The physics of fizz: why some bubbles are louder than others

Scientists at Monash University have created a tiny new circuit that can generate, direct, and read information carried by light, all within a single chip. The advance marks a significant milestone for a growing area of research known as “valleytronics,” which could help drive future breakthroughs in faster computing, lower energy consumption, and quantum technologies….

I am a veteran of the opening weekend of The Odyssey. On July 17, 2026, I stepped into the projection booth of the historic Plaza Theater (the oldest in Atlanta, having opened in 1939), situated behind the screening room where 324 people sat in fervent anticipation to see Christopher Nolan’s next film post-Oppenheimer, an adaptation…

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Everybody stinks. It’s a fact of human existence. At any given moment, our bodies (or the microbes living in and on them) can produce a wide range of odors. And that’s a good thing. From an evolutionary standpoint, how we smell to one another offers insight into compatibility with a potential mate, provides chemical signals…

Boy, 13, ‘doing really well’ after brain tumour operated on with new technology  London Evening Standard

The face of a young woman crowned with a laurel wreath, buried in elaborate clothing and unusual cork sandals, has appeared nearly 1,700 years after her death. She is one of 16 people from Aquincum, a Roman-era city in present-day Hungary, whose faces have been reconstructed for “Once We Were Like You,” a new exhibition…