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Bio & Medicine Oct 27, 2026

Scientists reveal hidden world of living cells in human milk

Advanced nanoscale imaging technology has revealed the diversity of living cells in human milk and uncovered new insights into how these cells are structured, what they contain and how they use nutrients.

Materials Science Oct 27, 2026

'Porous anchor' that strongly bonds dissimilar materials formed simply by coating and drying

The National Institute for Materials Science has developed a technology to strongly bond dissimilar materials by using a porous layer, formed by a solution-coating and drying process, as an anchor. The research team confirm ...

Optics & Photonics Oct 27, 2026

New converter could bridge light wavelength gap in quantum communications

Quantum networks, systems that connect devices using quantum mechanical effects, could potentially allow users to share information more securely and efficiently. Building these networks typically entails linking stationary ...

Cell & Microbiology Oct 27, 2026

Backward motion is easier to judge at walking speed

When we walk forward, the scene ahead spreads outward from a central point. Moving backward produces the opposite pattern, with the scene appearing to contract inward. These patterns, known as optic flow, help us judge our ...

Education Oct 27, 2026

Q&A: Is AI making it harder to learn? What a former executive wants every student to know

When Miriam Friedel started working at Capital One in 2020, generative AI was still largely a research curiosity. By the time she left the company as vice president of machine learning engineering in 2026, AI tools were writing ...

Plasma Physics Oct 27, 2026

Radio waves drive a fusion plasma current that could help reactors run continuously

For the first time, a team of physicists in the U.S. has clearly demonstrated a "helicon current drive" in a nuclear fusion experiment. Led by Jeff Lestz at General Atomics, San Diego, the team took advantage of the latest ...

Economics & Business Oct 26, 2026

Skip-level meetings may win bypassed managers' support, but how they are done matters

Skip-level meetings (SLMs) seem common in some work environments but unheard of and norm-breaking in others. They entail both benefits and risks for employees, bypassed and skip-level managers, and organizations. Their effects ...

Social Sciences Oct 26, 2026

Global happiness researchers reveal keys to a good life

Many of the world's leading happiness researchers say they consciously spend more time with loved ones after seeing the evidence, according to a new paper. "Happiness emerges from a symphony of factors, but if I had to pinpoint ...

Evolution Oct 26, 2026

False lingzhi unmasked: Scientists crack the 245-year mystery behind a medicinal mushroom mix-up

In a new study published today in Plants, People, Planet, scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and their international collaborators clarify the distinction between Ganoderma lucidum, a European bracket fungus ...

Education Oct 26, 2026

Students' love-hate relationship with AI

ChatGPT hit like a meteorite in late 2022 and found fertile ground at EPFL, invading the computers and smartphones of tomorrow's engineers. Within two years, generative AI had spread like wildfire among our students owing ...

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