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Researchers discovered that "zombie" brain cells that refuse to die may drive temporal lobe epilepsy, the world's most common seizure disorder affecting 50 million people. By using targeted drugs to eliminate these senescent cells in mice, scientists successfully reduced seizures and restored memory function, suggesting a potential new treatment approach for epilepsy patients.
Chinese automaker Dongfeng is testing solid-state EV batteries with 620-mile range capability at extreme cold-weather facilities near China's northern border. The 350 Wh/kg batteries retain 72% capacity at -22°F and passed safety...
China began building the world's first hybrid nuclear plant in Jiangsu Province, combining third and fourth-generation reactor technology. The facility will produce 32.5 million tons of industrial steam annually, replacing coal...
German researchers at Jülich Research Centre plan to simulate the entire human brain using the JUPITER supercomputer, building on 2024's breakthrough mapping of a fruit fly's brain circuitry. The team successfully demonstrated...
Researchers created a magnetic honeycomb material that didn't achieve quantum spin liquid state but showed weak Kitaev interactions. With adjustments, it could potentially host Majorana fermions for quantum computing applications.
NYU researchers have created the first gears that transmit motion through liquid flow rather than interlocking teeth, replacing 5,000 years of mechanical design principles. By rotating cylinders in viscous fluid, they...
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Scientists at KAIST have developed a revolutionary spray-on powder called AGCL that can seal life-threatening wounds in one second by forming a hydrogel barrier upon contact with blood. The powder combines three natural polymers...
Scientists used satellite data and ice physics to create Antarctica's most detailed hidden landscape map, revealing thousands of unknown hills and ridges that could improve climate change predictions.
Engineers have developed a revolutionary "phonon laser" device that generates controlled surface acoustic waves on a microchip, similar to how earthquakes create vibrations but at microscopic scale. This breakthrough combines...
Japanese researchers developed a method to read quantum information from electrons floating above liquid helium by using microwaves to drive energy transitions and measuring electrical capacitance changes.
The UK's DIADEM initiative uses advanced 3D printing to combine tungsten and copper metals for fusion reactors. This breakthrough creates metamaterials that withstand 3,000°C temperatures, supporting the UK's 2040 fusion power...
Astronomers confirmed COSMOS-74706, the earliest known barred spiral galaxy like our Milky Way, existed just 2 billion years after the Big Bang. This discovery supports models showing barred galaxy structures formed 12.5 billion...
Astronomers are preparing to capture the first-ever movie of a supermassive black hole using the Event Horizon Telescope network, which will track the black hole at Messier 87's center throughout March and April. This...
Planets orbit the Sun in a flat plane called the ecliptic because they formed from a rotating gas and dust cloud that collapsed into a disc shape.
Astronomers discovered a supermassive black hole in galaxy J1007+3540 has dramatically reawakened after being dormant for 100 million years, creating new plasma jets nearly one million light-years across that overlay older, faded...
Slovenian researchers have successfully 3D printed tiny polymer structures directly inside living human cells using laser-based two-photon polymerization, overcoming the challenge of placing solid objects within the extremely...
Deep Isolation successfully tested placing radioactive waste in corrosion-resistant canisters two miles underground using oil industry drilling techniques. Their three-year Project SAVANT confirmed the system can safely store...
A rover on an exoplanet must follow specific daily instructions: travel increasing distances (1km, 2km, 3km, etc.) and turn 90 degrees each day for eight days. The mathematical puzzle challenges readers to determine which...
Researchers have reinterpreted Einstein's 1935 Einstein-Rosen bridge concept, arguing it's not a traversable tunnel but a mathematical connection between opposite time directions in quantum physics. This breakthrough could solve...
Astronomers used WEAVE to discover a massive iron bar-shaped cloud in the Ring Nebula containing as much iron as Mars. The mysterious structure's origin could be from stellar death processes or a vaporized planet.
Standing 42 feet tall in a Maryland clean room, NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope looks ready to revolutionize our understanding of the cosmos. The $4.3 billion observatory, completed ahead of schedule, could launch as...
HL Robotics has deployed an automated parking system called Parkie in South Korea, where robots take control of vehicles and park them autonomously in tight spaces without driver involvement. The system uses Cisco's...
Scientists at Florida State University created a new crystal material by combining two chemically similar but structurally mismatched compounds, producing rare magnetic behavior where atomic spins form complex swirling patterns...
A company is reportedly using AI to tackle the Riemann Hypothesis, one of mathematics' most important unsolved problems worth a $1 million prize from the Clay Institute. The hypothesis involves proving that all zeros of a special...