19th June 2026

Light-driven memory could slash AI energy use

A new magnetic memory material could allow data to be rewritten up to 1,000 times faster than conventional electrically driven memory, offering a potential route to cooler, lower-power AI hardware and data centres.

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18th June 2026

California fault stress hits 1,000-year high

New modelling suggests that Cajon Pass, a fault junction east of Los Angeles, could shape the path of a future Southern California earthquake, potentially allowing the "Big One" to spread across multiple fault systems.

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1st June 2026

Atom-by-atom manufacturing takes a step forward

Researchers have demonstrated a new way to place carbon atoms with extreme precision, offering a glimpse of future nanoscale manufacturing.

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28th May 2026

New plate boundary may be forming in Africa

A little-studied rift system in Zambia could mark the early stages of a future continental split, while also revealing potential opportunities for geothermal energy, helium and hydrogen exploration.

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18th April 2026

Waves on Titan could reach five metres in height

From gentle ripples to towering alien seas, a new model reveals how waves on other worlds could vary dramatically, shaped by exotic liquids, gravity, and atmospheric pressure.

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31st March 2026

Brain cryopreservation takes a notable step forward

Researchers in the US have preserved the fine structure of a whole pig brain following death, offering new possibilities for long-term biostasis – although claims about future "revival" remain highly speculative.

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19th March 2026

New particle detected by Large Hadron Collider

Physicists at CERN have discovered a new proton-like particle, Ξcc⁺, made of two charm quarks and one down quark, resolving a long-standing mystery in particle physics.

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