https://scitechdaily.com/ Science, Space and Technology News 2026 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:33:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-find-a-clue-to-making-brain-stimulation-more-reliable/ https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-find-a-clue-to-making-brain-stimulation-more-reliable/#respond Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:06:40 +0000 https://scitechdaily.com/?p=529433 The brain’s activity immediately before stimulation may help predict its response and improve the consistency of neuromodulation. The same brain stimulation can produce very different responses depending on when it is delivered. A study published in Brain Stimulation, using detailed brain recordings hosted by EBRAINS, suggests that the brain’s activity immediately before stimulation can explain [...]]]> https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-find-a-clue-to-making-brain-stimulation-more-reliable/feed/ 0 https://scitechdaily.com/a-hidden-gut-reaction-may-explain-why-vegetables-are-so-good-for-you/ https://scitechdaily.com/a-hidden-gut-reaction-may-explain-why-vegetables-are-so-good-for-you/#respond Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:31:22 +0000 https://scitechdaily.com/?p=529644 Gut bacteria may turn dietary nitrate and iron into molecules that support cardiovascular and metabolic health. Vegetables such as beets and leafy greens provide nitrate and iron, but part of their biological effect may depend on what happens after those nutrients reach the gut. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have found that gut bacteria can transform [...]]]> https://scitechdaily.com/a-hidden-gut-reaction-may-explain-why-vegetables-are-so-good-for-you/feed/ 0 https://scitechdaily.com/new-invisible-cell-therapy-could-provide-side-effect-free-diabetes-treatment/ https://scitechdaily.com/new-invisible-cell-therapy-could-provide-side-effect-free-diabetes-treatment/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:56:47 +0000 https://scitechdaily.com/?p=529438 Testing in diabetic mice lowered blood sugar levels for more than 100 days. Transplanted cells can help treat disease, but the immune system often sees them as intruders and attacks them. Penn State researchers are testing a way around that problem by wrapping therapeutic cells in an ultrathin protective coating that acts like an “invisibility [...]]]> https://scitechdaily.com/new-invisible-cell-therapy-could-provide-side-effect-free-diabetes-treatment/feed/ 1 https://scitechdaily.com/researchers-solve-two-major-problems-holding-back-sic-electronics/ https://scitechdaily.com/researchers-solve-two-major-problems-holding-back-sic-electronics/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:48:50 +0000 https://scitechdaily.com/?p=530027 A new bottom gate design takes advantage of the intrinsic properties of SiC. For more than 20 years, silicon carbide – SiC – has been viewed as a promising material for electronics that must function in extreme environments. Yet despite years of research, that promise has rarely translated into practical devices. Researchers at Kyoto University [...]]]> https://scitechdaily.com/researchers-solve-two-major-problems-holding-back-sic-electronics/feed/ 1 https://scitechdaily.com/physicists-hunted-a-mysterious-particle-and-found-two-unexpected-structures-instead/ https://scitechdaily.com/physicists-hunted-a-mysterious-particle-and-found-two-unexpected-structures-instead/#comments Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:13:38 +0000 https://scitechdaily.com/?p=529736 A first attempt to produce a mysterious strangeonium state using a photon beam yielded important and unexpected results. Physicists have spent decades trying to organize the growing collection of subatomic particles, yet some of the most unusual discoveries still resist simple classification. At the U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, researchers have [...]]]> https://scitechdaily.com/physicists-hunted-a-mysterious-particle-and-found-two-unexpected-structures-instead/feed/ 2 https://scitechdaily.com/nanoscale-defects-unlock-a-major-heat-transfer-breakthrough/ https://scitechdaily.com/nanoscale-defects-unlock-a-major-heat-transfer-breakthrough/#respond Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:38:55 +0000 https://scitechdaily.com/?p=529995 A new polymer coating helps water droplets form and detach faster, boosting condensation heat transfer by up to 5.5 times on copper surfaces. Water droplets forming on a cold surface can either help move heat efficiently or create a thin insulating layer that slows the process down. KAIST researchers have developed an ultrathin polymer coating [...]]]