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Jun 10 2026SCIENCE

Improving Car‑Following Models on Icy Roads with AI

The new study tackles how cars behave when roads are slick and visibility is low. It looks at five popular driving models, each with its own set of adjustable numbers that dictate how a vehicle follows another. The researchers first list the main variables that matter in winter: how much grip the ro

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Jun 02 2026TECHNOLOGY

Smart Machines That Learn to Sync Themselves

Computers that control power grids, traffic lights, or robot teams often behave like nervous dancers trying to stay in step. When the environment changes or messages arrive with delays, keeping everything in rhythm becomes tricky. Engineers once turned to a complex formula called the Hamilton-Jacobi

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May 28 2026CRYPTO

UK tightens crypto rules to block suspected Russian money flows

The UK government recently put a major crypto exchange called HTX under sanctions. Authorities say it may have helped Russian financial groups move money around the world. These groups are accused of dodging restrictions and funding Moscow’s war efforts. British officials believe HTX had links to o

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May 26 2026TECHNOLOGY

Getting sharper night photos by understanding light better

Blurry lights and odd colors in night shots usually come from flare—those unwanted bright spots caused by strong light sources. Most photo-fixing tools ignore how flare mixes with the real light in the scene, so they often leave behind messy patches of wrong colors or fuzzy edges. A new approach tri

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May 26 2026TECHNOLOGY

Privacy-friendly AI predictions for shared sensitive data

Two companies want to team up. One holds private data shaped like a network: hospitals see how diseases spread, banks track transaction patterns. The other has a secret AI model that makes sense of such data to predict risks or trends. But neither can share their secrets directly—client privacy rule

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May 25 2026HEALTH

How gut microbes bounce back after gut bug attacks

Scientists picked 25 female lab mice and watched how their stomach and gut bacteria changed after an infection with Helicobacter pylori—the same bug that causes most stomach ulcers and even cancer in humans. For one week the mice hosted the invader, then for another month they got powdered Weizmanni

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May 07 2026TECHNOLOGY

Helping hands for Braille learning

Teachers often struggle to help blind students because Braille experts are hard to find. A new Android app changes that by turning phones into instant Braille translators. It reads raised dots on paper or screen and turns them into Spanish words, and does the reverse too. Behind the scenes, two smar

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Apr 25 2026TECHNOLOGY

New Plan to Defend Against Missiles from Space

The U. S. military is betting over $3 billion on a fresh approach to stop enemy missiles before they reach their targets. Instead of relying only on weapons on the ground, the Space Force now plans to place interceptors in orbit around Earth. Twelve companies got the green light to build and test th

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Apr 13 2026HEALTH

How a common food contaminant may harm your liver without you knowing

A mold byproduct called deoxynivalenol, or DON for short, shows up in spoiled grains like wheat and corn more often than people think. Scientists now suspect this invisible pollutant doesn’t just give you a stomachache—it might quietly push a damaged liver toward worse trouble. While doctors already

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Apr 07 2026HEALTH

Hookah and Social Circles: Why Tobacco Sticks in Arab American Communities

Research shows tobacco use is more common among Arab Americans than some other groups, especially hookah smoking. Scientists wanted to find out why cultural habits and social groups play a big role in this trend. Instead of just looking at personal choices, they studied how family, friends, and comm

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