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A PyTorch simulator has disproved an 18-year-old quantum theorem, showing that combining certain quantum channels cannot enable secure communication. AI-driven optimization across a 512-dimensional system proved these encryption building blocks inherently leak information.
Researchers have built a jellyfish-inspired soft robot that swims at record speeds of 14.85 body-lengths per second using external magnetic fields instead of onboard power. By mimicking the fast contraction and slow recovery of...
Mathematicians discovered that famous abstract artists — including Rothko, Kandinsky, and Pollock — all unconsciously follow the same mathematical ratio (0.4) when placing shapes near a canvas's edges, similar to the golden...
A neural network learns to design new molecules by essentially arguing with itself. Each training episode, the system creates two versions of itself — one cautious, one exploratory — and whichever version learns more from its own...
Swapping limestone for volcanic rocks like basalt in cement production could cut CO2 emissions by over 80% and reduce energy use by 40%, while still yielding standard Portland cement, according to UC Santa Barbara and Brimstone...
Water droplets on soap films mimic merging galaxies, orbiting and colliding to form spiral arms and bridges. Their 2D gravity-like attraction compresses time dramatically — one lab second equals 460 million cosmic years.
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A dress rehearsal, not a moon shot. That's the new plan for NASA's Artemis III mission, and it's a significant pivot for the agency's lunar ambitions. Rather than heading straight toward the Moon, NASA will send a four-person...
Figure AI's Helix-02 humanoid robots can now run full 8-hour factory shifts without human help, using a single AI system combining vision, touch, and movement control. Previously tested at BMW, the robots have moved 90,000+ parts...
South Korean scientists created a single-step catalyst that converts CO2 and hydrogen directly into gasoline and naphtha. A pilot plant produces 110 lbs of fuel daily, with commercial plans targeting 100,000 tons annually.
CMU and Bosch researchers developed HTD, an AI system giving humanoid robots better coordination between balance and hand movements. By predicting touch and force feedback rather than just using vision, robots improved task...
Japanese researchers developed a new five-minute test that identifies the best coating conditions for lithium-ion batteries before they're even built. By applying the right shear speed during manufacturing, conductive materials...
Task-switching has accelerated sharply—from 2.5 minutes per task in the mid-2000s to just 47 seconds today—but our core focus ability remains intact. The problem is habit, not biology, so better environments and mindfulness can...
Vitriform3D, working with Oak Ridge National Laboratory, uses a binder jet 3D printing process to turn crushed recycled glass bottles into countertops, tiles, and wall accents. Instead of energy-intensive traditional recycling,...
Despite Stephen Hawking and Nobel Prize winner Kip Thorne suggesting time travel could be physically possible, Andrew Knight argues that past-directed time travel is built on a false, unstated assumption — that no change to the...
A newly discovered asteroid called 2026 JH2 will safely pass Earth on May 18, 2026, about 90,000 km from the surface. Roughly 15–35 meters wide, it poses no threat but will be visible through amateur telescopes and via the...
AI embedded in fusion reactor control systems can detect early warning signs of plasma-disrupting "tearing modes" and automatically adjust magnetic conditions to prevent collapse—shifting from reactive to predictive control for...
A massive solar storm could destroy satellite electronics and knock out GPS, but a vintage mechanical device from Cold War-era B-52 bombers could still guide navigation using the stars. The Angle Computer used moving parts to...
Harold "Sonny" White, NASA's former warp drive researcher, has launched Casimir Inc. and unveiled MicroSparc — a chip claiming to generate continuous electricity from quantum vacuum energy with no batteries or charging needed....
Researchers at MIT developed "implosion carving," a technique that shrinks 3D optical devices to 1/2,000th their size with 100-nanometer precision, potentially enabling optical computing chips and cancer cell detection.
Nearly 47% of Earth's 33,269 tracked orbital objects is space junk, with debris growing by 10,000 objects since 2020. Millions of untracked fragments travel at 17,000+ mph, threatening satellites and astronauts.
Using the James Webb Space Telescope and a galaxy cluster acting as a natural magnifying glass, astronomers discovered LAP1-B, an ancient galaxy from just 800 million years after the Big Bang. Its unusual chemistry — extremely...
Researchers at MIT and Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a way to move tens of thousands of individual atoms inside a material within minutes at room temperature — a major leap from existing slow, surface-only techniques....
Africa's crust beneath the Turkana Rift Zone has thinned to just 13 km—the first observed case of "necking," a key continental breakup stage. This 4-million-year process may eventually split eastern Africa into a separate...
Starting from just four basic physics assumptions — including principles from quantum mechanics and Einstein's relativity — physicists mathematically derived string theory without assuming strings exist, finding it's the only...