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An Open Model For Lunar Science Petabytes of Moon data have been sitting in archives for years, mostly

Pressure Over Driver Monitoring Video of a motorist asleep at highway speed used to be a curiosity. There

Nanoscope Therapeutics announced on 9 Sept. 2026 that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted and filed its Biologics License Application seeking approval of MOGENRY (sonpiretigene isteparvovec, MCO-010), an intravitreal optogenetic gene therapy for patients with retinitis pigmentosa with severe vision loss. The filing is supported by efficacy and safety data from a Phase […] The post FDA accepts review for Nanoscope’s one-time vision loss gene therapy appeared first on Longevity.Technology.

Google’s new Windows app turns [Alt] + [Space] into a dedicated Gemini shortcut, making its AI faster and easier to access than through a browser.

Sergey Brin holds no executive title at Google. He has nonetheless become increasingly influential over Gemini, the company’s flagship AI model, Business Insider reported, citing eight current and former employees. The Google cofounder works from a converted microkitchen in Gradient Canopy, a building at the company’s Mountain View headquarters. Some of the people said recent […] This story continues at The Next Web

For the past 15 years, Christopher Lowry, PhD, has led CrowdHydrology, a University at Buffalo citizen-science project that

A Deadline For Driverless Traffic Most countries are still arguing about where a self-driving car may legally turn

Ant-backed startup JoyIn's CEO published an article in Chinese that raised questions about similarities between his company's new model and OpenAI publications.

Ant-backed startup JoyIn's CEO published an article in Chinese that raised questions about similarities between his company's new model and OpenAI publications.

In a development that could reshape how farmers think about seed treatments, researchers in India have shown that a single plant hormone—indole-3-acetic acid, the auxin that gardeners have long exploited to make cuttings root—can serve double duty in the laboratory, acting simultaneously as the chemical engine that builds silver and gold nanoparticles and as the […]

A review of cellulose nanomaterial-based electrospun membranes finds that nanocellulose can increase mechanical strength, hydrophilicity, permeability, fouling resistance, and contaminant-removal capabilities across several water-treatment designs. The authors also examine solvent choice, hydraulic stability, manufacturing scale-up, life-cycle impacts, and the practical requirements for moving these membranes beyond laboratory studies.

Researchers in Brazil have shown that a fast, low-cost fiber fabrication technique can turn a common fluoropolymer into tough, water-repellent nanocomposite mats—but only up to a sharply defined tipping point. By blending montmorillonite clay into poly(vinylidene fluoride), or PVDF, and spinning the mixture into micro- and nanofibers with a method known as Solution Blow Spinning, […]

Artificial intelligence is moving into hospitals, clinics, and classrooms at a pace that few predicted a decade ago, and the students training to become the next generation of physicians and nurses are watching it happen in real time. A new study published in BMC Nursing offers one of the most granular looks yet at how […]

One solar company fined $100,000 for failing to have fall protection in place, another made to forfeit $6.2m of energy efficiency certificates over allegations of false claims and doctored photos. The post Doctored photos, unsafe installs: Regulators continue crackdown on solar and energy rebate breaches appeared first on Renew Economy.

Author(s): Tianqi Xiao, Yaxin Wang, Ying Xia, Zhihao Li, Juntao Li, and Xiaoqi ZhouThe authors present a combined theoretical and experimental advance showing that d +1 projective measurement bases suffice for complete quantum-state tomography in any finite dimension, without relying on mutually unbiased bases. They demonstrate the scheme on a silicon photonic chip, achieving fidelities above 0.96. [Phys. Rev. A 114, 032428] Published Thu Sep 10, 2026

Author(s): Matthew C. O'Brien and Eduardo FradkinRecent numerical advances have renewed interest in the two-dimensional quantum J 1 - J 3 Heisenberg antiferromagnet, but a detailed analytical theory has remained lacking. Here, the authors apply a semiclassical effective field theory and large- N analysis. They show that previously overlooked interactions stabilize a quantum vestigial nematic phase at zero temperature, where discrete rotational symmetry is spontaneously broken despite the loss of long-range antiferromagnetic spiral order. This phase continues the known finite-temperature

