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Kyoto University researchers applied precise shear strain to strontium ruthenate and found its superconducting transition temperature stayed unchanged, contradicting previous studies and ruling out leading theories about this mysterious superconductor.
Current AI systems excel at making predictions within existing scientific frameworks but struggle to create paradigm shifts that drive major breakthroughs, potentially trapping science in patterns where researchers improve...
Chemistry student Manasi Desai developed a clear nail polish prototype that transforms fingernails into touch-screen styluses by using amino acid taurine and ethanolamine instead of dangerous metal particles. The formula works...
A Russian cargo spacecraft carrying 5,500 pounds of critical supplies to the International Space Station suffered an antenna malfunction after launch, preventing automatic docking as planned. Cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov must...
NASA's Juno spacecraft discovered that Jupiter's lightning bolts are at least 100 times more powerful than Earth's, analyzing microwave emissions during a rare storm lull in 2021-2022. Despite producing groundbreaking science,...
A global study of 67 cases shows groundwater depletion can be reversed using alternative water sources, usage policies, and artificial recharge techniques, though recovery takes years to decades.
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China has finalized designs for its first deep-sea tourist submersible capable of diving 3,280 feet into the ocean's "Midnight Zone," marking its entry into the luxury deep-sea tourism market currently dominated by Western...
NASA's Artemis II mission will send four astronauts around the moon for 10 days, marking humanity's return to lunar exploration after 52 years. Future crewed lunar landings are planned for 2028.
OpenAI is negotiating to buy massive amounts of electricity from fusion startup Helion Energy, potentially securing 5 gigawatts by 2030 and scaling to 50 gigawatts by 2035. This deal would dwarf Helion's current 50-megawatt...
Scientists created an ion pump using ultra-thin metal layers that extracts lithium from seawater and reduces salt by 50% using only electrical voltage switching. This energy-efficient method could revolutionize desalination and...
China's first approved vascular robot, the YDHB-NS01, achieved a 100% success rate in a clinical trial at Peking Union Medical College Hospital, where it performed complex brain imaging procedures called cerebral angiography. The...
Hyundai has partnered with US robotics firm Persona AI to develop humanoid welding robots for shipyards, addressing growing labor shortages in dangerous industrial tasks. The collaboration involves HD Korea Shipbuilding...
NYU physicists created a time crystal using floating styrofoam beads suspended by sound waves, where particles appear to violate Newton's third law of motion by moving in nonreciprocal ways. The breakthrough occurs because larger...
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter found a massive 225-meter crater that formed in spring 2024, a rare once-in-139-years event. The crater's 120-kilometer debris field shows risks to future lunar missions.
Ryan Gosling awakens groggy and bearded aboard a spaceship in the new film Project Hail Mary, playing a middle school teacher tasked with saving our dying sun. While the movie's premise sounds like pure fantasy, the science of...
A math puzzle challenges readers to strategically plant gridflowers in four different-sized garden plots this summer so they naturally produce specific quantities next year. Gridflowers follow unique growth rules where old plants...
University of Konstanz researchers discovered a new type of friction that occurs without physical contact, using magnetic forces between two layers that never touch but interact magnetically. This contactless friction breaks...
Harvard engineers created a chip that controls light chirality in real time using rotating photonic crystal layers. This enables precise manipulation of circularly polarized light for sensing, optical communication, and quantum...
Scientists discovered that standard quantum light experiments contain hidden 48-dimensional topological structures within entangled photons, revealing over 17,000 distinct patterns that could revolutionize quantum information...
Circadian rhythms are 24-hour biological cycles that regulate sleep, hormones, and metabolism in most organisms. Jellyfish uniquely evolved alternative timekeeping mechanisms independent of solar cues.
Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope discovered the first clear evidence of an atmosphere around a rocky exoplanet, the ancient super Earth TOI-561 b that orbits its star in just 10.56 hours. The planet should be...
University of Bristol researchers developed an artificial motor system using simple electric motors and 3D-printed parts that mimics human muscle behavior by automatically recruiting additional force when loads increase. This...
EU researchers created bio-based graphene foams from renewable materials that mimic spongy bone structures. These lightweight, durable foams absorb shocks and maintain shape for aerospace, automotive, and marine applications.
Researchers discovered that moons orbiting rogue planets ejected into interstellar space could remain warm enough for liquid water for up to 4.3 billion years through dense hydrogen atmospheres that trap internal tidal heat....