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NTU Singapore scientists recreated a 200-year-old optics experiment using a laser and circular disc to generate optical skyrmions, stable, swirling light patterns for data storage, offering a cheaper alternative to engineered materials for computing and communications research.
MAX Power has launched a multi-well validation program at Saskatchewan's Lawson Natural Hydrogen Complex, which recorded hydrogen concentrations up to 28.6%. Success could establish the world's first large-scale commercial...
ME-SOFS is a pressure-sensing system that converts touch into fluid-driven robotic movement with no electronics, enabling instant response. It functions underwater, withstands extreme heat, and shows promise for prosthetics and...
Researchers at TUM developed a drone-and-laser system that creates 3D maps of volcanic gases with 5% error, helping predict eruptions while keeping personnel safely away from corrosive plumes.
Sixty-one years after Mariner 4 revealed Mars as a barren, cratered world, NASA's Curiosity and Perseverance rovers are now searching for ancient microbial life, having detected complex organic compounds in Martian soil.
NYU researchers confirmed their momentum flux theory using spiral "silly sprinklers," proving arm shape controls jet flow and rotation. This contradicts Mach's and Feynman's hypotheses and could improve turbine and fluid-energy...
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Neutron mapping revealed lithium flows unevenly in solid-state batteries, splitting into two competing phases. Heating to 100°C eliminated this behavior, highlighting thermal management as a key strategy for improving EV...
Voronoi diagrams partition space into regions owned by the nearest anchor point, with boundaries where two anchors are equidistant. Used in mapping, gaming, and network routing, efficient algorithms like Fortune's Sweep Line...
Yale researchers found that blocking two proteins, mGluR4 and NPDC1, prevents toxic α-synuclein from spreading between brain cells. Mice without these proteins avoided Parkinson's progression, suggesting they're potential...
Tau protein helps select which brain cells store memories and reduces neural "noise" during memory formation. Abnormal tau disrupts both creating and retrieving memories, suggesting dementia involves memory access problems, not...
Space debris, likely from rockets or satellites burning up on re-entry, has been washing up on Australian beaches. As global space activity grows, surface-level debris incidents like these are becoming increasingly common.
Gravity's finite speed creates a boundary beyond which matter exerts no pull, causing the universe to naturally expand outward via the second law of thermodynamics — removing the need for dark energy or a cosmological constant.
Gilbreath's conjecture, an unsolved problem about primes, may take 200 years to prove. Terence Tao's recent paper uses a random model to support why it's likely true, though a full proof remains elusive.
With enough practice, the brain rewires itself, shifting skills from the prefrontal cortex to the temporal cortex, enabling true multitasking. This challenges long-held beliefs about multitasking and could influence our...
Ultra-fine bubbles added to ink droplets eliminate the "coffee ring" effect and enable precise control over particle distribution during drying. No chemical additives are needed, keeping printed materials pure—ideal for...
Using extensional rheology, a Drexel researcher discovered that some simple viscous fluids like polypropylene and crude oil can fracture like solids when stretched, challenging long-held assumptions about liquid behavior.
Scientists used two orbiting satellites, LARES-2 and LAGEOS, to measure Earth's spacetime-warping effect with just 0.2% uncertainty, delivering the most precise confirmation of Einstein's general relativity yet and constraining...
China's Tianwen-2 probe reached quasi-moon Kamo'oalewa in July 2026 after a 400-day journey, capturing the first close-up images. It will now attempt to land on the 41-meter asteroid and return samples to Earth by November 2027.
Gravity causes uneven cell distribution during bioprinting, hindering functional tissue creation. Auxilium Biotechnologies leveraged the ISS's microgravity to successfully bioprint kidney, liver, and cartilage tissues, while also...
Tufts and Harvard researchers created tiny "neurobots" from frog tissue with implanted neuron-forming cells, which self-build neural networks, move more actively, and unexpectedly express vision-related genes, suggesting nervous...
WD 1856 b, a Jupiter-sized planet 75 light-years away, survived its star's death and now orbits a white dwarf. Webb data found methane, haze, and unexpected heat, likely caused by gravitational interactions with nearby companion...
1X's NEO robot features advanced hands with 25 joints and tactile sensors for automatic grip adjustment, but real-world performance is unproven, and its remote "Expert Mode" raises privacy concerns due to onboard cameras.
Genetic testing can create more anxiety than clarity — one mother's screening flagged an uncertain gene variant linked to childhood kidney cancer, offering no actionable answers and raising ethical questions about sharing...
Gold resists tarnishing because its surface atoms self-arrange into protective patterns, reducing oxygen reactions by up to a trillion times. This could help researchers design more effective gold-based catalysts for clean energy...