15+ min ago   (265+ words) Mirage News Astronomy Picture of the Day Explanation: Whatdunit? What disappeared while crossing a partially eclipsed Sun? Let's present the evidence. The 24 frames-per-second video was taken in Spain (40°34'30.3″N 1°12'28.8″W) at 20:28 local time on August 12, 2026. The Perseids meteor shower was…...

4+ hour, 14+ min ago   (483+ words) Mirage News Kyoto, Japan -- Close to a phase transition, very different materials can follow the same mathematical rules. The concept of universality, which groups seemingly distinct systems based on their common properties, was developed to describe this phenomenon. In magnetic…...

44+ min ago   (764+ words) Immune cells that are engineered to attack cancer cells, known as CAR-T cells, are used to treat some types of blood cancer. However, only about 5 percent of hospitals in the United States have the ability to generate and deliver CAR-T…...

3+ hour, 26+ min ago   (385+ words) University of Wollongong (UOW) spin-out company Hysata has been named a finalist in the Research Commercialisation category at the 2026 Australian Financial Review Higher Education Awards, recognising its journey from a UOW laboratory breakthrough to a global hydrogen technology company with…...

12+ hour, 8+ min ago   (386+ words) When an artificial intelligence image generator produces a portrait, whose work went into it? The question sits at the center of lawsuits, licensing deals, and proposed regulations worldwide. Artists want credit. Companies want clarity. Policymakers want a way to assign…...

2+ hour, 8+ min ago   (188+ words) These EPSs are secreted by bacteria into their surroundings, where they form protective layers or biofilms and serve as valuable materials for a wide range of medical and industrial applications. "A simple change in the carbon source dramatically altered the…...

2+ hour, 22+ min ago   (379+ words) The next generation of crime solvers will see how science and forensics can crack cases at the AFP x Questacon day on Saturday, 22 August, 2026. In its fourth year, the annual event invites budding young scientists to visit Questacon - Australia's National…...

2+ hour, 42+ min ago   (402+ words) Te Taumutu Rūnanga will be able to advance its plans to restore the wetland area of Muriwai o Whata (Coopers Lagoon) thanks to recently announced funding of $521,733 from the DOC's Community Fund. Te Taumutu Rūnanga spokesperson Rātangihia Steer says that…...

3+ hour, 2+ min ago   (652+ words) < Members of the research team, from left: Prof. Sarah Sunah Park, KAIST; Geunchan Park, doctoral student, POSTECH(co-first author); master graduate Gyuwon Lee, POSTECH (co-first author); Kangmin Kim, POSTECH (second author) > KAIST (President Choongsik Bae) announced on the 19th that a research team led by Sarah S. Park from the Department of Chemistry has developed a new electrode material that sequentially stores zinc ions (Zn²⁺) and protons. The material is based on a two-dimensional…...

3+ hour, 12+ min ago   (189+ words) Aurantionchytrium sp. strain L3W, cultured in liquid pickle seasoning waste for the production of the omega-3 fatty acids DHA and EPA. (Satoshi Nakai / Hiroshima University) Hiroshima University researchers have demonstrated that three different types of liquid pickle seasoning waste (pickle waste)…...