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Tech Xplore / Palantir chief says France's digital sovereignty push 'backfiring'

Palantir chief executive Alex Karp said Wednesday that French regulatory restrictions, including limits on government use of U.S.-made software, were proving counterproductive.

Sep 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / Assistance needed in Aisle 1: What Missouri WIC families face

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children—better known as WIC—reaches an extraordinary share of American families. An estimated 41% of all U.S. infants participated in the federal nutrition ...

Sep 3, 2026
Phys.org / Watching nanoparticles form in real time uncovers 'missing link' in microwave-assisted manufacturing

Advanced materials power everything from batteries and electronics to clean energy technologies. For years, engineers have known that microwave-assisted synthesis can dramatically accelerate the chemical reactions used to ...

Sep 1, 2026
Phys.org / Physicists take Hall effect in a new direction

Carnegie Mellon University scientists have uncovered a new phenomenon that challenges a longstanding assumption about how electronic materials respond to magnetic fields. The discovery broadens the fundamental understanding ...

Aug 31, 2026
Phys.org / Firelight may have sparked human storytelling by extending social hours

New research from the University of St Andrews has developed a novel hypothesis of how firelight was critical to the evolution of sophisticated storytelling.

Sep 1, 2026
Tech Xplore / Robotaxi service debuts on London's busy streets as Europe weighs more self-driving vehicles

Uber and British tech company Wayve are launching London's first self-driving taxi service on Thursday, giving residents a chance to use technology that's already available in many U.S. cities and other parts of the world.

Sep 3, 2026
Phys.org / With education technology, engagement is not the same as learning

A new report from the American Psychological Association warns that student engagement with educational technology is not the same as learning—and that generative AI tools pose particular risks by improving students' immediate ...

Sep 3, 2026
Medical Xpress / A decade without congenital syphilis: a Danish success story

Across Europe, cases of congenital syphilis nearly doubled in just one year, from 78 in 2023 to 140 in 2024, in 14 countries reporting data. In contrast, Denmark has marked 10 years without a single case of vertical syphilis ...

Sep 3, 2026
Phys.org / Single amino acid swap expands nanoparticle vaccine approach to influenza viruses

Influenza viruses constantly shapeshift to evade recognition by the immune system. This shapeshifting occurs in critical proteins like hemagglutinin (HA), which controls how the virus attaches to human cells before entering ...

Sep 1, 2026
Medical Xpress / MS therapy uses patients' red blood cells to curb autoimmune attacks without broadly suppressing immunity

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease that particularly affects young adults. The disease is driven by immune cells—primarily what are known as T lymphocytes. These cells normally fight off ...

Sep 1, 2026
Phys.org / Light reveals internal motion in electron crystals and can trigger their melting

Electrons, particles that carry a negative electric charge, typically move through materials. At low densities and temperatures, however, the electrical repulsion between them can overpower their tendency to move, prompting ...

Aug 28, 2026
Medical Xpress / Immune drug anifrolumab linked to lower risk of infection and hospitalization for skin lupus

Preliminary results from an investigator-initiated, single-site clinical study show that some people with chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus—a type of lupus that can cause permanent skin damage and hair loss—are less likely ...

Sep 3, 2026