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The sun's visible disk has been perfectly free from sunspots for the first time since June 2022, suggesting the current solar ...

In physics, the classical "Hall effect," discovered in the late 19th century, describes how a transverse voltage is generated ...

CU Boulder researchers have built high-performing optical microresonators, opening the door for new sensor technologies. At ...

Myopia is skyrocketing around the world, often blamed on endless screen time — but new research suggests the real culprit may ...

Thunderstorms can generate weak electrical discharges on the plants underneath, but until now, they had never been observed in nature ...

Interest in Clawdbot, an open-source AI personal assistant, has been building from a simmer to a roar. Over the weekend, online chatter about the tool reached viral status — at least, as viral as an ...

CU Boulder researchers have designed microscopic “racetracks” that trap and amplify light with exceptional efficiency. By using smooth curves inspired by highway engineering, they reduced energy loss ...

Casimir cavities are mysterious spaces between microscopic metal plates in a vacuum. Areas of diminished energy between the plates cause them to push toward each other, as if trying to fill the ...

As the 2026 Winter Olympic Games kick off with the opening ceremony, at least a dozen athletes will represent AIN. The three-letter acronym isn't an abbreviation of a country delegation — its athletes ...

Data center AI is driving a dramatic ramp in the growth of silicon photonics foundries: 8X growth in just 6 years, from 2026 to 2032. Scale-out is the major driver now. Scale-up will become the ...

Stoats, also often known as ermines, are carnivorous mammals in the weasel family. Two stoats are the mascots of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. Jean Beaufort under public domain Olympic mascots ...