Author(s): Zhuang Ge, Tommi Eronen, Vasile Alin Sevestrean, Ovidiu Niţescu, Sabin Stoica, Marlom Ramalho, Jouni Suhonen, Anu Kankainen, Marjut Hukkanen, Arthur Jaries, Ari Jokinen, Joel Kostensalo, Jenni Kotila, Maxime Mougeot, Iain D. Moore, Wirunchana Rattanasakuldilok, Jouni Ruotsalainen, and Marek StryjczykHigh-precision measurements of nuclear decay energies can reveal rare low-Q transitions with enhanced sensitivity to the absolute neutrino mass. Using the JYFLTRAP double Penning trap and the PI-ICR technique, the electron-capture Q value of 113 Sn was determined with an eightfold improvement in precision over the previous evaluation. Combining the new mass result with known excited states in

Author(s): Andrey A. Shevyrin, Askhat K. Bakarov, and Arthur G. PogosovA nanomechanical resonator provides a simple way to directly measure the torque generated by electron vortices. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 137, 116302] Published Thu Sep 10, 2026

Author(s): Kirill Shulga, Shunsuke Nishimura, Pavel A. Volkov, Miu Hirano, Toshiaki Inada, Ryota Hasegawa, Takeyuki Tsuji, Takayuki Iwasaki, Mutsuko Hatano, Kento Sasaki, and Kensuke KobayashiA coplanar superconducting resonator makes possible the direct observation of the real-time entry of individual Abrikosov vortices. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 137, 116001] Published Thu Sep 10, 2026

Author(s): Anton M. Graf, Saul Atwood, Mingxuan Xiao, Roland Ketzmerick, Eric J. Heller, and Joonas Keski-RahkonenResearchers develop a theoretical framework showing that quantum systems permanently retain a memory of their initial state and early dynamics, in defiance of classical expectations. [Phys. Rev. X 16, 031063] Published Thu Sep 10, 2026

In what could reshape how search-and-rescue teams, security services, and environmental scientists deploy autonomous systems, researchers have unveiled a decentralized algorithm that allows a network of robots to track more moving targets than there are robots in the network — a problem long considered one of the thorniest computational challenges in multi-robot coordination. The work, […]

Deep inside every jet engine, turbine blades endure one of the harshest environments in engineering. Spinning at tremendous speeds, exposed to extreme temperatures, intense pressures and violent vibrations, these components gradually degrade, with the blade crown in particular suffering from cracking and deformation because it sits farthest from the rotational axis and bears the greatest […]

Chinese AI chipmaker Enflame, an Nvidia rival and one of China's "four little dragons," made its Shanghai market debut.

Enflame Technology, one of the major challengers to Nvidia in China, saw its share price surge 188 per cent in its Shanghai trading debut on Friday, giving the Tencent Holdings-backed artificial intelligence chipmaker a market capitalisation of 176.4 billion yuan (US$26.3 million). The Shanghai-based company opened at 410 yuan, up from its issue price of 142.18 yuan. The performance reflects continued investor appetite for domestic AI chip champions, with Enflame being the last of China’s “four...

Cancer remains one of the most stubborn challenges in modern medicine, and despite decades of progress in surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, targeted therapy and immunotherapy, a new review argues that a fundamentally different kind of technology could reshape how the disease is prevented, detected and treated. Writing in the journal Advances in Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, […]

For the growing number of patients diagnosed with small kidney tumors each year, cryoablation has become an attractive alternative to surgery. The minimally invasive procedure uses image-guided needles to freeze cancerous tissue in place, sparing patients a scalpel while preserving kidney function. Yet not every frozen tumor stays frozen. In a subset of cases, viable […]

Author(s): Michael SchirberA crystal with special geometric properties can be optically driven to produce an output beam with any desired polarization. [Physics 19, s113] Published Thu Sep 10, 2026

Author(s): Klaus RichterTheorists find a persistent signature of a chaotic quantum system’s initial state, implying a memory effect—called a quantum birthmark—that resists thermodynamic equilibration. [Physics 19, 125] Published Thu Sep 10, 2026

To monitor the amount and type of nuclear material at power plants and weapons facilities, scientists look for a special signal—the unique pattern of gamma rays emitted by specific radioactive elements. However, some of these elements also emit X-rays in the same energy range as the gamma-ray emissions, masking the signal and making nuclear stockpiles harder to assess.