> https://scitechdaily.com/nanoscale-defects-unlock-a-major-heat-transfer-breakthrough/feed/ 0 https://scitechdaily.com/worlds-largest-trial-of-robotic-knee-surgery-delivers-a-surprising-result/ https://scitechdaily.com/worlds-largest-trial-of-robotic-knee-surgery-delivers-a-surprising-result/#respond Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:27:10 +0000 https://scitechdaily.com/?p=529626 Robot-assisted knee replacement surgery is more precise than surgery performed without robotic assistance, but it does not currently improve patient outcomes. A robotic arm can help surgeons position a knee replacement more precisely, but that extra accuracy does not necessarily mean patients recover better. Results from RACER-Knee, the world’s largest clinical trial of its kind, [...]]]> https://scitechdaily.com/worlds-largest-trial-of-robotic-knee-surgery-delivers-a-surprising-result/feed/ 0 https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-develop-an-implant-that-could-help-the-body-clock-recover-from-jet-lag-faster/ https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-develop-an-implant-that-could-help-the-body-clock-recover-from-jet-lag-faster/#respond Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:52:02 +0000 https://scitechdaily.com/?p=529424 A peer-reviewed study highlights how encapsulated leptin-producing cells can accelerate circadian realignment in preclinical models. Jet lag and shift work can throw the body’s internal clock off course for days, disturbing sleep, altering metabolism, and contributing to other health effects. Researchers at Rice University, supported by the Rice Biotech Launch Pad, and Northwestern University have [...]]]> https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-develop-an-implant-that-could-help-the-body-clock-recover-from-jet-lag-faster/feed/ 0 https://scitechdaily.com/adults-taking-more-vitamin-d-scored-13-higher-on-a-cognitive-test/ https://scitechdaily.com/adults-taking-more-vitamin-d-scored-13-higher-on-a-cognitive-test/#respond Wed, 26 Aug 2026 10:17:06 +0000 https://scitechdaily.com/?p=529594 Higher vitamin D supplement intake was associated with better cognitive scores in adults with mild cognitive impairment and sleep disturbances. More than 7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s dementia, and that number is projected to approach 13 million by 2050. Against that backdrop, research from Emory University suggests that higher vitamin D supplement intake [...]]]> https://scitechdaily.com/adults-taking-more-vitamin-d-scored-13-higher-on-a-cognitive-test/feed/ 0 https://scitechdaily.com/a-20-year-study-finds-preschool-can-influence-success-for-years/ https://scitechdaily.com/a-20-year-study-finds-preschool-can-influence-success-for-years/#respond Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:43:58 +0000 https://scitechdaily.com/?p=528569 A child’s preschool classroom may leave traces that are still visible years after finger painting, story time, and learning to count are over. A major research project involving Miami-Dade County students found that children who attended public school pre-K went on to perform better academically than those who received family-based childcare. The advantage was not [...]]]> https://scitechdaily.com/a-20-year-study-finds-preschool-can-influence-success-for-years/feed/ 0 https://scitechdaily.com/55-million-year-old-penguin-fossils-preserve-clues-to-a-warmer-antarctica/ https://scitechdaily.com/55-million-year-old-penguin-fossils-preserve-clues-to-a-warmer-antarctica/#respond Tue, 25 Aug 2026 23:08:25 +0000 https://scitechdaily.com/?p=529476 A team of paleontologists studying penguin fossils from Seymour Island found that ancient bird bones can preserve chemical evidence of past climate change. Ancient penguin bones from Seymour Island, near the Antarctic Peninsula, preserve more than the remains of the birds themselves. Paleontologists from China University of Geosciences (Beijing) found that their chemical composition can [...]]]> https://scitechdaily.com/55-million-year-old-penguin-fossils-preserve-clues-to-a-warmer-antarctica/feed/ 0 https://scitechdaily.com/a-35000-year-old-neanderthal-pelvis-may-explain-why-men-and-women-walk-differently/ https://scitechdaily.com/a-35000-year-old-neanderthal-pelvis-may-explain-why-men-and-women-walk-differently/#respond Tue, 25 Aug 2026 22:33:39 +0000 https://scitechdaily.com/?p=529861 Why do men and women walk differently? A Neandertal pelvis from 35,000 years ago, when Neanderthals still coexisted with modern humans, may help explain why. Every step humans take places the pelvis under a repeating mechanical load as the body drops and rises again. A study from the Department of Anatomy and Anthropology at Tel [...]]]