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Wallpaper that makes electricity from air humidity
Binghamton University engineers built a wallpaper that generates electricity from indoor humidity and also works as a passive dehumidifier.
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Oxford to build home-grown AI for cancer treatments
University of Oxford researchers are building a sovereign AI system to design personalised cancer treatments without relying on US tech giants.
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Nobel medicine prize goes to optogenetics pioneers
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine goes to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for discoveries on light-gated ion…
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Piezo1 protein found to control nerve coating length
Researchers found that the protein Piezo1 helps brain cells sense nerve fibre size and set the length of myelin coatings, a key…
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Nobel week opens: Medicine prize announced today
The 2026 Nobel season opens October 5 with the Medicine prize at 3 pm IST; physics, chemistry and peace follow through October…
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New purple-brown crab species found in Western Ghats
Beat forester Ajmeer K helped identify Ghatiana karnataka, a new freshwater crab species found in Karnataka's Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary.
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MEGATRON maps the universe’s first stars
The MEGATRON project has released the most detailed simulations yet of how the first stars lit up the infant universe.
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Study reveals how brain-eating amoebas reach the brain
A new study shows how Naegleria amoebas explore narrow spaces, explaining how the brain-eating organism travels from nose to brain.
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First adult T. rex footprints hint at its walking speed
Scientists found the first series of adult T. rex footprints, offering new clues about the giant dinosaur's walking speed.
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Nobel medicine prize announced today, GLP-1 pioneers tipped
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine is announced today in Stockholm, with the GLP-1 obesity drug pioneers among the favourites.