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Metamaterials may enable invisibility cloaks, thinner lenses and smarter wireless networks

Who has not dreamed of an invisibility cloak like the one used by Harry Potter?

Powerhouse Parramatta was meant to reshape Sydney’s cultural map. Now its leadership is under scrutiny

Sydney’s Powerhouse Parramatta was built on a bold leader’s vision. Now that leader is stepping down, weeks before it is due to open.

LLM-based platform for generating new materials synthesis recipes dramatically cuts trial and error

A research team led by Professor Sung Beom Cho of the School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), in collaboration with the teams of Professors Jin Sung Park and Hyunsouk Cho of Ajou University and Professor Ju Li of the Massachusetts I

Applied Materials (AMAT) Is Positioned to Capture More of the AI Chip Manufacturing Boom

Daughter of MLA Rohit Pawar's personal assistant found dead in Baramati; probe on

The body of the 12-year-old girl was found near her residence in the Sainagar area of Rui village in Baramati Tehsil on August 23, as per the police

South African airline defends dramatic low-level flyby before rugby union clash

Cape Town stunt sparks major debate over safety risks Airlink insists flyby conducted according to regulations A pre-game stunt involving two passenger jets flying dramatically low over a stadium in South Africa drew huge cheers from the estimated crowd of 56,000 people, but also

Solana vote to double disinflation passes by a hair in dramatic finish

Solana's first network-wide vote went down to the wire, with Kraken and Galaxy-linked validators switching sides before the disinflation proposal narrowly passed.

Hrgovic: Itauma is 'amazing' but boxed like an 'amateur'

Filip Hrgovic praised Moses Itauma after his shock ninth-round stoppage but said his opponent had boxed “like an amateur”.

Court grants bail to Priyank Kharge, Nalapad in RSS defamation case

The 42nd Special Court for Elected Representatives granted bail to Priyank Kharge and Mohammed Nalapad, directing them to execute a personal bond of ₹1 lakh each with cash security of ₹10,000 each in a defamation case

Kolkata Police file FIR against Mamata Banerjee for violating Calcutta High Court order

The court had ordered the event to be held from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. The rally, however, went beyond 3 p.m., as the former Chief Minister could not finish her speech in time

Mamata Banerjee booked: FIR filed over TMCP event in Kolkata

Kolkata Police have registered an FIR against former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and organisers of the TMCP foundation day programme, alleging violations of conditions imposed by the Calcutta High Court.

The 50-year-old amateur footballer who became a viral inspiration

Craig Kirby thought about quitting football following the death of his son - at 50, he didn't expect to go viral documenting his final season.

The AI Buildout Is Turning Applied Materials (AMAT) Into A Profit Machine

Police had humane face during TMC rule, BJP turned it into 'monstrous entity': Mamata

The TMC supremo said she will soon start a tour of the State, and walk the streets if her public meetings aren't allowed

Trump asks Supreme Court to hear his defamation case against CNN

President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to weigh in on his defamation case against cable news giant CNN.

Madras High Court orders notices to M.K. Stalin, DMK IT Wing in ₹1-crore defamation suit filed by Minister Aadhav Arjuna

Justice K. Govindarajan Thilakavadi orders notices returnable by September 15, 2026, after the Minister takes objection to a June 8, 2026, X post

Powerhouse Parramatta CEO steps aside weeks from grand opening

AI won’t replace radiologists, but it will dramatically change their jobs

In 2016 Geoffrey Hinton, the Nobel-winning “godfather of AI,” predicted that radiologists—the physicians who read X-rays, ultrasounds, and other images to help make medical diagnoses—would find themselves replaced by computers within five years. Today the field can retort by quot

Suvendu vows to keep Mamata off the streets, TMC chairperson says not taking political sanyas

Over the past few years, the politics in West Bengal has hinged on the electoral contest between Suvendu Adhikari and Mamata Banerjee

Suvendu, Mamata spar over Annapurna Bhandar benefits in West Bengal

Mamata Banerjee said that before elections BJP did not speak about benifits being given to eligible beneficiaries

Immersive experiences at heart of Powerhouse Parramatta grand opening

A cancer therapy put severe rheumatoid arthritis into remission

CAR T-cell therapy dramatically reduced disease activity in six people with severe rheumatoid arthritis that had resisted other treatments, with three achieving medication-free remission.

Galápagos corals show El Niño events are more extreme now than in past 1,000 years

Temperatures have warmed dramatically across the equatorial Pacific Ocean in 2026, signaling the onset of a strong and potentially historic El Niño.