InvestorPlace - Stock Market News, Stock Advice & Trading Tips I'll show you evidence that humanoids are beginning to move beyond flashy demonstrations and into real factory work... The post Who Gets Paid When Musk Builds 10 Million Robots? appeared first on InvestorPlace.

A Contract Instead of a Regulation The American Federation of Teachers could not make Congress write rules for

Bloomberg: Sources: Microsoft plans to expand its data center capacity from 12 GW today to 38+ GW by 2032, with about a third of the 38 GW centered on AI-specific chips  —  Shortages forced the company to turn away some AI and cloud business.  Now it's planning for 38 gigawatts of data center capacity to meet demand.

Copper has become the metal that the modern world cannot live without, and the pressure on mining companies to squeeze more of it out of progressively poorer ores has never been greater. Wind turbines, solar panels and electric vehicles all depend on the red metal, yet the high-grade sulfide deposits that historically supplied industry are […]

Apple chief John Ternus tells us how it feels to be CEO, what innovation looks like, and how excited he is about what comes next.

Upstate Medical University cardiologist Ankur Kalra helped lead a team of researchers that developed and tested a scoring system to help identify patients at high risk of bleeding into damaged heart muscle after a severe heart attack using explainable artificial intelligence (XAI).

CISA’s ChatGPT incident exposes a growing AI governance gap as enterprises struggle to define who is accountable for actions taken by AI agents. The post CISA’s ChatGPT Incident Exposes a Bigger AI Governance Problem appeared first on TechRepublic.

Editing a plant's genes is only half the battle. Before a new, improved trait can ever reach a farmer's field, scientists must be able to grow a whole plant from just a few edited cells—a process that can be slow, unreliable and, for some plant species, impossible.

Kinesin is a molecular motor responsible for hauling essential cargoes within cells by walking step by step along filamentous tracks known as microtubules. To move efficiently and avoid falling off, the motor's two feet must coordinate their stepping in a precise direction. Scientists have known that a connecting segment called the neck region is crucial for coordinating this motion. However, its exact three-dimensional structure and how it physically interacts with the microtubule track have remained a mystery because of the limitations of current imaging techniques.

Scientists led by the Universitat Politècnica de Barcelona and the ESRF, the European Synchrotron, have revealed the chemical reactions in nanoparticles that created a unique, shimmering effect in the painting on ninth-century Islamic ceramics. The results are published in Science Advances.

Over a decade ago, the Fermi satellite detected an excess of gamma-ray emissions in the galactic center. Potential explanations included Sgr. A*, the Milky Way's SMBH, pulsars, and even self-annihilating dark matter. There's no clear answer yet, since the region is so difficult to observe. But recent research shows that dark matter can't be ruled out.

Coal remains a cornerstone of the global energy supply even as renewables expand, and its extraction carries a hidden prize: methane, the main component of coal mine gas, which is simultaneously a potent greenhouse gas and a clean-burning fuel. A new study published in the Journal of Saudi Chemical Society shows that combining physics-based simulation […]

Within tiny halos of light clinging to a vanishingly thin wisp of optical fiber, scientist Jongmin Lee guides atoms like marbles through a narrow pipe. Rock the fiber and the atoms shift side by side; they just don't fall off. But don't be deceived by the seemingly delicate nature of his experiment. Lee is exploring how to measure motion precisely in rough-and-tumble environments.

WeRide, Uber and AVOMO have received Spain’s first national permit for Level 4 autonomous passenger vehicles on public roads, the three companies announced on Thursday. Spain’s Directorate General of Traffic (DGT) issued it under its ES-AV framework for autonomous vehicles. Reuters also reported the permit. AVOMO is the autonomous vehicle division of the Moove Cars […] This story continues at The Next Web

China’s GEAIR 2.0 humanoid robot pollinates tomato flowers in under 10 seconds, combining AI, robotics and gene editing for crop breeding and farm automation. The post China’s GEAIR 2.0 Robot Pollinates Crops in Under 10 Seconds appeared first on TechRepublic.

South Korea will launch the 614-petaflop Hangang supercomputer in December, opening high-end compute to researchers, national projects, and companies. The post South Korea to Launch 614-Petaflop Supercomputer: What It Can Do appeared first on TechRepublic.

