO's detection range tenfold.

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Mysterious “quantum echo” in superconductors could unlock new tech

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy Ames National Laboratory discovered a "quantum echo" called the "Higgs echo" in superconducting materials, which could revolutionize quantum technology. Using terahertz spectroscopy,...

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Scientists find largest nova super-remnant ever, measuring 650 light-years across

Astronomers found the largest nova super-remnant ever discovered—a 650-light-year shell in the Large Magellanic Cloud from repeated stellar explosions over 2.4 million years, suggesting stars explode more frequently than...

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Massive 140 MW floating solar plant in Slovenia planned, set to become Europe’s largest

Slovenia's state-owned power company HSE is developing a massive 140 MW floating solar plant on Lake Druzmirje, a former mining lake, with a $116.6 million investment backed by EU funding. Once completed in 2027, the facility...

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Researchers turn common mineral ‘green rust’ into catalyst for hydrogen cars, ships

Japanese researchers have developed a breakthrough hydrogen storage catalyst using "green rust," a common iron hydroxide mineral, treated with copper chloride to create highly active sites for hydrogen production. The modified...

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US scientists’ new light-emitting material that’s durable, cheap could transform photonics

UCLA scientists combined ultra-thin molybdenum disulfide with stretchy Nafion polymer to create bright, flexible light-emitting material. This breakthrough could enable faster, energy-efficient photonic computers using light...

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New Math Revives Geometry’s Oldest Problems

Ancient mathematicians posed counting problems in geometry that took centuries to solve, like finding how many circles can touch three given circles (answer: eight after 1,800 years). Now mathematicians Kirsten Wickelgren and...

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Viral Chinese ‘pregnancy robot’ story debunked: The real science explained

A life-sized humanoid robot with an artificial womb embedded in its abdomen, promising to carry human babies through ten months of gestation for just $13,900. That's the striking image that captivated social media and major news...

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How Google DeepMind’s Gemini Robotics 1.5 Bridges AI and the Real World with Robots That Reason

Google DeepMind's Gemini Robotics 1.5 combines two AI models that enable robots to think and reason before taking action, allowing them to complete complex multi-step tasks like sorting laundry or organizing workspaces. The...

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