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For the first time, astronomers captured a supernova's initial X-ray flash in real time, thanks to China's Einstein Probe telescope and rapid follow-up from ground-based observatories, including the newly operational Vera C. Rubin Observatory.
KinetiGo is a toolchain that compiles real Go code for LEGO robot hubs using TinyGo, with a companion app for simulation and previews. It's early-stage, requiring manual firmware flashing per update, with no public source yet.
Flat map projections make the August 2026 total solar eclipse appear to travel east to west, but this is an illusion. The eclipse actually moves west to east, distorted by its far-northern polar path.
The largest known US tungsten deposit, worth $152 billion, has been confirmed in Nevada's Railroad Valley, alongside lithium and other minerals totaling $3.5 trillion, though NASA restrictions are limiting full exploration.
MIT researchers stabilized air-sensitive niobium diselenide superconductors by growing them beneath a graphene layer, producing wafer-scale ultrathin films that could enable more compact quantum computing hardware.
NASA extended Voyager 2's science mission by at least a year by replacing power-hungry devices with lower-power alternatives, preventing a third instrument from going dark before 2027. A similar fix is planned for Voyager 1.
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Berkeley Lab researchers discovered a tunable Bose-Einstein Condensate (BEC) with multiple switchable internal quantum states in an ultra-thin semiconductor, disproving assumptions that BECs lack internal structure and unlocking...
AI "taste"—the ability to distinguish quality over generic output—is Silicon Valley's latest focus, but while machines can learn formal rules, they lack the contextual judgment needed to replicate true human taste.
PUNCH mission tracks solar wind through space, giving scientists more accurate forecasts of when solar storms will hit Earth, helping protect satellites, power grids, and communication systems from space weather damage.
Nagoya University researchers discovered that orexin neurons, which regulate sleep and appetite, also drive motivation. In genetically modified rats, activating these neurons boosted effort for rewards, while suppressing them...
TAE Technologies has partnered with Black Moon Energy to secure lunar helium-3 fuel for its 50MW Da Vinci fusion plant, launching in 2031, giving TAE greater fuel flexibility over competitors using deuterium-tritium cycles.
MIT researchers used AI to generate 100,000 electrolyte candidates in 24 hours, identifying DMFSA as a top-performing solvent that boosts charging speed and stability in sodium-metal batteries, offering a cheaper alternative to...
The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope in Hawaii has captured the first images of tiny plasma swirls on the sun's surface, which twist magnetic fields, generating energy that may trigger solar flares affecting Earth.
Surgeons using Apple Vision Pro completed tear duct procedures 19% faster than those using traditional monitors (34.4 vs. 42.7 min.), with no complications across 32 surgeries and unanimous surgeon preference due to reduced...
Jeff Dean, a 27-year Google veteran and AI pioneer, is leaving to co-found Discovery Loop, a startup focused on automating scientific research, with Google backing the venture as a founding investor and Cloud partner.
Small mammals occupied the ecological niches for tiny animals, preventing dinosaurs from miniaturizing. Birds overcame this barrier through powered flight, enabling them to shrink beyond what land-bound dinosaurs ever achieved.
Lego's new 1,252-piece Hubble Space Telescope set ($139.99) celebrates the telescope's 35th anniversary with accurate, removable panels revealing real instruments, a 1:35 scale design, astronaut minifigure, and a display stand...
Humanoid robots are factory-ready but cost hundreds of thousands per unit, making specialized robots a better ROI. Mass manufacturers like Tesla could scale production to drive prices down and boost adoption.
Griffith University researchers developed the first framework for interpreting bone evidence in underwater caves, revealing how extinct megafauna fossils formed. Submerged environments leave distinct chemical and biological...
Chugai Pharmaceutical is adopting Phylo's Biomni Lab AI platform to support drug discovery across single-cell analysis, human genetics, disease biology, and target evaluation, making it one of the platform's first customers.
Bristle worm Perinereis cultrifera jaws are made from a protein-metal bio-material rivaling copper and silver in hardness, with unusual elasticity. Decoding the underlying genetics could inspire new eco-friendly, high-performance...
Ore Energy raised $43M to scale iron-air batteries that store renewable energy for up to 100 hours using only iron, water, and air—no lithium needed. The Amsterdam startup already secured a 1 GWh deal with Dutch supplier Budget...
IonQ and EPB have launched the first quantum communications research lab on a live fiber optic network in Chattanooga, Tennessee, focusing on Quantum Memory for a future Quantum Internet, backed by IonQ's $15M five-year...
EON secured $10.75M in seed funding to build space-based laser networks replacing undersea cables, targeting 2.4 Tbps for hyperscalers and AI labs, with a demo satellite planned for late 2027.