NVIDIA unveiled new AI for Media tools at IBC 2026 for real-time video upscaling, frame generation, synthetic-video detection and live broadcasting. The post NVIDIA Pushes AI Deeper Into Live Broadcasting With New Real-Time Video Tools appeared first on TechRepublic.

FDA regulators said they’re open to “innovative approaches” for studying the effects of psychedelic therapies, including the use of comparators other than placebo. The comments echo recently finalized regulatory guidance and signal ...

Quantum technologies are poised to transform fields ranging from medicine and sensing to computing and communications by manipulating the energy states of atoms and molecules. These manipulations are achieved by controlling quantum states with laser pulses.

Apple orchard robots are being developed by researchers at Cornell University to take on some of the most labor-intensive tasks in apple production. The four-year, $7.5 million USDA-funded project will explore ... Read More The post Apple Orchard Robots Target Labor Challenges appeared first on AgNet West.

Billy Joel says brain shunt surgery for normal pressure hydrocephalus has improved his memory and balance, but doctors have advised him to limit live performances during recovery.

Andrew Tulloch is leaving Meta less than a year after he joined. His reported pay offer from the company had made him a symbol of the AI talent war. Reed Albergotti first reported the departure for Semafor on Wednesday, citing a person briefed on the matter. The Wall Street Journal followed on Thursday and reported […] This story continues at The Next Web

So far, quantum computers have been held back by their extreme sensitivity to errors and external disturbances. The longer a quantum operation takes, the greater the risk of computational errors.

Apple does seem to have tried to ensure its controversial Audio Intelligence feature isn’t abused. Alongside the iPhone Duo and new iPhone 18 Pro range, Apple on Wednesday introduced a new Apple Watch equipped with a brand new feature it calls Audio Intelligence. The existence of this surprising tool was confirmed only on the eve of the launch event. Enabled by the new S11 chip on the latest Watch devices, this is actually a collection of four features: Siri Recap, which creates high-level summaries of conversations during your day. Live Rewind, which transcribes the previous 15 seconds of a conversation as text. Music recognition, which relies on Shazam. Sound recognition, which can identify things like sirens or alarms. All of these features must be consciously enabled by the user and are not on by default. What

Microsoft has had to change how it reviews extensions... again... because of how frequently developers are submitting.

For years, scientists have relied primarily on radio imaging from techniques like very long baseline interferometry (VLBI) to study jets from the active galactic nuclei of supermassive black holes. This allows for the detection of broad, unresolved features, called components, moving at what appear to be faster-than-light speeds. However, traditional imaging has poor resolution and treats each observation as a separate snapshot in time, limiting information about how the features move.

Following the macOS launch in April, Google is bringing the Gemini for desktop app to Windows.  more…

A firm handshake used to be all a job candidate needed to make a good first impression, but today a growing number of firms are relying on artificial intelligence to screen applicants.

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have discovered that the crystal structure of zirconia nanoparticles remains stable under uniform pressure applied from all directions but changes under anisotropic pressure. This unique property is expected to lead to new technologies for detecting and evaluating pressure anisotropy, which has been difficult to assess using conventional methods.

Glioblastoma is one of the most aggressive and treatment-resistant brain cancers known to medicine, carrying a median survival of just 12–15 months, even with the best available care.

‘Google is in the military kill chain’: Google DeepMind’s artificial intelligence workers are attempting to unionise over ethical concerns around the provision of cloud and AI technologies to the US and Israeli militaries, but the company is pushing back

The tale of who owns @Muse - and how, continues to rumble on.

Skild AI says it has reached $100M in recurring revenue run-rate ten months after its first commercial deployment, with hundreds of robots running at more than 60 companies. Its S1 model learns tasks from a single video without prior training data, which is the behaviour Europe’s Machinery Regulation newly regulates from January 2027. Skild AI […] This story continues at The Next Web

A research team at the University of Vienna led by physicist Jani Kotakoski demonstrates how the shape of nanopores in hexagonal boron nitride—the electrically insulating counterpart to graphene, also known as "white graphene"—can be precisely controlled at the atomic level.

