The widespread use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) applications has reshaped how people interact with and interpret information. Within higher education, these technologies are already influencing core academic practices, from research and writing to teaching and learning, raising important questions about authenticity, critical thinking, and responsible use. Although we have witnessed…

Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is no longer a distant horizon for libraries— it is already reshaping how we teach, preserve, and connect communities with knowledge. The question is not whether AI belongs in libraries but rather how we integrate it in ways that are ethical, equitable, and aligned with our missions. This article is framed as a dialogue among colleagues at three differen…

Nature Electronics, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41928-026-01612-5 A programmable topological platform is developed that uses eight positive–intrinsic–negative (PIN) diodes to dynamically control plasmonic skyrmions. This device achieves robust wireless communications in noisy environments and, when combined with a convolutional neural network, recognizes objects with 98.33% accura…

The rapid increase in space debris poses a major threat to sustainable space operations and underscores the importance of understanding long-term drivers of orbital decay. Because debris objects do not perform station-keeping maneuvers, their orbital evolution directly reflects variations in thermospheric density, unlike that of operational satellites. This makes space debris an effective natural…

This thesis develops a theory of temporal binding, the process by which we temporally integrate sensory features into perceptual experiences. Psychophysical and neurophysiological findings have revealed a remarkable amount of detail into how we engage in temporal binding. However, existing theories in psychology or philosophy do not adequately account for the adaptive and flexible nature of tempo…

Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, Published online: 06 May 2026; doi:10.1038/d41573-026-00067-9 Novel opioid provides cleaner pain relief

Suppose we choose the Lorenz gauge conditions for an EM field, ##\partial_\mu A^\mu=0##. The EOMs for the field are given by ##\Box A^\mu=J^\mu##, with ##\partial_\mu J^\mu=0##. If the interaction time is ranged from ##-\infty## to ##t##, ##A^\mu## satisfy the Lorenz gauge, because ##A^\mu(x) =... Read more

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