Bio-based smart coating combines fire protection, early warning and upcyclability
Researchers have developed a multifunctional fire-protective coating that not only shields materials from extreme heat but also provides an early warning of fire and can be recycled into new flame-retardant materials at the end of its life. The work, published in Polymer Degradation and Stability, demonstrates a strategy for combining fire safety, sustainability and circularity within a single material system.
New research uncovers chiral topological phases in metals without structural order
Fermions are among the most important particles in physics and include both everyday electrons and more exotic variants. Chiral fermions, like gloves, come in left- and right-handed versions and were proposed over a century ago. While high-energy neutrinos
Digital cold strain engineering opens a new route to the programmable control of materials
Strain engineering allows researchers to alter a material
NASA space telescope plunges to Earth after two decades studying cosmic explosions
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New data infrastructure service strengthens interdisciplinary research
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Cyberattack hits French blood bank site but no blood products are compromised
A cyberattack on several blood banks tried to raise temperatures to extremely high levels but was thwarted before it could do any damage to blood products or samples, French authorities said.
Unveiling the science behind a beautiful singing voice
Expert listeners can often form an immediate impression of a singer
Race, age and gender associated with experiences of harassment among gig workers
The gig economy is rapidly growing, and scholars are still working to understand the conditions gig workers encounter. Julieta Aguilar at the University of Kentucky, U.S., and Dr. Jeremy Reynolds at Purdue University, U.S., examined experiences of harassment in the gig economy. Their study, published on Nov. 4, 2026, in the journal PLOS One, found associations between race, gender, age and reported experiences of harassment, indicating that already precarious employment may be even more fraught for some workers.
Five things to know about guiding sound for better communication
Every time someone picks up a call, the phone does a quiet bit of translation. Incoming radio signals are converted into tiny sound waves that ripple across chips before being turned back into data.
In Kalyan, KDMC mayor Harshali Chaudhari-Thavil and Shiv Sena city president Ravi Patil welcomed the move, acknowledging the efforts of Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Kalyan MP Dr Shrikant Shinde in advancing the project.
The new Congress may struggle to push a progressive agenda
Major change on key issues, such as Israel-Palestine, will be limited by the president and the Democratic establishment. The new Congress may struggle to push a progressive agenda
Pangram, the gold standard for AI text checks, releases Image 1.0 tool to sniff fake pics and videos
Pangram Image 1.0, which was previously available as a research preview, is now widely available on the web, through the companys API, and via its eponymous Chrome extension.
Satellites leak noise that interferes with telescopes and GPS. Here
Less than a decade ago, there were about 2,000 operational satellites orbiting Earth. Today there are more than 15,000. Millions more are planned.
Tech Odyssey Series: From Portugal to China, a New Conversation Begins
In the previous episode of Tech Odyssey, we visited Startup Braga to see how a former police building became a startup hub with global ambitions. For []
Pulsars set first mass limits on supermassive black hole pairs in the early universe
So far, observations by instruments including the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed the presence of surprisingly massive black holes in the early universe. Even less than a billion years after the Big Bang, some of these bodies already weighed billions of times the mass of the sun, and to date, astronomers are unclear as to how they could have grown so large so quickly.
From ABCs to geometry: Kindergarten readiness linked to math achievement through ninth grade
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Ancient DNA traces origins of English, German and Scandinavian languages
English, German, Dutch and the Scandinavian languages are all members of the Germanic language group, spoken by hundreds of millions of people today. But where did these languages come from?
Giant planet emerges from two-year-old JWST data thanks to glare-removal technique
Even the world
What I learned driving the Slate electric truck prototype
After 45 minutes behind the wheel, I am more optimistic about the $25,000 EV.
SYNAPS-I: Intelligent computing transforms X-ray imaging, from data collection to discovery
Advances in machine learning and computational imaging are transforming not only how scientists analyze data but how they conduct entire experiments. At U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) user facilities, researchers are integrating machine learning directly into experimental workflows
Scammers are using AI to fake missing pet photos, and what happens next is horrifying
Losing a pet is heartbreaking enough, but some owners are now dealing with something even worse. Fraudsters are using AI to offer false hope, turning the search for a missing animal into an elaborate scam.
