The cosmos is vast, so how do we measure it?

An estimated 500,000 stars shine in this portion of the Milky Way galaxy NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, and S. Crowe (University of Virginia). One of the big challenges in communicating about space and space-time is that the universe is so large the scales are very difficult to imagine. Even just trying to get a sense…

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This magnetic breakthrough could make AI 10x more efficient

The rapid rise in AI applications has placed increasingly heavy demands on our energy infrastructure. All the more reason to find energy-saving solutions for AI hardware. One promising idea is the use of so-called spin waves to process information. A team from the Universities of Münster and Heidelberg (Germany) led by physicist Prof. Rudolf Bratschitsch…

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Textile collection firms at risk as emergency aid stalls

Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published July 10, 2025 France’s textile recovery sector is on the brink, according to a warning issued by Le Relais—one of the country’s largest collection and sorting operators—on July 9. As pressure mounts, fashion retailers and the eco-organization Refashion are engaged in two simultaneous negotiations, the details of which FashionNetwork.com…

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