Technology
GPS satellite data calibrated for improved space weather research
For more than two decades, GPS has been quietly watching Earth’s radiation belts by measuring streams of energetic electrons. But...
Self-Aligned Heterogeneous Integration Advances Quantum Photonics Fabrication
A new approach to quantum photonics promises to make complex optical chips faster to design and more reliable to fabricate....
Longitudinal Urine Metabolomics Predicts High-Grade Brain Injury in Very Preterm Infants
Preterm birth leaves many infants vulnerable to brain injury, but detecting damage early is notoriously difficult. A new viral science...
Study identifies Europe’s most critical wetlands for climate action
Europe’s wetlands—once widespread across the continent—have long supported wildlife, protected plants, and sustained human communities. But centuries of drainage, agriculture,...
Two-Photon Interference Links Independent Atomic and Quantum Dot Single-Photon Sources for Hybrid Networks
A new study hints at a practical route to building hybrid quantum networks that connect different kinds of single-photon emitters—specifically,...
Avocado Oil Chips Might Not Use Pure Avocado Oil
Grocery shoppers seeking chips, mayonnaise, or salad dressing labeled “made with avocado oil” may not be getting the real thing....
Local Neural Operators Enable Equation-Free Analysis of Complex Systems
Neural operators (NOs) are gaining traction as flexible tools for learning the dynamics of complex systems. By framing spatiotemporal evolution...
Spontaneous Creation and Optical Control of Woven Domain Patterns in Ferroelectrics
A new study in Light: Science & Applications reports that a ferroelectric crystal can spontaneously generate a striking “woven” pattern...
Agroecological Systems Could Prevent Food Systems From Damaging Global Commons
Science, technological innovation, and farmer ingenuity could, in principle, reshape food systems faster than ever. Yet real-world change often stalls...
Background-Free Adaptive Optics Phase Imaging Using Surface Plasmon Holographic Microscopy
A new microscopy approach is turning phase imaging into a more practical, “background-free” task by merging adaptive optics with surface...
Biodiversity boosts productivity most during extreme drought in dry grasslands
Biodiversity doesn’t boost ecosystem productivity in the same way everywhere when climate extremes hit. A new global synthesis draws on...
Optical Singularity Protractor Enables Rotating Metrology with Neuromorphic Sensors
A new “optical singularity protractor” could help laboratories measure rotation with unprecedented sensitivity, using a neuromorphic sensing approach rather than...
Annual Reviews Boosts Event Capabilities by Adding Underline Science
Annual Reviews, the nonprofit organization focused on synthesizing knowledge for the progress of science, has announced the acquisition of Underline...
Brain-Computer Interface Training Could Boost Error Detection Abilities
When the brain coordinates movement, it continually compares motor commands with sensory feedback. Small mismatches—visuo-motor errors—can normally be corrected only...
Dielectric metasurface enables spin-multiplexed point spread functions for imaging
Researchers have unveiled a spin-multiplexed approach to point spread function (PSF) engineering that could dramatically improve how optical microscopes discriminate...
Daydreaming Enables AI to Recall What Matters Most
Daydreaming has been a promising step toward making Hopfield networks—brain-inspired associative memory models—both more capable and more robust. Originally inspired...
Microplastics Found 2,000 Meters Deep in Hydrothermal Vent Animals
Plastic pollution is increasingly recognized as a planet-wide stressor rather than a problem confined to coasts. Researchers estimate that roughly...
New insights may improve the quality of 3D-printed aluminum components
Scientists at The University of Manchester report that even modest temperature variations during molten metal deposition (MMD) can reshape the...
KAUST Researchers Create Wearable Tech to Monitor Medicines in Real Time
Wearable health technology is getting a new job: measuring how medicines behave inside the body. Researchers at King Abdullah University...
Drones and Ensemble AI Uncover Hidden Patterns in Urban Water Pollution
Urban rivers are vital for biodiversity, local climate regulation, and everyday water supply, yet many are increasingly pressured by eutrophication....