Consumer & Gadgets
It has been two decades since Facebook introduced the News Feed—letting loose a world in which algorithms would shape ever more of our lives.
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Engineering
University of Warwick researchers have created a new material combining two properties, magnetism and electrical polarization, that scientists have struggled to bring together for decades—and crucially, it works close to ...
Sep 8, 2026
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Engineering
Supporting a new urban industrial site may require more energy, but options are limited within city limits. Putting a large battery installation next to a local landmark or a Revolutionary War site is rarely viable.
Sep 8, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
The UK could meet its housing targets of up to 300,000 new homes each year by swapping high-carbon building materials for straw without running out of supply, according to new research.
Sep 8, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Almost all the energy that flows into computing devices is eventually squandered as waste heat.
Sep 8, 2026
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Telecom
Research published in the International Journal of Sensor Networks has demonstrated a visible-light communication system that uses the inherent randomness of quantum noise to make transmitted data harder for hackers to intercept.
Sep 8, 2026
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Telecom
Every time you make a phone call, stream a video or connect to Wi-Fi, your device is sending and receiving invisible signals through the air. So are your baby monitor, garage door opener, GPS, weather-monitoring satellites ...
Sep 8, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Hydrogen could help store renewable energy and power fuel cells, but storing it remains difficult because hydrogen gas has a low density under everyday conditions. Compressing it to high pressure or cooling it into a liquid ...
Sep 8, 2026
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Machine learning & AI
An editorial by Charles Branas and Bruce Levine proposes norms for the use of AI in science.
Sep 8, 2026
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Internet
Social media giants face US$78 million fines if they fail to protect young users from harmful content, Australia's prime minister said Tuesday as he unveiled draft laws reining in big tech.
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