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Researchers pioneer advances to make next-generation lithium batteries safer
Credit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Battery technology researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) recently published studies that address some of the biggest challenges in the field. Led by Professor Yan Wang,…
Mini Brains Expose Neural Signatures of Schizophrenia and Bipolar
Summary: For the first time, lab-grown mini brains have revealed how neurons misfire in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Using machine learning to analyze electrical activity, researchers identified distinct firing patterns…
Trump says Murdochs interested in investing in TikTok’s US arm
The United States has forcefully sought to take TikTok’s US operations out of the hands of Chinese parent company ByteDance for national security reasons. US President Donald Trump said on…
AI Reveals Bitter Taste Receptors’ Hidden Role in Gut-Brain Health
Summary: Researchers used AlphaFold3, the latest AI-based protein modeling system, to predict the structures of all 25 known human bitter taste receptors (T2Rs). Compared with AlphaFold2, AF3 consistently generated more…
Floating wind power sets sail in Japan’s energy shift
Floating turbines are particularly well suited to Japan as its deep coastal waters make fixing them to seabeds tricky. Close to a small fishing port in southwestern Japan, the slim…
Americans would dominate board of new TikTok US entity: W.House
Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping discussed the US-China TikTok deal and trade during a call on September 19, 2025. A deal for the Chinese parent company of popular video-sharing…
Cyberattack hits European airports
Travelers wait at London’s Heathrow Airport, one of the major European airports including Brussels and Berlin hit by a cyberattack. Major European airports including Brussels, Berlin and London’s Heathrow were…
EU to finalize probes into tech platforms soon: Commissioner
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain EU investigations into online platforms including X and Facebook to ensure they are protecting Europeans will be completed in the “coming weeks and months,” EU digital…
