Scientists have found that comet 3I/ATLAS, which drew global scientific interest in 2025, is more than 10 billion years old and may preserve clues about the galaxy’s early history. The discovery comes from a study published in Nature Astronomy in late April. Rare Interstellar Visitor Passes Near Earth Researchers say the comet formed in a […]
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Engineers have spent years exploring alternatives to the traditional computer mouse, creating designs that are pen-shaped, flat, and even ring-shaped. Just when mouse designs seemed exhausted, UK startup NextAxis Design introduced an egg-shaped mouse called Ovo on Kickstarter. Ovo weighs 98 grams (3.5 oz) and measures 48 × 61 mm (1.9 × 2.4 inches). Designed
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Paterna Biosciences, a startup based in Utah, says it has developed functional human sperm in a laboratory and used it to create healthy-looking embryos. The company believes the method could one day allow some infertile men to have biological children. The research has not yet been peer-reviewed or independently confirmed, though WIRED was the first
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A new method uses controlled electrical discharges to convert a plentiful gas into a much more valuable substance. It operates under relatively mild conditions and could reshape fuel production. Major industrial shifts don’t always come from large-scale machinery; sometimes they start with unconventional ideas. For years, turning certain gases into usable fuels required extreme heat,
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A team led by Theo Hughes-Riley at Nottingham Trent University has created a vibrating smart pillow sleeve prototype to alert deaf users to fire and burglar alarms. This is not the first alert technology for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. The new device replaces older, bulky technologies that users had to place
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Fire is one of the most serious concerns for upcoming crewed space missions. Scientists from NASA Glenn Research Center, Johnson Space Center, and Case Western Reserve University have outlined an experiment to study how materials burn on the Moon, where fire is expected to behave differently than on Earth. On Earth, gravity makes hot gases
A humanoid robot that won a robot half-marathon in Beijing on Sunday outpaced the human world record, highlighting China’s rapid technological advances. According to a WeChat post from the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area (Beijing E-Town), the winning robot—developed by Chinese smartphone maker Honor—finished the 21-kilometer (13-mile) race in 50 minutes and 26 seconds. That time
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Researchers at the University of Washington have created the first system that embeds tiny cameras into off-the-shelf wireless earbuds, enabling users to converse with an AI model about what they’re seeing. For example, someone could look at a Korean food package and say, “Hey Vue, translate this,” and hear a response like, “The visible text
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NASA has released a fresh collection of images taken by the Orion capsule during the Artemis II mission. Captured on April 6, 2026, these photos represent a key point in the journey—the sixth day of flight—when the crew not only passed over the far side of the Moon but also set a new benchmark for
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A recent Murdoch University study suggests that virtual reality tools have significant untapped potential to generate positive emotional responses in fields such as education, healthcare, architecture, and psychological therapy. The research examined four key visual factors, along with related sub-factors, to understand how they influence realism and emotional engagement in virtual reality environments. Murdoch University
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