New research calls for more consistent, child-centered policing to build trust and protect children
New research co-led by the University of Bedfordshire and the University of Lancashire has highlighted the need for more consistent child-centered and safeguarding-led approaches across policing, with children and young people
A new study finds that while most Americans are interested in science and believe it benefits society, the public
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Laser altimeter BELA ready to explore Mercury
Launched on Oct. 20, 2018, the joint ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission has traveled for almost eight years, using a carefully planned but eventful sequence of planetary flybys and solar-electric propulsion to gradually approach its destination, Mercury. The mission is now entering the final stage of its journey to the smallest and innermost planet of our solar system.
Children trust what they hear over what they see, study finds
New research from our Department of Psychology has revealed that children are far more likely than adults to judge a person
Robots and AI uncover unexpected pathway in classic 135-year-old chemical reaction
Chemical reactions are often written as simple equations: Starting materials go in, and a product comes out. In reality, the same substrates can follow many different pathways depending on their concentrations, temperature, catalysts and other conditions.
New cloud security vulnerability uncovered
An international team of researchers, including professor David Oswald from our Department of Computer Science, has discovered a security vulnerability that could put sensitive data stored in cloud computing systems at risk.
Novel particle beam could challenge Einstein
Does gravity act equally on all particles in the universe, or are there differences between ordinary and exotic matter? Physics professor Anna Soter and her team at ETH Zurich and the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI) in Villigen are investigating this question.
GM gives its most important trucks a new UI
The new look debuts in the 2027 Chevrolet Silverado and 2027 GMC Sierra pickup trucks.
This Atlantic hurricane season is about to do something that hasn't happened in 175 years
But there may be a price to pay for a quiet Atlantic hurricane season.
Gartner: here's how AI will remake business in the next three years
You've got three years to prep for these new attacks and challenges thanks to AI, says Gartner
Poorly fitting sports bras are forcing some women and girls away from sport
Australian sport has a participation problem, especially when it comes to girls and women.
Two-thirds of cyber threats still require manual resolution
Security teams are spending most of their time on reactive alert triage and manual data gathering, with little left over for proactive threat hunting
22-year-old Kenyan engineer builds recycled-plastic robotic hands for deaf children
Salesforce teams up with Nvidia to launch Koa, a dedicated CRM reasoning model
The Koa reasoning model is a game changer for sales personnel and agents, according to Salesforce
Salesforce wants enterprises to break free of a shared user interface with AIforce
The new approach will allow enterprises to build custom, bespoke interfaces using natural language prompts
Rust prevention coating uses nanotech to self-repair and conquer corrosion
A single application of a
Microsoft's new code of conduct promises more control over AI development
The company is looking for feedback on its principles for model behaviour, banning certain actions and promoting a 'humanist' mindset
Trump says AI concerns a hoax in on stage call with Nvidia CEO
Jensen Huang answers call from Trump at Californian conference to chat about AI doomerism
Michigan scientists kill 80% of invasive zebra mussels in five days with CO mats
The bug in release KB5002914 affects Excel 2016, 2019, 2021, and 2024
Why AI-scale infrastructure depends on a new era of power delivery for MSPs
For modern AI compute, power delivery has become key in MSPs' success.
Why enterprise software is becoming harder not easier to buy
AI add-ons, consumption pricing, overlapping tools, and complex licensing are making software procurement increasingly difficult. This is forcing IT leaders to rethink how they evaluate value and risk
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MIT scientists developed a way to turn discarded plastic into strong building materials
Melinda French Gates puts $1 billion behind women tackling climate change
Scientists built a floating farm using seawater; three crops topped 80% germination in tests
Scientists create solar cells that work underwater at 10 metres and run robots
Dense galaxies are carving out a bubble in the early universe
When JWST
Tough vehicle and construction plastics dissolve into reusable material with low-waste method
A new recycling technique could help tackle a major challenge: breaking down some of the toughest plastics without generating large amounts of waste.
New light-emitting nanoparticles can detect subtle chemical differences
A team of researchers from University of Toronto Engineering has created a new type of dye-sensitized nanoparticle that can detect target chemicals at very low concentrations while also distinguishing between molecules with very similar shapes.
Britain planted woodland on farmland; 25 years later, it still differed from ancient woods
Room-temperature skyrmion-based synapses could pave the way for energy-efficient AI
Artificial intelligence is transforming how information is generated, processed and stored, but its rapid expansion is also driving unprecedented demand for computing power and electricity. Developing hardware that can process information more efficiently is therefore becoming one of the major technological challenges of the AI era.
Singles in America survey reveals how relationships, marriage, money and family are changing
The Kinsey Institute released new data from its annual Singles in America survey, the nation
Hidden receptor interactions may explain past failures of brain disorder drugs
Metabotropic glutamate receptors, which are important but difficult drug targets, interact in surprisingly varied ways with their principal regulatory proteins, according to two new studies led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The findings represent a major step forward in understanding these receptors and how they can be targeted effectively to potentially treat conditions such as epilepsy, depression and anxiety disorders.
