Rainer Weiss obituary: Nobel laureate who pioneered the technique that detected gravitational waves Summary Rainer “Rai” Weiss was the German–American physicist whose 1972 proposal and engineering work showed that laser…
Scientists Tap ‘Secret’ Fresh Water Under the Ocean, Raising Hopes For a Thirsty World Summary A multinational research expedition (Expedition 501) drilled up to 1,289 feet into the seabed 20–30…
America’s First Sodium‑Ion Battery Manufacturer Ceases Operations Summary Natron Energy has announced the immediate cessation of all operations, closing its Holland, Michigan manufacturing site and cancelling plans for a $1.4bn…
Apple’s Vision Pro Gaining Traction in Some Niches of Business Summary The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple’s $3,500 Vision Pro is finding real, practical use in specific enterprise niches…
Daily briefing: Is a cure for psoriasis on the horizon? Summary This Nature Briefing highlights a potential shift in psoriasis treatment: while modern antibody-based therapies (biologics) have transformed outcomes for…
Daily briefing: Nine metals in two dimensions Summary This Nature Briefing (05 September 2025), written by Flora Graham, leads with a materials milestone: chemists have embedded a record nine different…
Rainer Weiss obituary: Nobel laureate who pioneered the technique that detected gravitational waves Summary Physicist Rainer “Rai” Weiss (b. 1932) is celebrated for demonstrating in 1972 that laser interferometers could,…
Summary A multinational Expedition 501 drilled up to 1,289 feet into the Atlantic seabed 20–30 miles off Cape Cod and extracted freshwater samples from a large offshore aquifer that appears…
America’s First Sodium-Ion Battery Manufacturer Ceases Operations Summary Natron Energy has announced the immediate cessation of all operations, closing its manufacturing plant in Holland, Michigan and abandoning plans for a…
Summary Apple’s US$3,500 Vision Pro is showing tangible value in a handful of enterprise niches, according to a Wall Street Journal report summarised on Slashdot. Retailer Lowe’s is using the…