Reporters Without Borders is attacking chatbots for retrieving sanctioned Russian sources, exposing its double standard on journalism Read Full Article at RT.com

Researchers in India have unveiled a new ternary nanocomposite electrode material that pushes the performance limits of supercapacitors, the fast-charging energy storage devices increasingly seen as companions to batteries in electric vehicles, renewable energy systems and portable electronics. The material, described in the journal Ionics, combines vanadium hexacyanoferrate, polypyrrole and multi-walled carbon nanotubes into a […]

“I personally am much more worried about a small number of labs or people having control of something that is so capable.” That was Mark Zuckerberg, speaking to Alex Heath on the Sources podcast, published on Wednesday. Heath recorded the interview at Meta’s headquarters the previous Friday, days before Meta launched Muse, its personal AI […] This story continues at The Next Web

I turned my Muse assistant into a purple cat. | Screenshot: The Verge Meta has launched its new Muse assistant, marking the company's first real foray into AI-powered productivity tools. The company says its AI agent can "take the busywork off your plate" by helping you with online shopping, emails, trip-planning, and more. I decided to try out the new tool and see how well it performed - especially from a company that previously prioritized entertainment over productivity. Though the AI assistant generally worked as I expected it to, the unnerving amount of information it autonomously gleaned about me largely overshadowed my experience. One of the first tasks I assigned Muse, which carries out actions using … Read the full story at The Verge.

Tim Fernholz / TechCrunch: Maven Robotics, whose wheeled robots travel up to 10 mph and lift up to 30kg using two arms, emerges from stealth after raising $100M  —  In 2024, Maven Robotics was brand new, and they had nothing—"a cartoon of a robot and a team of people," CEO and co-founder Hamza Derbas told TechCrunch.

Antioch, a New York startup that builds simulation software for robots, drones and other autonomous machines, has raised a $32m Series A. Greylock led the round. The money goes on the idea that physical AI teams should test their systems in the cloud before anything touches hardware. Antioch announced the round in a blog post […] This story continues at The Next Web

Superconductors are materials that carry electricity with zero resistance below specific temperatures. Many of these materials become superconducting at very low temperatures, yet some enter superconducting phases at higher temperatures.

A medical informatics team at Jena University Hospital has introduced a privacy-compliant method for the AI-driven generation of realistic eye images. While the synthetic images remain suitable for diagnostic analysis, it is no longer possible to identify the individuals depicted in the original training data.

Peter Adams / Marketing Dive: Amazon partners with OpenAI to let users of Amazon's DSP run ads in ChatGPT in a pilot program limited to the US; ChatGPT Ads hit $1B in ARR last month  —  Conversational ads inventory will be available as a managed service via Amazon DSP, but OpenAI will handle placement through its own systems.

Amazon has been hesitant to open its sprawling webstore to external AI platforms.

Amazon has been hesitant to open its sprawling webstore to external AI platforms.

Biren Technology shows unprecedented shipments growth in 1H 2026 as competition from AMD and Nvidia vanishes (at least officially).

A family of nanoparticles—tiny, biodegradable molecules commonly used to deliver drugs to patients—shows promise in treating Alzheimer's disease without additional medication, according to new research from a University of Alberta neuroscientist.

Apple quietly announces macOS 27 launch date of September 14 – these are all the Macs that will be able to get the free upgrade...

An artificial intelligence model that analyzes women's past and recent annual 3D mammograms is more effective at predicting five-year risk of developing breast cancer than a tool that uses only the most recent, single 3D mammogram, as well as an AI model that analyzes 2D mammograms, a new study shows.

IBM and NASA have partnered to create the Lunar Foundation Model, a new AI capable of processing decades of lunar data so we can more accurately map the moon's surface.

IBM and NASA release one of the first open source AI models to spur on the next generation of lunar exploration.

Trump ally Amy Kremer predicts President Donald Trump will shift on AI data centers after hearing from Americans on the midterm campaign trail.

NASA and IBM's latest collaboration is an AI model of the moon made for the Artemis era.