From atomic vibrations to laboratory mechanics: Bridging 20 orders of magnitude in time
How can we predict the way a real material, such as a polymer, responds mechanically over timescales ranging from the ultrafast motion of atoms to the slow deformations measured in a laboratory? This is a deceptively difficult problem.
Light and nanomaterials could offer new method for detecting metal contamination in water
Access to clean water depends not only on preventing pollution but also on being able to detect contaminants quickly and reliably. Among the pollutants of concern are metal ions such as mercury, lead and zinc, which can enter aquatic environments through industrial and other human activities.
Active black holes reveal star-forming rings and shock waves in nine nearby galaxies
A new study of nine nearby galaxies has shown that actively growing supermassive black holes may contribute to, rather than prevent, star formation in their host galaxies.
Turning a potent greenhouse gas into a valuable pharmaceutical building block using light
The trifluoromethyl group, or CF
Britains wasps are unusually scarce this summer, leaving researchers struggling to find them
Peptide position determines whether gold nanoparticles branch or stay spherical
The position of biomineralization peptides within liposomes can influence how gold nanoparticles grow, reports a research team from the Institute of Science Tokyo. Peptides localized at the membrane interface promote branched structures, while those confined to the liposome interior favor spherical nanoparticles. The findings offer a new strategy for controlling nanoscale reaction environments in nanoparticle synthesis.
Researchers at Uppsala University have analyzed the color pigments in a historical painting signed
Neutral radicals unlock porous organic semiconductors without chemical doping
Researchers at the Center for Research in Biological Chemistry and Molecular Materials (CiQUS) at the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (USC) have developed a new strategy for producing covalent organic frameworks (COFs) with semiconducting properties without relying on chemical doping. The approach could open new avenues for developing materials for applications in electronics and energy storage.
Mapping charge-carrier dynamics to guide more efficient organic solar cells
A Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU) research team led by professors Taeyeon Kim and Doo-Hyun Ko of the Department of Chemistry recently published a comprehensive review titled
Series of reactions reveals how complex carbon chemistry can begin in frigid space
Before there was Earth, there was chemistry. In the unimaginable cold, dark clouds where stars and planets are born, carbon molecules assemble into more complex forms
Striving for perfection could impact well-being of gifted youth
The pressure to be perfect may intensify for kids once they get into high school
Harder, better, safer, stronger: Three-way AI improves cybersecurity
A new deep-learning architecture could deflect cyberattacks by combining several methods for analyzing network traffic, according to research published in the International Journal of Business Intelligence and Data Mining. The approach addresses a weakness in standard intrusion-detection systems, which struggle with the volume and complexity of modern network traffic.
Novel solvent recipe boosts efficiency of organic solar cells
In a study recently published in the Chemical Engineering Journal, a research team from National Taiwan University and international collaborators have developed a straightforward solvent-mixing strategy to significantly boost the performance of next-generation all-polymer organic solar cells. By adding a small fraction of a cosolvent during fabrication, the team successfully resolved a long-standing challenge in controlling film quality, opening new possibilities for commercializing flexible, efficient and sustainable clean energy technology.
Car owners beware! Lessons from the
If you live in Los Angeles and own a Hyundai Sonata, Kia Optima or one of 18 other models from these vehicle lines, UCLA anthropologist Jeffrey Brantingham has some advice: Get a steering wheel locking device, take advantage of manufacturer recalls or trade your car in for one with an engine immobilizer.
Social isolation in Australia has nearly doubled over two decades
Australians are becoming increasingly lonely and socially isolated, according to new University of Sydney research that found rates of social isolation nearly doubled over the past 23 years. Loneliness rates also increased over time, though more gradually than social isolation, with the sharpest impacts observed among vulnerable populations.
Extremely short, intense light flashes are in high demand to investigate atoms, molecules and new materials. Free-electron lasers (FELs) produce these flashes. But around the world, beam time available at large-scale user facilities is in short supply, and waiting times are long.
School segregation endures in Baltimore region, report finds
Although public schools in Baltimore City are predominantly Black, the district is doing a better job of reducing segregation among its student body than suburban systems that are able to draw from more diverse populations, according to a new report from Johns Hopkins University.
Improved thin film harnesses indoor light to power devices
Remember the solar calculator from middle school math class that had a small solar cell at the top? The idea behind that technology is not a relic of the past but the subject of continuous innovation. Today
Japan sent rice and koji to space in 2025; just 260g returned after sake fermented
Jackie Chan backed bid to save South China tiger, unseen in the wild for decades
Algorithm opt-outs may curb manosphere reach, but not misogyny driving it
The federal government recently announced a suite of new laws designed to address harmful content on digital platforms.
Bizarre galactic radio source remains active for two decades with no detectable X-rays
Astronomers have identified a peculiar radio transient in the Milky Way that has remained active for more than two decades, defying the behavior expected of known classes of galactic radio sources. The paper posted to the arXiv preprint server on Aug. 21 discusses the rare event that may have caused this bizarre radio emission.
