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Science says ancient roman concrete could repair its own cracks: The secret was hidden in tiny white chunks

Modern concrete can become vulnerable when cracks allow water and chemicals to seep into its interior. Ancient Roman concrete, by contrast, appears to have contained a reserve of reactive, calcium-rich material that could contribute to its long-term durability.

The Economic Times

Something strange may be happening high above the surface of Venus: New study finds a surprising clue about whether life could survive in its acidic clouds

New research suggests peptides can survive Venus's acidic clouds. These molecules maintain stable structures in highly concentrated sulfuric acid. This finding challenges previous assumptions about planetary habitability. Scientists are now rethinking possibilities for life beyond Earth. Venus's atmosphere may offer a more intriguing astrobiological target.

The Economic Times

In 1965, MIT's LES-1 failed to reach its planned orbit and fell silent in 1967; 45 years later, the zombie satellite unexpectedly began transmitting again

A surprising discovery was made in 2012 when an old satellite from the 1960s unexpectedly resumed broadcasting signals. Originally believed to be out of commission since 1967, the LES-1 satellite has been transmitting for a decade due to a theorized battery malfunction. This event underscores the persistent presence of our…

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Rocket issues delay 1st-ever private mission to Venus: 'We are awaiting Neutron readiness'

The first-ever private mission to Venus is still groundbound due to delays with its launch vehicle, Rocket Lab's Neutron. But team members remain bullish on the groundbreaking mission.

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Musk’s $60 billion Cursor bet has an Indian link: Meet 26-year-old Aman Sanger caught in Sam Altman feud

Aman Sanger, the 26-year-old co-founder of AI coding startup Cursor, is at the centre of Elon Musk’s $60 billion SpaceX acquisition. Born to Indian immigrant parents, Sanger’s family has IIT Bombay and Wall Street connections. The deal has also intensified tensions between Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman after OpenAI…

The Economic Times

Who is Aman Sanger? How the 25-year-old Indian-origin entrepreneur became one of the youngest billionaires after Elon Musk’s SpaceX acquired his AI startup Cursor for $60 billion

Aman Sanger, an entrepreneur is pivotal in SpaceX's transformative $60 billion deal to acquire Anysphere, the innovator of the AI coding platform known as Cursor. This acquisition has rapidly elevated Sanger and his co-founders to billionaires within the tech landscape. Founded in 2022, Cursor enhances coding by enabling natural language…

The Economic Times

MIT reopens building after probe into 'deadly' chemical synthesis

A building at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was temporarily closed following serious allegations regarding hazardous chemicals. A graduate student voluntarily reported synthesizing dimethyl mercury—a notoriously toxic substance. After conducting specialized decontamination and medical assessments, the building was declared safe for use again. Initial tests indicated no mercury exposure, prompting…

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California lawmakers unanimously pass Linux exemption from age-verification law — software distributed under the GPL, MIT, BSD, and Apache licenses are exempt

California’s legislature has passed Assembly Bill 1856, exempting open-source operating systems from the State’s Digital Age Assurance Act months before the law is due to take effect on January 1, 2027.

Tom’s Hardware

AI Is Getting Better At Doing College Work, MIT Says. Claims Most Classes May Now Need To Change.

The university also wants every class to spell out when students can, and cannot, use AI, while putting more emphasis on hands-on learning and face-to-face interaction.

International Business Times

MIT built a three-layer passive cooling panel of aerogel, hydrogel and reflective material; tests cooled it 9.3°C below ambient and suggested up to 40% longer food storage in humid conditions

Researchers have created a passive cooling system that uses natural processes. This innovative device cools significantly below ambient air temperatures without electricity. The system can extend the shelf life of perishable foods, especially in humid conditions. Space cooling demand is rapidly increasing globally, straining power grids. This technology offers a…

The Economic Times

This Mysore-born scientist, whose great-grandfather was a mathematician and grandfather a Sanskrit scholar, helped make AI faster at weather forecasting & drug discovery

Anima Anandkumar, a prominent AI researcher, applies machine learning to complex problems in physics and science. Her work at Caltech focuses on areas including tensor methods and deep learning for scientific applications. She has previously worked at Amazon Web Services, where she contributed to Amazon SageMaker, and conducted research at…

The Economic Times

In 2017, USGS and MIT researchers dated a magma pulse to 251.9 million years ago. 9 years later, it links to Earth's worst extinction

Earth faced its worst extinction event around 252 million years ago. Volcanic activity in the Siberian Traps is the leading explanation for this crisis. New dating places a major magmatic phase near the extinction's start. Underground magma interacting with sedimentary rocks released greenhouse gases.