Lecturers and students see AI use very differently, study finds
Instructors and students have significantly different perceptions of how much generative artificial intelligence (AI) is being used in university studies, according to new research from The University of Manchester and Spain
Researchers uncover hidden cause of aging in perovskite solar cells
A research team at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has found a previously overlooked cause of aging in perovskite solar cells exposed to light. The team has also developed a solution that effectively extends the cells
PagerDuty wants to supercharge incident response with a new SRE agent
The new Paige agent from PagerDuty will act as a digital assistant for teams battling incidents
AI can turn your Instagram posts into scam that know a little too much about you
Scammers no longer need to know you personally to send you a convincing email. Researchers have found that AI can do much of the detective work for them, and the results are concerning.
Female fertility trackers can be hacked, students found
Female fertility trackers have exploded in popularity in the past decade. In fact, the global feminine technology market is expected to reach a valuation of $255 billion by 2035, according to Research and Markets, a market research firm.
Tiny injectable glucose sensor could make blood sugar monitoring 10 times cheaper
Texas A&M researchers have built a tiny injectable glucose sensor that uses near-infrared light and a cheaper sugar molecule, and it could one day replace todays pricey, patch-based monitors.
Electronics-free artificial reflex reproduces knee-jerk and enables bipedal walking
When a doctor taps just below your kneecap, your lower leg kicks forward automatically. This knee-jerk reflex is one example of the reflexes that play an essential role in human motor control. Now, researchers at Tohoku University have developed a reflex module for musculoskeletal robots that works without electronic sensors or circuits. Using this module, the team reproduced the knee-jerk reflex in a robot and generated bipedal walking.
Usha Uthup Gives Disco Classic Rasputin Her Signature Touch
When Usha Uthup takes on a disco classic, magic is guaranteed! �� The legendary singer gives the iconic track Rasputin her own signature touch, bringing her unmistakable voice, infectious energy and unique style to the song. A musical treat thats hard to miss!
Is war one of many unfortunate coincidences lining up to decrease oil supply and increase profits for energy companies? ... The post The Oily Nature of War appeared first on The New American .
Science and mathematics are languages of nature, says DC
A 3,800-year-old woman once wrote a frustrated letter to her husband complaining about a debtor
Why a quarter of security flaws are never fully fixed
A new study warns against delegating flaw fixes to AI when human staff are still struggling to understand what's wrong
North American IT distribution revenues hit record high
New IDC research has revealed that IT distribution revenue across the continent increased by 29.2% in Q3
If you're looking for a do-it-all color multifunction for a branch, home or small office, the Xerox C303a could be a good bet
What does disaster recovery look like in an AI-centric world?
With AI deeply embedded in modern business operations, organizations face new resilience challenges far beyond traditional IT backups.
Are the laws of physics truly the same everywhere in the universe? This fundamental principle, known as Lorentz invariance, lies at the heart of Einstein
How anxiety over climate change affects college students
College undergraduates are anxious about climate change, with many feeling powerless and frustrated about Earth
One in 15 adults has experienced AI-generated image-based abuse, study finds
Around one in 15 adults has experienced AI-generated image-based abuse, according to a new study. The general-population survey of more than 7,200 adults in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia found 7% had experienced at least one form of AI-generated image-based abuse since turning 18.
Want more social media engagement? Research suggests changing the message, not your personality
Want more engagement on social media? Stop repeating yourself. Just don
Researchers detect 20 bat species across 49 sheep-grazed pastures in Austria
A study led by researchers from the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP) and the Blood and Tissue Bank (BST) has developed and validated a manufacturing platform for extracellular vesicles that meets pharmaceutical quality requirements, marking a key step toward their clinical application.
The 10 best VPN services for 2026, reviewed by experts
A good VPN can help protect your privacy, hide your IP address, and make it easier to access content while travelling. We compared the leading services of 2026 to find the best options for privacy, speed, streaming, beginners, and more.