Starfish program creates new jobs
In a win for people and the environment, new economic modeling from James Cook University researchers reveals that a $5 million investment to control crown-of-thorns (CoTS) starfish numbers in the Cairns region created 61 new jobs and generated $20 million in economic activity.
Human rights committee calls for new AI safety law
The UK needs a new oversight body with teeth, said the Joint Committee on Human Rights, regulating the entire AI supply chain
Micro-dramas and the battle for attention
As tech companies like Meta, Google and TikTok face ongoing scrutiny over addictive platform design, the rapid rise of micro-dramas offers a glimpse into how AI, algorithms and commercial incentives could make digital entertainment even harder to put down.
Mexico brought bison back after 160 years; they are now restoring desert grasslands
The Acer Swift Air 14 is a budget laptop redefined
This new Wildcat Lake laptop from Acer goes straight for the MacBook Neo's jugular
Scientists built a sponge pulling water from dry air; yields 1.72L per kg/day
Scammers are teaching AI to sound like you, and research says our brains are falling for it
New research suggests realistic AI-generated accents can make synthetic voices seem more human and trustworthy, giving scammers another powerful way to make fraudulent calls feel legitimate.
Scientists found a way to turn plastic bottles into cookies you can actually eat
Scientists have engineered yeast that can turn plastic bottle waste and crop leftovers into food ingredients, including proteins, fats, vitamins, and flavorings.
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The discovery of water in dark craters at the moon
JWST ruled out finding tiny moons around an exoplanet
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has opened many wonders of the cosmos to scientists since it began science operations a few years ago. But one thing it hasn
189 years after import, possums damage half of trees in rare New Zealand forest
AI helps microscopes find the most informative nanoscale features in a sample
Researchers at the Department of Energy
Masked tectonic structures suggest Mercury contracted 40% more than its visible scars alone indicate
The surface of Mercury is filled with craters, ridges and steep cliffs. Over billions of years, as the planet
Australias Green Triangle forests grew; wetlands now face falling water levels
The tourism industry is slowly waking up to solo travelers
Solo travel is surging
Former NASA intern Gary George spent just $217.77 on 1,150 surplus NASA videotapes in 1976, unaware that three reels contained rare first-generation footage of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walking on the moon. Around 43 years later, the Apollo 11 tapes sold at Sothebys for $1.82 million, making Gary George a millionaire.
Gravitational-wave analysis narrows the search for black hole impostors
Black holes are regions of spacetime where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape. When two black holes orbit each other and merge, they produce gravitational waves (i.e., ripples in spacetime) that can resemble those emitted by mergers involving other exotic compact objects.
Fish may be highly sensitive to antidepressants found in water
Many of the drugs that target human brain chemistry, such as antidepressants, are still biologically active when they leave the body. These substances and their metabolites can persist in wastewater and eventually end up in the sea, rivers or other aquatic environments.
Cataract surgery will be needed in space, surgeon predicts
An eye surgeon with a passion for space since childhood predicts that as astronauts start to make journeys to the moon and Mars in the near future, eye surgery in space will eventually become a necessity.
A 1,000-fold longer charge lifetime helps organic catalyst produce solar hydrogen faster
Researchers from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in collaboration with researchers from the Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry of CAS, have developed a coumarin-linked covalent organic framework (COF) that enables high-efficiency photocatalytic water splitting for hydrogen production.
Hollywood star Jack Blacks late mother Judith Love Cohen was a heavyweight in her own right. An aerospace engineer, her invention played a key role in saving three NASA astronauts when an explosion occurred on the rocket Apollo 13. This was the third attempt to fly to the moon, but it was aborted after the service module oxygen tank got ruptured.
Researchers pinpoint key early-universe measurement with record precision
An international team, including researchers from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, has reached a major milestone in
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India needs to launch the space act it keeps scrubbing
AI could make holiday planning easier for overwhelmed travelers
Generative AI could help overwhelmed travelers organize their thoughts, compare options and complete vacation plans they might otherwise abandon, according to new research from the University of Surrey.
Magnetic nanoparticles detect amoxicillin allergy with 98% sensitivity in early tests
A multidisciplinary scientific team at the University of Malaga has developed a new technology based on magnetic nanoparticles that enables precise, rapid and reliable diagnosis of allergy to beta-lactam antibiotics, including amoxicillin and other penicillins.
Six ways people have used magic to protect their homes throughout history
Virtually all cultures and eras fizz with magic. You might call it a secret ingredient of human life because magic takes so many forms and serves so many functions.
Trout stocking pushed Sierra Nevada yellow-legged frogs from 92% of their range
Himachal eyes Japan partnership to boost youth skills, jobs
Physicists turn classical light into a quantum machine for information processing
Quantum computers promise to tackle problems that are extraordinarily difficult for today