The Economic Times

Quote of the day by Paul Krugman: 'I think so long as fossil fuels are cheap, people will use them and it will...' - powerful quote by Nobel Prize-winning economist teaches inspiring life lessons on change, innovation and how cheap energy can slow the shift to new technology

Quote of the day by Paul Krugman: Economist Paul Krugman highlights cost as a key factor in energy transitions. He argues cheap fossil fuels delay the adoption of new technologies. This economic reality influences investment and innovation in cleaner alternatives. Renewable technologies are now becoming more competitive with fossil fuels.

The Economic Times

Two Stroke Patients Who Lost Language Solved Logic Puzzles as Well as People Who Could Speak

MIT researchers report that language and logical reasoning operate on separate brain systems, with two aphasic patients matching controls in logic tasks.

Medical Daily

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MIT Researchers Link 'Delusional Spiralling' to Chatbots That Please Users Rather Than Challenge Their Beliefs

MIT researchers found that AI chatbots designed to validate users can cause 'delusional spiralling', leading even rational individuals to form false beliefs. Remedies tested were only partially effective.

The Economic Times

MIT researchers redesigned ordinary fog nets, changing the mesh and coating, to extract drinking water from air in some of Earth's driest regions

Scientists have created an innovative mesh tailored for capturing water from fog, enhancing water yield dramatically over current nets. This breakthrough focuses on optimizing fiber diameter, spacing, and surface coatings to boost efficiency. Field experiments in Chile highlighted the mesh's remarkable capabilities, promising a cost-efficient, energy-free water source vital for…

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Black hole star? Solar-system-size 'dot' from the early universe is our best evidence yet of a brand-new type of cosmic object

The James Webb Space Telescope has identified the most promising candidate yet for a black hole star, lurking 660 million years after the Big Bang. The hypothetical entity, which shines 100 billion times brighter than a typical star, could shed light on the origins of the mysterious "little red dots."

Fortune

Moderna co-founder is a billionaire once again at $1.7 billion—he once turned down 20 high-paying job offers to ‘have more of an impact on the world’

Billionaire biotech pioneer Robert Langer advises workers to do what makes them happy over money and job security: “If you give up too easily, that's not good.”

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UC Berkeley professor admits to using AI to edit op-ed on students’ math skills

Zvezdelina Stankova says she used AI to ‘help edit’ an article about some of her students being ‘five to eight years’ behind

The Economic Times

How U.S. military funding propelled China's robot dogs

The rise of Unitree, a Chinese company known for its impressive robot dogs, can be attributed to research breakthroughs funded by the US military. These innovations, which originated in American universities, have propelled Unitree's expansion into the market. Unlike smaller US manufacturers, Unitree's economical designs benefit from China's robust industrial…

The Economic Times

Hyderabad-born MIT astronomer Rohan Naidu, who dropped out of engineering at 18 & loves Test cricket, is behind the 'Black Hole Star' discovery

Black Hole Star: A Hyderabad-born astronomer and fellow scientists have identified a possible ‘black hole star’ using the James Webb Space Telescope. The object, MoM-BH-1*, may represent a new type of astrophysical source. It appears like a star but is powered by a central black hole. The discovery could help…

The Economic Times

17-year-old Pennsylvania student Connor Hill wins $250,000 after computer algorithm solves decades-old geometry puzzle, identifying exactly 146 rare 3D shapes

Connor Hill, a 17-year-old from Pennsylvania, has won the top $250,000 prize at the 2026 Regeneron Science Talent Search after using a custom computer algorithm to classify complex geometric shapes. His breakthrough identified two infinite families and exactly 146 isolated noble polyhedra. Hill plans to continue studying computational mathematics at…

The Times of India

Meet Connor Hill, the 17-year-old Pennsylvania student who wrote a computer program to classify noble polyhedra; he proved there are 146 isolated examples and won $250,000

Connor Hill triumphed in the competition with his exceptional algorithm for classifying noble polyhedra, discovering two infinite families alongside 146 distinct shapes. Edward Kang's AI tool for autism screening claimed the second position, and Iris Shen's innovative blood cancer research involving clams took third place. Additionally, Regeneron expressed their commitment…

Fortune

Nobel laureate Daron Acemoglu says AI and liberal democracy share the same crisis: 'there is a tendency to escalate everything'

"It's become sort of radical to hold two apparently conflicting ideas in your head at the same time," the MIT economist told Fortune.

The Economic Times

A US satellite detected a mysterious flash in 1979; the CIA said it was probably a nuclear test, but nearly 50 years later, the mystery remains unsolved

A US satellite observed dual flashes in the South Atlantic back in 1979, leading intelligence officials to speculate a nuclear test with notable certainty. Contrary to this theory, a White House committee suggested a meteoroid strike as a more plausible explanation. Yet, revived inquiries over the years indicated potential nuclear…

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