Using vibrations to reveal what lies beneath other planets
Modern space exploration hasn
Asymmetric atomic structure improves sodium
Chinese researchers have developed a new way to improve sodium
Finding the fingerprints of noisy distributions in random quantum systems
Imagine shuffling a deck of cards where some of the cards are fading just because of the way they interact with the external environment as you shuffle them. Your job is to figure out the interplay between the shuffling, or
Talk of the town: Virtual world gets stroke survivors talking
Have you ever felt like you know exactly what you want to say, but just can
When should we listen for alien signals? Scientists turn to game theory
Finding a signal from an extraterrestrial civilization takes more than just pointing a telescope in the right direction. We may also need to listen at exactly the right time.
113-million-year-old fossil reveals new dinosaur species named after Dooly
Light-matter hybrids form supersolid quantum state at room temperature
Researchers from the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw, the Military University of Technology (Poland), IBM Research Zurich and the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) have observed a new quantum state of matter known as a supersolid in an exciton-polariton Bose-Einstein condensate. Remarkably, the phenomenon occurs not at temperatures close to absolute zero, but at room temperature. The results have been published in Science Advances.
A laser can draw superconductivity at the nanoscale
Researchers from ICMAB-CSIC, the Politecnico di Milano and Universit
Plant-inspired natural coatings can beat forever chemicals
Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are known as
A single measurement makes quantum bits more reliable
Researchers at the University of Regensburg and their international partners have found a way to significantly reduce errors in quantum bits. In an experiment, they demonstrated that a single additional measurement before a series of quantum operations can cut the error rate by more than half. The results have been published in Applied Physics Reviews.
As it gets harder to figure out what to eat, some Americans are turning to religion for answers
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Reading single vesicles reveals clues to the origin of chronic inflammation
A new technique to diagnose chronic inflammation developed at Nagoya University can read information from the surface and within individual extracellular vesicles in blood and urine. This technique could be used to develop noninvasive tests that can not only detect chronic inflammation but also provide information about the tissues where it occurs.
Robot hand learns nimble moves with fewer dropped objects
Manipulating an object with one hand is a balancing act. Fingers must release and renew their grip while keeping the object from slipping away, even with the palm facing downward.
Oil-producing yeast reveals two stages of fat accumulation under nitrogen limitation
A research team led by professors Xu Guowang and Liu Xinyu from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with researchers from Dalian University of Technology, has developed a high-coverage lipidomics workflow and integrated it with transcriptomics to investigate lipid accumulation and compositional changes in Rhodosporidium toruloides under nitrogen limitation. The study was recently published in Food Chemistry.
European supermarket fridges got hacked. Again. Here
Mysterious cyberattacks on European supermarket fridges have sent officials around the continent scrambling to figure out the cold, hard facts.
Bee nest linings could inspire plastics that break down in soil
Hundreds of millions of metric tons of plastics are produced every year, and most of them end up sitting in landfills or polluting natural environments after use. These plastics endure for dozens to hundreds of years. But some scientists are on the lookout for solutions to this problem. And now, one team of researchers might have found a potential solution in bee nests. Their study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows that a natural plastic made by bees may offer design lessons for plastics that degrade naturally in far less time.
Binance reveals hackers used fake job interviews, malicious code in $6 billion heist
Binance released on Tuesday a detailed investigation into the $6 billion hack of its cryptocurrency platform, showing how attackers used fake job interviews and malicious code to steal the funds.
Buttons are back and storage is king when it comes to car interiors
We talk with Nissan designer Hiren Patel about how vehicle interior designs are changing.
Expert Counter-Strike players could make ideal candidates for fast-paced emergency service response jobs requiring split-second decision-making, according to a new University of Sheffield study aiming to debunk myths about video games.
German study finds 99% rise in insects after reduced mowing at 45 grassland sites
Underwater sound system kept grey seals away from swimmers at German beach
A tiny shift exposes a cold brown dwarf masquerading as an early galaxy
A faint red object spotted by the James Webb Space Telescope originally appeared to offer a possible glimpse of the universe
Portugals Corvo Island goes dark to save thousands of young seabirds
Using sentimental possessions makes them more meaningful, study finds
Consumers often protect their sentimentally valuable possessions by storing them away, which precludes them from being used. Across five studies, research from the University of Missouri-St. Louis and the University of Oregon shows that usage of sentimentally valuable objects increases their sentimental value.
