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Tech Xplore / How attackers persuade AI agents to break the rules

Today, most of us interact with AI assistants—reactive bots that wait for human instructions. Yet AI assistants are rapidly being replaced by agentic AI agents that can interact with external tools, browse the web, generate ...

Aug 19, 2026
Tech Xplore / Inexpensive reflective tiles pave the way for millimeter wave wireless communications

Unlike Wi-Fi or cellular signals, millimeter-wave wireless communication channels are unable to pass through walls, furniture or other objects. This reality is part of what is holding back the implementation of millimeter-wave ...

Aug 19, 2026
Phys.org / Peru's highest mountain confirms tropics were a major methane source before the industrial era

A new analysis of ice cores collected from the Andes in Peru has produced the first global record of historical tropical methane, filling a critical gap in our understanding of the origins of Earth's greenhouse gases.

Aug 19, 2026
Medical Xpress / Why you move—not just how often—could affect dementia risk

For years, scientists have known that regular physical activity can help lower the risk of dementia. But new USC research suggests that it's not only the amount but also the activity's context—for work or for leisure—that ...

Aug 18, 2026
Tech Xplore / Built to last: Hydrogen catalyst operates for 3,000 hours

A research team has developed a highly durable platinum-nickel (PtNi) hydrogen evolution catalyst that suppresses nickel (Ni) leaching through atomic ordering. Nickel leaching is a major cause of performance degradation in ...

Aug 21, 2026
Tech Xplore / Hybrid magnetic device enables quantum-inspired secure communication at room temperature

MIT researchers have overcome a major challenge holding back the real-world deployment of microwave quantum technologies for advanced signal processing and secure communications.

Aug 19, 2026
Tech Xplore / France's nuclear reactors are running hot and still keeping the lights on

Much of western Europe has endured long stretches of hot weather and heat waves this summer. France recently experienced its hottest day on record and put 54 of its 96 departments under the highest heat alert.

Aug 21, 2026
Phys.org / AI prompts offer a new tool for mapping how emotion concepts relate

How similar are "joy" and "surprise"? Conversely, how far apart are "joy" and "sadness"? We naturally organize words that express emotions—such as "happy," "afraid," and "angry"—according to similarities and differences in ...

Aug 19, 2026
Phys.org / The framing of nature changes how kids respond to environmental education

How to teach children to care about the environment? Beyond including climate change and biodiversity in the curriculum, researchers argue that environmental ethics—how we frame the relationship between humans and nature—matter ...

Aug 21, 2026
Medical Xpress / 'Breakthrough' mRNA cancer drug curbs melanoma in large trial

US drugmakers Merck and Moderna said Wednesday a personalized cancer treatment had shown success in reducing the recurrence of melanoma tumors in a late-stage trial hailed by experts as a "breakthrough."

Aug 19, 2026
Phys.org / Study finds women build strong workplace friendships than men

Women are more likely to form close-knit friendship groups at work, a Durham University Business School study suggests. The findings are published in the journal Social Networks.

Aug 21, 2026
Medical Xpress / Patients with heart failure, caregivers, providers receptive to mobile health but adoption barriers persist

Interviews with patients hospitalized for heart failure, caregivers, providers and organizational leaders highlighted several strengths of Mighty Heart (a major clinical trial examining the effectiveness of in-home and telehealth-enabled ...

Aug 21, 2026