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Tech Xplore / Microsoft CEO warns AI needs to spread beyond Big Tech to avoid bubble

As tech companies spend billions on artificial intelligence data centers and computer chips, fears of an AI bubble held privately by Wall Street traders and some Big Tech titans are beginning to pop into public view.

Jan 21, 2026 in Business
Phys.org / Oldest astronaut Buzz Aldrin turns 96 as new moon astronauts share Apollo inspirations

Buzz Aldrin, the second man and only one of 12 to ever walk on the moon, turns 96 today. He's just one of four living moonwalkers and the oldest remaining astronaut still making trips around the sun.

Jan 21, 2026 in Astronomy & Space
Medical Xpress / Qatari genetic map reveals over 150,000 structural variants

Research co-led by King's College London and Sidra Medicine, Qatar, has produced the most detailed map to date of large-scale genetic differences in the Qatari population, providing a clearer picture of the genetic diversity ...

Jan 20, 2026 in Genetics
Medical Xpress / Saline nasal spray found to ease sleep apnea symptoms in children

A new Australian study has found that a simple saline nasal spray could help many children breathe and sleep better, potentially avoiding the need for surgery and specialist care.

Jan 21, 2026 in Pediatrics
Medical Xpress / Preventing 'spermageddon'—discovery of an immune-like mechanism that protects fertility

New insights into a sophisticated process that protects sperm cells has revealed a mechanism, similar to an immune system, thwarts genetic chaos during the earliest stages of their development.

Jan 20, 2026 in Medical research
Phys.org / 3D mapping of fault beneath Marmara Sea reveals likely sites for future earthquakes

According to researchers from Science Tokyo, a new three-dimensional model of the fault beneath the Marmara Sea in Turkey reveals where a future major earthquake could take place. Using electromagnetic measurements, the team ...

Jan 19, 2026 in Earth
Phys.org / The future of Antarctic life: Scientists map out five scenarios as climate and human pressures mount

A team of scientists has overcome a major challenge in predicting how Antarctic life will fare under future climate scenarios, revealing five scenarios for the future of Antarctic life.

Jan 20, 2026 in Biology
Medical Xpress / How to cut down on trans fats if cooking from scratch isn't an option

Work is finished, and you're tired and hungry. Maybe you're rushing home or to daycare pickup.

Jan 21, 2026 in Health
Medical Xpress / A new robotic system could perform delicate eye surgery

Retinal vein occlusion (RVO) is a severe disease that occurs when a vein in the light-sensitive layer at the back of the eye (i.e., the retina) becomes blocked, which results in a loss of vision. There are currently a few ...

Jan 18, 2026 in Ophthalmology
Tech Xplore / Q&A: Expert discusses data center growth compatibility with energy sustainability

Abe Silverman, an assistant research scholar with the Ralph O'Connor Sustainable Energy Institute and attorney, studies and advises academics, industry, and state and federal regulators on barriers to the clean energy transition, ...

Jan 21, 2026 in Energy & Green Tech
Phys.org / Women treat AI with greater skepticism than men do, study suggests

Women perceive artificial intelligence (AI) as riskier than men do, according to a study. Beatrice Magistro and colleagues hypothesized that women are both more exposed to risk from AI and are more averse to risk in general ...

Jan 20, 2026 in Other Sciences
Phys.org / World's smallest capacitor paves way for next-generation quantum metrology

Nanomechanical systems developed at TU Wien have now reached a level of precision and miniaturization that will allow them to be used in ultra-high-resolution atomic force microscopes in the future. Their new findings are ...

Jan 19, 2026 in Nanotechnology