Study reveals concerning trends in global mental health
A survey of 50,000 people across 92 countries finds global mental health may be languishing, including in the wealthiest countries, and especially among young people, who in previous generations had comparatively higher levels of mental health.
Queensland tests AI cameras trained to detect crocodiles in murky waterways
Prospect union secures access agreement with Google in latest big tech win
The union will be able to connect with Google workers and speak about the benefits of unionization
NCSC warns UK firms could face a torrent of AI-powered cyber attacks
Critical national infrastructure organizations need to take advantage of the help available, and invest a great deal more
OpenAI hires former US Army secretary for national security role
OpenAI has appointed former U.S. Army secretary Dan Driscoll to a newly created role focused on advancing the use of artificial intelligence in national security, the company said on Monday.
Phantom Blade Zero Sold 4 Million Copies In Just 3 Days
Phantom Blade Zero has sold 4 million copies within its first 72 hours, marking a major milestone for developer S-Game. The action game has quickly built a large player base, with its fast-paced combat and wuxia-inspired setting drawing attention across PC
More European supermarkets hit by suspected cyber attack
More than 40 stores have been affected across seven countries as experts warn thousands more internet-exposed systems remain vulnerable
What is memory poisoning and who is at risk?
Researchers are warning that AI is at risk from memory poisoning. How do attacks work, and how should firms respond to the threat?
New squid family named after Poseidon found in sperm whale's stomach
UK storm surges have far-flung, global climate connections
Where a storm surge strikes along a stretch of U.K. coastline is decided by global climate patterns in the Atlantic, Arctic and even further afield
Microbes at the end of the Earth: Antarctica
When we think about Antarctica, many people imagine penguins, seals and whales. However, the majority of Antarctica
Gas inside us could fight wound infections, moth study shows
A gas naturally produced by our own bodies could one day help treat skin and wound infections, potentially offering a new approach alongside conventional antibiotics.
Improved snow model captures Northeast
Mountain snow in the Northeast is different. The region
Telltale furrows: What the Baltic Sea seafloor reveals about bottom trawling
To what extent does bottom trawling impact the seafloor of the Baltic Sea
Stem cells in deep sleep may point to a secret reserve for lifelong blood renewal
Researchers at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and the HI-STEM Stem Cell Institute have discovered a group of particularly long-lived blood stem cells in mice. These cells remain in a dormant state for an exceptionally long time while retaining their ability to generate new blood cells. This newly discovered cell population may be responsible for sustaining blood regeneration and immune defense throughout a mouse
How competing reproductive needs shaped the evolution of liverworts
Liverworts reproduce through a life cycle involving two distinct stages. First, sperm fertilize eggs in the presence of water, producing embryos that develop into spore-producing structures called sporophytes. These structures then produce spores that can disperse and grow into new liverwort plants.
Arctic plant roots may play key role in climate change
A new review involving researchers at Ume
A new study from Tel Aviv University reveals how plants, despite having neither a brain nor a nervous system, integrate light coming from multiple directions to determine where to grow. The researchers show how this process emerges from local sensing across the stem, without the need for centralized information processing.
Canada can develop infrastructure and protect biodiversity
Nearly 200 countries recently came together in Armenia for the 2026 United Nations Biodiversity Conference to review progress toward halting and reversing biodiversity loss. Many of these governments will soon convene again in Turkey to discuss efforts to tackle climate change at COP31.
Why large dogs age faster than small ones, and other October research highlights
Plus invisible tattoos, medieval skeleton gets an ID, trapping a single antimatter particle, and more.
Deep-sea mussels trade tidal rhythms for a 24-hour cycle in the lab
Hydrothermal vents lie in perpetual darkness in the depths of the ocean, yet the cells of the vent mussel Bathymodiolus azoricus, which lives 1,700 meters (5,600 feet) below the surface, follow a 24-hour rhythm in the laboratory.