> https://scitechdaily.com/a-35000-year-old-neanderthal-pelvis-may-explain-why-men-and-women-walk-differently/feed/ 0 https://scitechdaily.com/hidden-brain-wiring-may-help-preserve-thinking-as-gray-matter-shrinks/ https://scitechdaily.com/hidden-brain-wiring-may-help-preserve-thinking-as-gray-matter-shrinks/#respond Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:28:37 +0000 https://scitechdaily.com/?p=529832 Research involving older adults in India suggests that healthier short-range brain connections may help preserve thinking abilities as gray matter declines. Two older adults can have a similar amount of gray matter loss yet experience different effects on thinking and memory. Research from the Mark and Mary Stevens Neuroimaging and Informatics Institute (Stevens INI) at [...]]]> https://scitechdaily.com/hidden-brain-wiring-may-help-preserve-thinking-as-gray-matter-shrinks/feed/ 0 https://scitechdaily.com/dual-stem-cell-treatment-restores-vision-in-first-human-trial/ https://scitechdaily.com/dual-stem-cell-treatment-restores-vision-in-first-human-trial/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:53:57 +0000 https://scitechdaily.com/?p=529633 A dual stem cell scaffold improved vision and eye surface scores in a small first-in-human trial for aniridia-related keratopathy. For people with ARK (aniridia-related keratopathy), progressive damage to the eye’s surface can gradually cloud the cornea and severely reduce vision. In a first-in-human clinical trial at Moorfields Eye Hospital and University College London (UCL), a [...]]]> https://scitechdaily.com/dual-stem-cell-treatment-restores-vision-in-first-human-trial/feed/ 4 https://scitechdaily.com/your-waist-size-may-reveal-more-about-your-health-than-you-think/ https://scitechdaily.com/your-waist-size-may-reveal-more-about-your-health-than-you-think/#respond Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:18:07 +0000 https://scitechdaily.com/?p=529245 A study found that the measurement performed nearly as well as an obesity definition based on multiple body measurements. A tape measure around the waist may provide surprisingly useful information about obesity-related health risks. Rutgers Health researchers found that waist circumference can identify potentially unhealthy levels of body fat with accuracy comparable to more complicated [...]]]> https://scitechdaily.com/your-waist-size-may-reveal-more-about-your-health-than-you-think/feed/ 0 https://scitechdaily.com/ai-decodes-a-hidden-dna-signal-linked-to-disease-causing-mutations/ https://scitechdaily.com/ai-decodes-a-hidden-dna-signal-linked-to-disease-causing-mutations/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:04:41 +0000 https://scitechdaily.com/?p=529622 Machine learning identifies the likely “initiator” and enables new predictions about DNA mutations that can cause disease. Every human cell depends on tens of thousands of genes being switched on at the right time and in the right amount. Specialized stretches of DNA coordinate this activity, ultimately directing the production of enzymes, hormones, proteins, and [...]]]> https://scitechdaily.com/ai-decodes-a-hidden-dna-signal-linked-to-disease-causing-mutations/feed/ 1 https://scitechdaily.com/billions-of-invasive-fish-have-taken-over-the-great-lakes-scientists-say-we-can-still-stop-their-next-invasion/ https://scitechdaily.com/billions-of-invasive-fish-have-taken-over-the-great-lakes-scientists-say-we-can-still-stop-their-next-invasion/#respond Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:29:47 +0000 https://scitechdaily.com/?p=529872 The slow inland spread of round goby may give conservation managers a valuable window to protect rivers and streams before the fish become firmly established. Round goby are now so deeply established in the Great Lakes that scientists estimate their population in the billions, making complete eradication unrealistic. For decades, the small invasive fish has [...]]]> https://scitechdaily.com/billions-of-invasive-fish-have-taken-over-the-great-lakes-scientists-say-we-can-still-stop-their-next-invasion/feed/ 0 https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-turn-red-strawberries-white-with-a-single-gene-edit/ https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-turn-red-strawberries-white-with-a-single-gene-edit/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:54:39 +0000 https://scitechdaily.com/?p=529512 Precisely editing the dominant MYB10-1B gene copy converted red strawberries into stable white fruit and demonstrated a targeted strategy for modifying polyploid crops. A strawberry’s familiar red color depends on a complicated genetic system. Cultivated strawberries carry eight sets of chromosomes, so many genes occur in several closely related copies, making it difficult to change [...]]]