Month: January 2026

99 posts
Robots feeling.

Robots learn to handle raw eggs and brew coffee by ‘feeling’ like humans

A new bio-inspired approach allows robots to master the delicate art of…
Taishan Nuclear Power Plant

China to swap dirty coal for nuclear power in massive green energy drive

A new study outlines a plan to repurpose China’s retiring coal plants…
University College Cork

Solution offered for Grok ‘undressing’ scandal: Teach users empathy

A new 10-minute online course has been proven to stop people from…
Healthy old people.

‘Super agers’ win the genetic lottery twice to keep their memories young

People in their 80s who retain the sharp memories of those decades…
Video gaming.

Gaming more than 10 hours a week is the ‘tipping point’ for bad health

Playing video games is generally harmless, but a new study has identified…
Graviton detection

World’s first graviton detector hunts ‘impossible’ ghost particle of gravity

Physicists are building a machine to solve the biggest problem in science…
Near death experience.

Science still cannot say why the dying leave their bodies and see the dead

A major attempt to explain near-death experiences as simple brain chemistry has…
Bamboo.

Fastest-growing plant on Earth identified as potential new ‘superfood’

The world’s fastest-growing plant could soon become a staple of global diets…
Fantastic Voyage.

Injectable swimming nanorobots can hunt down tumors and kill them

Science fiction is becoming a reality after researchers successfully tested microscopic robots…