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Close-up view of the top of the sample transfer box (top door open), showing that the lithium dendrite was transferred using a micromanipulator tip (a sharp silver needle) from the brown copper transmission electron microscopy grids to the Rice micromechanical devices (silver blocks), ready for subsequent testing and characterization.
A new study overturns decades of assumptions about lithium dendrites, finding they are brittle and rigid, with major implications for battery safety and design.
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After losing three family members in a rink shooting, Rhode Island hockey player Colin Dorgan scored a double-overtime winner.
Good NewsThe game-winning goal that lifted a hockey team and community from tragedyAmyn Bhai
A new study finds people can detect buried objects through dry sand before contact, revealing an overlooked extension of the human sense of touch.
HealthScientists discover that humans have a hidden ‘seventh sense’Rebecca Shavit
A 28-pound electric motor now produces over 1,000 horsepower, setting a new power-density record in EV propulsion.
Green ImpactNew 28-pound electric motor out-powers a Tesla Model S PlaidJoshua Shavit
A realistic depiction of a free-floating gas giant planet and its Earth-like moon.
SpaceHydrogen atmospheres could keep exomoons habitable for billions of yearsJoseph Shavit
A Cleveland Clinic study of nearly 8,000 patients finds that stopping semaglutide or tirzepatide leads to far less weight regain than clinical trials suggested.
HealthCleveland Clinic study reveals what happens when patients stop taking GLP-1 drugsMac Oliveau
Study of 6,594 solar twins suggests the Sun migrated outward from the Milky Way’s center 4–6 billion years ago.
SpaceThe Sun could be one of thousands of solar twins moving through the Milky WayJoshua Shavit
Research suggests humans may be biologically wired for music, with musical abilities appearing in infancy and across cultures.
HealthHumans are born musical, study findsRebecca Shavit
Study finds European hedgehogs hear ultrasound, raising hopes for sound devices that could keep them away from cars.
DiscoveriesOxford researchers find ultrasound could help save hedgehogsHannah Shavit-Weiner
Study finds social pressure and peer behavior strongly influence sports betting among young adults during major events like March Madness.
DiscoveriesMarch Madness: Why sports betting is booming among young adultsAmyn Bhai
Scientists discover the first neutron star–black hole merger with an eccentric orbit, reshaping theories of how these systems form.
SpaceAstronomers discover the first neutron star–black hole merger with an eccentric orbitJoseph Shavit
Prebiotic inulin eased knee osteoarthritis pain and improved grip strength in a new University of Nottingham trial.
HealthDaily fiber supplement relieves arthritis pain, study findsMac Oliveau
Artist’s conception of a magnetar surrounded by an accretion disk that is wobbling, or precessing, because of the effects of general relativity. Some models of magnetars suggest that high-speed jets of charged particles emanate from the magnetar along its rotation axis.
SpaceNewborn magnetar offers rare evidence of Einstein’s relativity in a stellar explosionJoshua Shavit
Opinion paper warns AI chatbots may homogenize human writing, reasoning, and perspectives.
AIAI chatbots are standardizing how people speak, write, and thinkShy Cohen
KU research found lower-body flexion and stance width help explain stronger three-point shooting.
DiscoveriesTo attempt world record, researchers discover the secret to better 3-point shootingAmyn Bhai
Oxford researchers mapped the adult fruit fly brain, showing neurons retain a molecular record of development.
HealthBreakthrough research reveals how male and female brains develop differentlyHannah Shavit-Weiner
MIT-led researchers built photonic “ski jumps” that beam light off chips for displays, LiDAR, 3D printing, and quantum computing.
InnovationsMIT scientists built photonic ‘ski jumps’ that beam light off chips for faster quantum computingJoseph Shavit