> https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-turn-red-strawberries-white-with-a-single-gene-edit/feed/ 1 https://scitechdaily.com/nasas-artemis-ii-crew-flew-farther-than-any-humans-ever-now-theyre-being-honored/ https://scitechdaily.com/nasas-artemis-ii-crew-flew-farther-than-any-humans-ever-now-theyre-being-honored/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:46:28 +0000 https://scitechdaily.com/?p=530058 President Donald J. Trump will present the Congressional Space Medal of Honor to all four members of NASA’s Artemis II crew during a ceremony at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The event is scheduled for 11 a.m. EDT on Friday, August 28. NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman will join the President and the four [...]]]> https://scitechdaily.com/nasas-artemis-ii-crew-flew-farther-than-any-humans-ever-now-theyre-being-honored/feed/ 2 https://scitechdaily.com/the-suns-corona-usually-looks-white-in-spain-it-turned-gold/ https://scitechdaily.com/the-suns-corona-usually-looks-white-in-spain-it-turned-gold/#respond Tue, 25 Aug 2026 10:11:29 +0000 https://scitechdaily.com/?p=530059 This month’s total solar eclipse offered more than a spectacular view. It also produced an unusual visual effect that made the event especially interesting from a scientific perspective. During a total solar eclipse, the solar corona, the Sun’s faint outer atmosphere, typically appears white or pearly. Some observers of last week’s eclipse did see this [...]]]> https://scitechdaily.com/the-suns-corona-usually-looks-white-in-spain-it-turned-gold/feed/ 0 https://scitechdaily.com/a-spacex-falcon-9-rocket-hit-the-moon-and-blasted-open-a-60-foot-crater/ https://scitechdaily.com/a-spacex-falcon-9-rocket-hit-the-moon-and-blasted-open-a-60-foot-crater/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:36:19 +0000 https://scitechdaily.com/?p=529886 A spent rocket stage has punched a new crater into the Moon, giving scientists a rare chance to watch lunar geology unfold almost in real time. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) photographed the fresh impact scar between August 11 and 12, 2026. The crater appeared six days earlier, when the upper stage of a SpaceX [...]]]> https://scitechdaily.com/a-spacex-falcon-9-rocket-hit-the-moon-and-blasted-open-a-60-foot-crater/feed/ 2 https://scitechdaily.com/does-vitamin-c-really-prevent-colds-the-answer-may-surprise-you/ https://scitechdaily.com/does-vitamin-c-really-prevent-colds-the-answer-may-surprise-you/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:26:55 +0000 https://scitechdaily.com/?p=529671 Vitamin C may modestly ease cold symptoms when taken regularly, but evidence does not support it as a general way to prevent colds. As winter arrives and cold season begins, vitamin C products often move to the front of pharmacy and supermarket displays, reinforcing a familiar message: taking extra vitamin C might help keep a [...]]]> https://scitechdaily.com/does-vitamin-c-really-prevent-colds-the-answer-may-surprise-you/feed/ 1 https://scitechdaily.com/study-reveals-your-organs-may-be-aging-at-very-different-speeds/ https://scitechdaily.com/study-reveals-your-organs-may-be-aging-at-very-different-speeds/#respond Mon, 24 Aug 2026 23:51:04 +0000 https://scitechdaily.com/?p=529403 AI-based tissue clocks reveal that human organs age on different timelines and that some of these patterns can be detected from blood. The age printed on a birth certificate tells only part of the story. Inside the body, the lungs, kidneys, pancreas, brain, and other organs may be aging along very different timelines, and artificial [...]]]> https://scitechdaily.com/study-reveals-your-organs-may-be-aging-at-very-different-speeds/feed/ 0 https://scitechdaily.com/t-cells-have-a-hidden-ability-scientists-never-knew-existed/ https://scitechdaily.com/t-cells-have-a-hidden-ability-scientists-never-knew-existed/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2026 23:16:53 +0000 https://scitechdaily.com/?p=529742 The discovery could lead to improved treatments for autoimmune diseases and cancer. T cells may be able to do something scientists did not previously know they could: physically sense the tissues around them. A McGill University-led study suggests this ability could reshape understanding of how long-lasting immune protection develops. Researchers have generally thought that tissue [...]]]> https://scitechdaily.com/t-cells-have-a-hidden-ability-scientists-never-knew-existed/feed/ 3