Tiny atomic changes could lead to smarter wireless technology

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have shown that making extremely small changes to the structure of a material can dramatically improve its ability to respond to electrical signals. Published recently in Science Advances, the breakthrough could help create a new gen

What time is the partial lunar eclipse on Aug. 27-28? Here's when to see the 96% 'blood moon'

A dramatic partial lunar eclipse will occur on Aug. 27-28, with almost the entire moon slipping into Earth's shadow. At its peak, at 12:12 a.m. EDT (0412 GMT) on Aug. 28, 96.2% of the lunar surface will be covered by Earth's dark umbral shadow, leaving only a slender portion of t

Your genes may decide whether a low-carb diet sends cholesterol soaring

A low-carb diet may raise LDL cholesterol much more sharply in people who are genetically predisposed to high cholesterol, particularly when they consume lots of saturated fat. The findings could help explain why people following seemingly similar diets can have dramatically diff

Scientists turn tiny “defects” into a 5.5x heat transfer boost

Scientists have developed an ultrathin coating that could dramatically improve how efficiently heat is transferred during condensation. By turning tiny polymer structures once considered “defects” into places where water droplets can form, then helping those droplets detach quick

What to expect from each stage of the partial lunar eclipse on Aug. 27-28

Here's what to expect during each stage of the Aug. 27-28 partial lunar eclipse, as our planet's colossal shadow swallows 96% of the moon's surface for billions on the night side of Earth. August's lunar eclipse is the closing act of a dramatic two-part show, the opening act of w

West Bengal Minister rebukes homeless woman for heating milk on Kolkata footpath, sparks outrage

Trinamool Congress chairperson and former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee offers to take responsibility for the homeless family and their child

Marlon James on (Finally) Writing a Novel That Draws From His Life

Says a narrator in Marlon James’s freshly Booker-nominated The Disappearers, “I’ve made such a terrible mess out of being a homo.” The novel’s protagonists are all gay men in ‘80s and ‘90s Jamaica; each makes similar proclamations. “But the statement

A New NASA Design Turbocharges Nuclear Spacecraft

Summary NASA and industry engineers propose a synchronal bimodal nuclear rocket (S‑BNR) to dramatically cut transit times to destinations around the solar system, such as Mars, by combining nuclear thermal and electric propulsion.

The battle within the BJP in Bengal

Suvendu Adhikari who promised to dismantle Mamata Banerjee’s political system, is consolidating power by absorbing the very same system and networks

How Croatian communities are taking on planned poultry slaughterhouses

Backed by Ukrainian oligarchs, the projects would dramatically increase the country’s poultry output and place a significant burden on local lives and natural resources.

Footage of Tibet floods is being heavily censored in China - and we know little about victims there

Some of the most dramatic footage from the deadly flash flooding is hidden from public view in China.

How the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran is reshaping global energy use

By dramatically raising fossil-fuel prices, the conflict has also been pushing governments, companies and consumers towards renewable energy.

DLSS 5 leaked and modders are putting Nvidia’s AI effects on everything - The Verge

DLSS 5 leaked and modders are putting Nvidia’s AI effects on everything The Verge DLSS 5 Gets Modded Into Skyrim With Dramatic Changes to Lighting and Character Faces TechPowerUp Nvidia DLSS 5 Has Leaked, And It's Even Worse Than You Think bgr.com Modder Makes NVIDIA DLSS 5 Neura

Pete Hegseth is talking about a possible run for president in 2028, sources say - NBC News

Pete Hegseth is talking about a possible run for president in 2028, sources say NBC News Pete Hegseth denies discussing potential presidential run with associates The Jerusalem Post Pentagon Pete’s Third Wife Plots His Dramatic New Power Grab Yahoo Pentagon chief denies reports o

‘City of ponds’: residents of Bihar’s Darbhanga town wade into legal battle to save water bodies

Members of a citizen group have petitioned the Supreme Court seeking restoration and reclamation instead of beautification of the ponds

The Tech Download: BlackBerry lost the phone war. Now it's betting on cars and robots

BlackBerry CEO John Giamatteo joins CNBC's Arjun Kharpal on The Tech Download podcast.

Russian forces intensify attacks in Donetsk as Ukraine lauds fresh EU push to unlock frozen assets

Russia claims advances toward Sloviansk and Kramatorsk as fighting intensifies in Donetsk.

