- August 1, 2024
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The sun could capture rogue planets from 3.8 light years away
Artistic illustration of a rogue planet MasPix/Alamy The sun’s gravitational pull may be able to capture incoming objects from as
AI can reveal what’s on your screen via signals leaking from cables
Hackers could view someone’s computer screen by picking up signals from the HDMI cable g-stockstudio/Getty Images Hackers can intercept electromagnetic
Universe’s missing matter may be explained by galaxies leaking gas
Galaxies like Andromeda have a supermassive black hole at the centre NASA/JPL-Caltech Supermassive black holes appear to be more powerful
Covid-19 hit women harder than men in India, unlike most of the world
New Delhi, India, in March 2020, during a curfew imposed as a preventive measure against covid-19 Yawar Nazir/Getty Images The
Diamond could be the super semiconductor the US power grid needs
Diamond has excellent semiconductor properties Richard Kail/Science Photo Library As the US power grid struggles with a historic rise in
A microscopic diving board can cheat the second law of thermodynamics
Not all diving boards obey the laws of thermodynamics vm/Getty Images A microscopic version of a diving board has been
Lions’ record-breaking swim across channel captured by drone camera
Brothers Jacob and Tibu in Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda Alex Braczkowski A pair of lion brothers have made the
Speed of decision-making reflects our biases
The speed with which we reach a decision can reveal the strength of our biases David Williams/Bloomberg via Getty Images