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Dramatic stretch in quantum materials confirms 100-year-old prediction

Research from the University of St Andrews has set a new benchmark for the precision with which researchers can explore fundamental physics in quantum materials. The work has implications extending from materials science to advanced computing, as well as confirming a nearly 100-year-old prediction.

The researchers explored magnetoelastic coupling, which is the change in the size or shape of a material when exposed to a . It is usually a small effect, but one that has technological consequences.

A team from the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of St Andrews has now discovered that this effect is remarkably large in a case where one wouldn’t have expected it—in a transition metal oxide. Oxides are a containing at least one and one other element in its chemical formula. High-temperature superconductors are one of the most prominent examples of a transition metal oxide.

Ultra-thin metallic oxide reveals unexpected magnetic behavior for spintronic applications

In a new study, researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities discovered surprising magnetic behavior in one of the thinnest metallic oxide materials ever made. This could pave the way for the next generation of faster and smarter spintronic and quantum computing devices.

Advanced software uncovers elusive protein variants tied to genetic mutations

Scientists at UCLA and the University of Toronto have developed an advanced computational tool, called moPepGen, that helps identify previously invisible genetic mutations in proteins, unlocking new possibilities in cancer research and beyond.

The tool, described in Nature Biotechnology, will help understand how changes in our DNA affect proteins and ultimately contribute to cancer, neurodegenerative diseases, and other conditions. It provides a new way to create and to find treatment targets previously invisible to researchers.

Proteogenomics combines the study of genomics and proteomics to provide a comprehensive molecular profile of diseases. However, a major challenge has been the inability to accurately detect variant peptides, limiting the ability to identify at the protein level. Existing proteomic tools often fail to capture the full diversity of protein variations.

2025’s New VOLONAUT AIRBIKE — A Flying Motorcycle from the Future Unveiled!

We just celebrated May the 4th, and now this.

You’re watching: 2025’s VOLONAUT AIRBIKE – The Jet-Powered Flying Bike That’s Actually Real!

Forget sci-fi… this is the future happening right now. The Volonaut Airbike isn’t just a concept or a CGI teaser — it’s a real, jet-powered flying bike that’s already tearing through the skies in 2025!

Unlike bulky drones with spinning blades, this beast lifts off with raw jet propulsion — no exposed rotors, no cockpit, and no nonsense. It’s built from carbon fiber and 3D-printed parts, making it ultra-light — 7x lighter than a motorcycle. The rider becomes part of the machine, steering it by body movement while a smart onboard flight computer keeps everything stable.

Created by Tomasz Patan, the genius behind Jetson ONE, the Volonaut Airbike is capable of reaching speeds up to 200 km/h (124 mph), soaring over forests, cliffs, and even deserts with mind-blowing agility.

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Sleep loss rewires the brain for cravings and weight gain. A neurologist explains the science behind the cycle

You stayed up too late scrolling through your phone, answering emails or watching just one more episode. The next morning, you feel groggy and irritable. That sugary pastry or greasy breakfast sandwich suddenly looks more appealing than your usual yogurt and berries. By the afternoon, chips or candy from the break room call your name. This isn’t just about willpower. Your brain, short on rest, is nudging you toward quick, high-calorie fixes.

There is a reason why this cycle repeats itself so predictably. Research shows that insufficient sleep disrupts hunger signals, weakens self-control, impairs glucose metabolism and increases your risk of weight gain. These changes can occur rapidly, even after a single night of poor sleep, and can become more harmful over time if left unaddressed.

I am a neurologist specializing in sleep science and its impact on health.

Is our universe the ultimate computer?

Whether we are simply characters in an advanced virtual world is a much-debated theory, challenging previous thinking about the universe and our existence.

The possibility that the entire universe is informational in nature and resembles a computational process is a popular theory among a number of well-known figures, including Elon Musk. The thinking comes from within a branch of science known as information physics, which suggests physical reality is actually made up of structured information.

In an article published in AIP Advances and included in the journal’s “Editor’s Picks,” a physicist from the University of Portsmouth, Dr. Melvin Vopson, presents findings which indicate that gravity or is the result of a computational process within the universe.

Simulation reveals emergence of jet from binary neutron star merger followed by black hole formation

Binary neutron star mergers, cosmic collisions between two very dense stellar remnants made up predominantly of neutrons, have been the topic of numerous astrophysics studies due to their fascinating underlying physics and their possible cosmological outcomes. Most previous studies aimed at simulating and better understanding these events relied on computational methods designed to solve Einstein’s equations of general relativity under extreme conditions, such as those that would be present during neutron star mergers.

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Gravitational Physics (Albert Einstein Institute), Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Chiba University, and Toho University recently performed the longest simulation of binary neutron star mergers to date, utilizing a framework for modeling the interactions between magnetic fields, high-density matter and neutrinos, known as the neutrino-radiation magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) framework.

Their simulation, outlined in Physical Review Letters, reveals the emergence of a magnetically dominated jet from the , followed by the collapse of the binary neutron star system into a black hole.