I Aspired to Get My PhD at Cambridge—Then I Left Because of the Racism

“I could write a second memoir solely on the racism I experienced at Cambridge University as a Master’s and PhD student,” writes Jill Damatac, a Filipino-American author who was a student at Cambridge in 2019.

When lakes decline, can they recover?

While some of the world's largest lakes are shrinking dramatically, others show that recovery is possible.

Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman Kick Off Their Practical Magic 2 Tour

What’s better than one Hollywood legends on a splashy press tour? Two of them—in dramatic fashions, duh.

Blake Lively awarded $400,000 of $8m she claimed for legal fees in Baldoni battle

A judge awards less than Lively requested to cover her legal fees to fight a defamation case he filed.

Venus's mysterious clouds may hide an exceptionally strong light absorber

Venus appears pale yellow in visible light, but ultraviolet images reveal dramatic dark and bright patterns moving with the planet's upper sulfuric acid clouds.

Trump petitions Supreme Court to take up Mexico border asylum ban

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is asking the Supreme Court to sign off on President Trump’s Day 1 proclamation shutting down asylum claims at the U.S.-Mexico border, accusing lower courts of “judicial interference” in declaring it illegal. Solicitor General D. John Sauer describ

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Powerhouse Parramatta , a new museum and cultural institution on the banks of the Parramatta River in Western Sydney , Australia , will open to the public on Saturday, November 7, 2026. The 30,000-square-meter building has been designed by Franco-Japanese firm Moreau Kusunoki as

Promise of riches: Gold rush in small Kenyan village

In the remote Kenyan village of Cheporor, a recent discovery of gold sent thousands of amateur prospectors rushing to the area in recent weeks. The village now looks like a bustling small town, but is lacking the infrastructure to house these arrivals, posing security challenges.

This One-Off $3.5 Million G-Class Hides Its Priciest Work On The Roof

Carlex Design has created some wild G-Classes, but none as dramatic as this one

How Germany's drone defense fails

Drone defense is a priority for the German government. Several dramatic incidents involving explosive-laden drones at Leipzig airport show there are still substantial shortcomings.

Who was here first? The two meanings of ‘Indigenous’ in Europe

The Balkans are a dramatic case of how hate justified by nativism helped fuel actual wars, but similar “justifications” emerged elsewhere.

‘Structural differences have not disappeared’: Chinese strategic affairs scholar on India-China ties

On the border, I would expect the immediate focus to be less on a dramatic settlement and more on institutionalising stability, says Hu Shisheng, leading Chinese strategic affairs scholar on South Asia.

BlackBerry found a second life in car software. Now it’s looking to robotics

BlackBerry CEO John Giamatteo explains how its QNX car software helped reshape the company — and why it sees robotics as a major growth opportunity.

8 Storybook Stays in West Virginia

With lush forests, dramatic waterfalls, and unparalleled mountain vistas, West Virginia rewards those who make the time to take in the views—with no shortage of accommodations designed to help visitors do just that. Across the state’s small towns and mountain valleys, these lodgi

This has been one of the most affordable U.S. cities to buy a home for more than 134 years

Home prices in America have changed dramatically over the last century — but the Midwest has remained a bastion of affordability through it all.

Federal officials announce water cuts as Colorado River supplies continue to plunge

Under the Bureau of Reclamation's plan, California, Nevada and Arizona will collectively reduce water use by 1.25 million acre-feet annually for the next two years, with the possibility of larger cuts depending on conditions.

3 minutes of sprinting does something 90 minutes of exercise does not

A few minutes of sprinting may reshape the bloodstream far more dramatically than a much longer moderate workout. Six 30-second sprints altered nearly a quarter of the blood proteins measured and more than 200 metabolites, while 90 minutes of moderate cycling produced far smaller

Alibaba plunges after announcing $10.2 billion share placement to fund AI push - CNBC

Alibaba plunges after announcing $10.2 billion share placement to fund AI push CNBC Alibaba, Shein’s Hong Kong Share Sales Mark a Dramatic Repricing of China Bloomberg.com This Chinese Tech Giant Quietly Cut Its Buyback 80% to Fund AI Yahoo Finance Alibaba launches Wan3.0 AI vide

Trump fights BBC’s push to subpoena family members amid legal battle

President Trump is attempting to block the BBC’s efforts to subpoena his family members for the channel’s defense in his ongoing $10 million defamation lawsuit. In Saturday court filings, Trump’s lawyers wrote that the British broadcaster’s attempts to subpoena the president’s ch