{ "entity": "MechNews", "subtitle": "An eCorp Venture", "domain": "mechnews.com", "vertical": "Science & Discovery", "count": 18, "generated_at": "2026-07-18T20:57:53.615Z", "articles": [ { "title": "How quantum circuits based on neutral atoms could find and fix errors", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-07-quantum-circuits-based-neutral-atoms.html", "summary": "Quantum computers, devices that process information by leveraging the laws of quantum mechanics, have been found to outperform classical computers in some advanced tasks. Instead of storing information in the form of classical binary bits (i.e., 0 or 1), quantum computers rely on", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:20:01 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "This ancient sea worm has “bio-metal” jaws unlike anything scientists have seen", "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/07/260714225530.htm", "summary": "An ancient sea worm may hold the secret to a whole new category of natural materials. Its jaws combine proteins and metal ions in a way that gives them metal-like strength and unusual mechanical behavior, yet they still differ from traditional metals. Researchers believe these \"b", "source": "sciencedaily.com", "published": "Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:29:33 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Physicists say quantum mechanics may not need imaginary numbers after all", "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/07/260713000807.htm", "summary": "Physicists from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) have examined a fundamental property of quantum mechanics in collaboration with the German Aerospace Center (DLR). In the scientific journal Physical Review Letters, they show that this theory does not necessarily need to", "source": "sciencedaily.com", "published": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 03:22:08 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Florida bloom toxins turn up in air, suggesting inhalation risk beyond shorelines", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-07-florida-bloom-toxins-air-inhalation.html", "summary": "Research on Southwest Florida cyanobacterial blooms shows that the toxins they produce are aerosolized and potentially inhaled by people far from contaminated water bodies.", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:00:01 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Scientists use relay synthesis to create key building blocks of reserve antibiotic to combat resistance", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-07-scientists-relay-synthesis-key-blocks.html", "summary": "Chemists from Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg have achieved an important research success in the fight against resistant bacteria. The team led by scientist Professor Dr. Dieter Schinzer from the Institute of Chemistry has succeeded in producing key building blocks of the ", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:00:03 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "How virtual reality can transform behavioral science and enhance reproducibility", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-07-virtual-reality-behavioral-science.html", "summary": "In a new paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of 41 authors from around the globe argue that virtual reality has the potential to do the same for behavioral science and help solve the reproducibility crisis.", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:00:01 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "NASA's Psyche mission delivers Mars flyby data, time-lapse video", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-07-nasa-psyche-mission-mars-flyby.html", "summary": "The spacecraft aced its encounter with Mars. Now, mission scientists are studying a trove of data from the flyby in preparation for its arrival at asteroid Psyche in 2029.", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Sat, 18 Jul 2026 14:51:26 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Nanoparticles could remove harmful immune molecules from blood", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-07-nanoparticles-immune-molecules-blood.html", "summary": "The immune system, the body's defense network against infections and injuries, can sometimes become too active. In these cases, it can produce too many immune mediators, fragments of genetic material or proteins that regulate immune responses.", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:40:01 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Butterfly experts are planting 15,000 milkweed plants along Florida roadsides to help monarchs", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-07-butterfly-experts-milkweed-florida-roadsides.html", "summary": "If you've driven down two-lane highways in rural parts of North Florida recently, you may have noticed a spate of new signs that designate the grassy knolls bordering the asphalt as wildflower areas. The signs likely feel redundant right about now as thousands of milkweeds produc", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:30:01 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "More than 2,700 excess deaths estimated in England and Wales during May and June", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-07-excess-deaths-england-wales-june.html", "summary": "More than 2,700 people are estimated to have died from heat-related causes during the record-breaking May and June 2026 heat waves in England and Wales, according to a new rapid analysis report led by researchers from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), Impe", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:20:01 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Seasonal gene switch locks fruit flies in winter mode", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-07-seasonal-gene-fruit-flies-winter.html", "summary": "Researchers at Washington State University have discovered a molecular \"winter lock\" that keeps animals in a less active winter state until favorable conditions return, a discovery that could improve pest control and lead to a better understanding of seasonal health conditions in", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:00:01 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Study demonstrates the importance of emotional support from pets for vulnerable people", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-07-importance-emotional-pets-vulnerable-people.html", "summary": "People experiencing homelessness, victims of domestic violence and economically vulnerable people are at higher risk of social exclusion. For them, pets are an important source of emotional support. A study by the Affinity Foundation Chair for Animals and Health of the Universita", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Sat, 18 Jul 2026 11:00:01 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "New super strong glue grips non-stick surfaces and wipes away easily", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-07-super-strong-surfaces-easily.html", "summary": "In a research lab at the University of Tokyo, scientists have developed a new kind of glue. It's incredibly strong and highly stretchable, yet it washes away completely with a little alcohol.", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:40:04 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Half a century of sightings reveals Ireland remains a haven for endangered basking sharks", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-07-century-sightings-reveals-ireland-haven.html", "summary": "Ireland's waters continue to provide an important seasonal refuge for the endangered basking shark, according to a new study.", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:00:04 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Heat-stressed cells use nuclear stress bodies to restart RNA splicing, study finds", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-07-stressed-cells-nuclear-stress-bodies.html", "summary": "If you want to beat the heat of the summer sun, slowing down and doing less is a good strategy. However, researchers have long asked whether the same occurs at the cellular level. While cellular stress responses have been repeatedly studied, the impact of the environment on these", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:00:01 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Popular sugar substitutes linked to faster brain aging", "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/07/260717033213.htm", "summary": "Several popular sugar substitutes may not be as harmless as they seem. Adults who consumed the most artificial sweeteners showed substantially faster declines in memory and thinking, especially if they were under 60 or had diabetes. The highest intake was linked to cognitive agin", "source": "sciencedaily.com", "published": "Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:55:57 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "A shattered asteroid may have bombarded Earth 800 million years ago", "url": "https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/07/260716023559.htm", "summary": "A catastrophic asteroid breakup may have triggered a huge wave of impacts across the inner solar system about 800 million years ago. The debris was launched from near a gravitational gateway controlled by Jupiter, sending fragments toward Earth, the Moon, and Mars. The bombardmen", "source": "sciencedaily.com", "published": "Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:00:33 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "India successfully launches first private orbital rocket", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-07-india-successfully-private-orbital-rocket.html", "summary": "India's first privately built orbital rocket took its maiden flight Saturday, its company said, marking a significant step for the South Asian giant as it eyes a bigger slice of the global space economy.", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Sat, 18 Jul 2026 08:36:46 EDT", "image": null } ] }