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Updates every hour. Last Updated: 5-Nov-2025 21:11 ET (6-Nov-2025 02:11 GMT/UTC)

20-Oct-2025

Researchers develop novel virtual reality approach to support stroke rehabilitation

University of Jyväskylä - Jyväskylän yliopisto
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A team of researchers at the University of Jyväskylä has developed and tested a new virtual reality (VR) training task designed to help stroke survivors living with visuospatial neglect (VSN), a disabling condition that affects attention and awareness of one side of space. The exploratory case study is among the first to integrate audiovisual cues within a physiotherapy-based VR task to support rehabilitation.

19-Oct-2025

Were massive stars in the early universe born in pairs?

Tel-Aviv University
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study from the School of Physics and Astronomy at Tel Aviv University reveals that most massive stars formed in the early universe were born as binary systems, similar to the massive stars in our own galaxy.

Journal: Nature Astronomy

19-Oct-2025

Novel motor topology and modulation strategy enhance efficiency and precision in high-power motor drives

CES Transactions on Electrical Machines and Systems
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A research team from Sichuan University, in collaboration with Southeast University and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), has proposed a novel dual three-phase four-level space vector pulse width modulation (DTP-FL SVPWM) strategy to improves the efficiency and precision of high-power motor drives. The proposed strategy is designed for the developed dual three-phase open-winding permanent magnet synchronous motors (DTP-OW-PMSM). This technology achieves high modulation precision and low switching frequency. On this basis, the current harmonics caused by the DC-link voltage deviations are reduced by compensating for the duty ratio.

Journal: CES Transactions on Electrical Machines and Systems

17-Oct-2025

Queen Mary researchers use AI to solve Einstein’s equations without symmetry assumptions

Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Abstract

A team of scientists from School of Physics and Astronomy at Queen Mary University of London has developed a novel artificial intelligence method that could revolutionize our understanding of the universe's most mysterious shapes. Using advanced machine learning, researchers can now explore complex geometric spaces, like the fabric of spacetime itself, without relying on traditional symmetry assumptions.

This new algorithm, called AInstein, tackles one of the most complex puzzles in physics and mathematics: finding the precise shape of space under Einstein field equations. Remarkably, it can do so on spaces as intricate as higher-dimensional spheres, opening new avenues for discovery and shedding light on our understanding of the universe.

17-Oct-2025

Europlanet evaluation shows networking and collaboration pave the way to high impact science

Europlanet
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Evaluation of the impact of the most recent €10-million Europlanet project funded by the European Commission (EC) has been featured as a case study in the journal Nature Astronomy, published today.

Journal: Nature Astronomy
Funder: European Commission

17-Oct-2025

WVU engineers recalibrate radio telescopes to illuminate dark energy

West Virginia University
Grant and Award Announcement

Scientists know dark energy makes up about 70% of the universe and is responsible for the universe’s accelerating expansion. Beyond that, little about it is certain, so a West Virginia University engineer is enhancing the calibration of radio telescopes that can tell astronomers about dark energy by measuring the “neutral hydrogen” in the universe, a simple form of hydrogen with no net electric charge.

Funder: U.S. National Science Foundation

16-Oct-2025

Planet formation depends on when it happens: UNLV model shows why

University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Peer-Reviewed Publication

A new study led by UNLV scientists sheds light on how planets, including Earth, formed in our galaxy – and why the life and death of nearby stars are an important piece of the puzzle.

Journal: The Astrophysical Journal Letters