ChatGPT Images 2.5 delivers faster, impressively composed pictures, but my tests support users’ complaints of excessive noise

The new report found that Irish employees’ workplace expectations and experiences are being transformed by artificial intelligence. Read more: Irish workers considering new career paths, as AI reshapes work, finds Microsoft

Nvidia and Palantir have announced today a joint product for running AI over corporate supply chains without handing the underlying data to anyone else, and the first customer is Nvidia, which is using it on its own. It pairs Palantir’s Foundry, its Artificial Intelligence Platform and its Ontology with Nvidia’s open Nemotron models and cuOpt […] This story continues at The Next Web

When iOS 27 arrives, it will bring with it a fully revamped assistant for your iPhone.

A self-taught electronics tinkerer called Mike recently shared details of his retro-computing vacuum tube computer project.

Motorola Teases a Wide New Razr Apple spent Wednesday morning explaining why its first folding phone was worth

Korea's medical tourism industry is on the cusp of its next leap, driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and anti-aging care converging to reshape treatment across specialties. Panelists at the Medicon Black Roundtable on Tuesday said Korea already has skilled medical staff and technology and AI now makes possible what wasn't before. Hosted by The Korea Times and the Korea Medical Tourism Promotion Association (KMTPA), the roundtable brought together specialists from Korea's five key medical tourism fields: ophthalmology, plastic surgery, dermatology, dentistry and health checkups. Panelists examined how AI and anti-aging could fuel Korea's medical tourism leap, from diagnosis to treatment. "Combine Korea's clinical strengths with AI, K-beauty, wellness and its national brand, and medical tourism can go beyond simply attracting foreign patients," said Kim Jae-kyoung, managing director of Content and Business Planning at The Korea Times. With anti-aging drawing growing interest,

Nvidia has signed eight Australian data centre and cloud companies to build what it calls AI factory capacity, in an arrangement the chipmaker says could support up to two gigawatts of AI compute in Australia by 2027. The partners named in the announcement are Firmus, Sharon AI, IREN, Megaport, ResetData, CDC, NextDC and AirTrunk. IREN’s Bundey campus […] This story continues at The Next Web

The Bundeswehr is assessing 30 artificial intelligence tools that could help speed up battlefield decision-making by processing data from drones and satellites. A prototype is expected in the second quarter of 2027, with full deployment planned for 2028. Vice Admiral Thomas Daum, who heads the military’s cyber command, gave the timeline in remarks reported by […] This story continues at The Next Web

Police are warning US parents about sinister AI-generated Cat in the Hat videos linked to schools, students and communities, with some posts prompting investigations.

Korea's medical tourism industry is on the cusp of its next leap, driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and anti-aging care converging to reshape treatment across specialties. Panelists at the Medicon Black Roundtable on Tuesday said Korea already has skilled medical staff and technology and AI now makes possible what wasn't before. Hosted by The Korea Times and the Korea Medical Tourism Promotion Association (KMTPA), the roundtable brought together specialists from Korea's five key medical tourism fields: ophthalmology, plastic surgery, dermatology, dentistry and health checkups. Panelists examined how AI and anti-aging could fuel Korea's medical tourism leap, from diagnosis to treatment. "Combine Korea's clinical strengths with AI, K-beauty, wellness and its national brand, and medical tourism can go beyond simply attracting foreign patients," said Kim Jae-kyoung, managing director of Content and Business Planning at The Korea Times. With anti-aging drawing growing interest,

A pioneer in nanoscience, Argonne's world-class facilities use atomic-level precision to open a new world of materials with remarkable and useful abilities.

In September 2022, astronomers noticed a perplexing feature on an image of a galaxy around 7.5 billion light-years

Beneath the bridges that span the Han River, the sound of splashing water or a sharp scream can mean the difference between life and death. Korea’s capital is turning to cutting-edge technology to ensure those desperate calls for help do not go unheard. As part of World Suicide Prevention Day, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced a new 2.8 billion won ($2.1 million) initiative to deploy an artificial intelligence (AI) emergency response system along the city's waterways. Supported by the Ministry of Science and ICT, the two-year national project seeks to drastically narrow the critical response window for individuals in crisis along the river's iconic spans. The high-tech lifesaver will debut at Banpo Bridge, a central landmark in Gangnam, with a full operational launch scheduled for November, following a pilot program in October. The stakes could not be higher. According to official fire department statistics, emergency crews recorded 1,272 suicide attempts across the Han

The FDA cleared the first autonomous blood draw robot, but Aletta will not reach US patients until a new multicenter trial is done.