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An experimental Chinese maglev train — which glides above a specially designed track thanks to magnetic levitation — has set a new record for speed and acceleration, reaching 799 km/h from a standing start in just 5.3 seconds. The tests too

Researchers at Xiamen University in China have gathered compelling evidence that the rotation of present-day galaxies still bears the imprint of gravitational processes that took place in the earliest moments of the Universe's existence. Th

The delay in the rollout of part of the EU's AI Act has put many companies at ease — but experts warn that so-called "Shadow AI" means firms are already breaking the law today. The issue arises when employees use publicly available AI tools

Scientists at the Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the Czech Academy of Sciences have developed a method for converting used toner from printer cartridges into solid fuel. Institute researcher Olga Sholcová announced the breakt

A Filipino woman named Lisa (not her real name, changed at her request) started writing professionally straight out of university, spent years working as a freelancer, and eventually landed a staff position at a multinational company. She s

The US Army has carried out an unusual experiment: on July 30, 2026, at the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona, a hypersonic warhead was fired for the first time from the HATS (Heavy Artillery Test System) cannon — the successor to a now-cancel

Tech giant Apple has acquired the Czech company PlasmaSolve, founded in Brno in 2016. News of the deal emerged only because of EU regulatory requirements, which oblige companies to notify the European Union of major acquisitions or transact

Astronomer Tom Wagg of the Flatiron Institute in New York and his colleagues have used computer modelling to estimate the number of stellar-mass black holes in our galaxy — and according to their calculations, there could be as many as 170

Six years ago, 39-year-old Dong Hui from China's Henan province was left paralyzed below the neck after a car accident. Following implantation of a brain chip and 11 months of rehabilitation, he has regained the ability to grasp objects and

Researchers from the City University of New York and King's College London have found that some popular AI chatbots — including Elon Musk's xAI system Grok — tend not to challenge users' delusional ideas, but instead reinforce and elaborate

Ukrainian company Validus Special Auto showcased its lineup of specialized vehicles at Interschutz, the international fire and rescue equipment fair in Hannover. The machines on display are used daily by Ukrainian rescuers and bomb disposal

Vienna's city authorities have begun rolling out ADUCAT, a project that combines satellite data, radar-based Earth observation technology and artificial intelligence to help manage the development of the Austrian capital. The initiative wil