Nature Physics, Published online: 28 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03296-2 Frost propagation on surfaces is accelerated by the growth of in-plane ice fragments that connect supercooled sessile droplets. Now a competing phenomenon involving suspended out-of-plane ice bridges that decelerate frost propagation is reported.

On lattice formulation of abelian Chern-Simons theory: Interpretation of the DBI-action on flavor branes as witnessing the holographic Schwinger effect: On non-perturbative quantum field theory in condensed matter theory and quantum information theory (quantum materials, topological quantum computation):

Ingredients Definition Examples For semisimple Lie algebra targets For discrete group targets For discrete 2-group targets For Lie 2-algebra targets For targets extending the super Poincare Lie algebra (such as the supergravity Lie 3-algebra, the supergravity Lie 6-algebra) Chern-Simons-supergravity for higher abelian targets for symplectic Lie n-algebroid targets for the -structure on the BRST c…

Biomedical moral enhancement seeks to adapt human morality to contemporary global challenges. This is to be achieved, among other means, through pharmacological, technological, or genetic interventions that modify so-called core moral dispositions. Although the specific list remains contested, most proposals assume that these dispositions are conceptually and, within cognitive neuroscience, ontol…

In Jürgen Backhaus Elgar Companion to Law and Economics. pp. 545-558. 2005This entry is devoted to Hayekian legal theory and economic analysis of law. In the second edition a section has been added regarding the application of Hayekian analysis to the comparative institutional analysis of alternative monetary and banking regimes.

_Rivista di Estetica_ 91:25-38. 2026This paper investigates the normative asymmetry between recalcitrant emotions – emotions that conflict with our judgments – and emotional responses to fiction. While the former generate normative tension, the latter do not, but given their structural similarities, this asymmetry is surprising. We argue that the difference arises from the compartmentalization of…

_Topics in Cognitive Science_. forthcomingThis paper argues that fungal mycelial networks exhibit minimal cognition through memory-integrated adaptive regulation. Drawing on cybernetic and enactivist frameworks, I develop a non-representational account of memory as the organism's capacity to modulate behavior based on temporally extended environmental coupling. I propose four operational criteria…

Open access notables Climate Change Communication in the Age of Artificial Intelligence , Schäfer et al., Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Chang Artificial intelligence (AI), and especially generative AI (GenAI), is rapidly reshaping climate change communication (CCC). Once dominated by news coverage and public campaigns, CCC now extends across scientists, NGOs, corporations, journalists, …

In today's cybersecurity landscape, malicious Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) continue to pose a serious threat, as they can be used to deliver malware, phishing, and unauthorized data access, all of which can result in significant financial and reputational losses. Innovative, data-driven methods must be developed because traditional detection methods, such as blacklisting and rule-based detect…

ObjectiveThis study aimed to describe the pregnancy outcomes in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (SjD) and identify risk factors for adverse pregnancy outcomes (APO) in a prospective single center study.MethodsWe described the outcomes of 114 pregnant women who fulfilled the established criteria for SjD and analyzed the risk factors for adverse outcomes using multiple factors logistic reg…

BackgroundPolycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a complex multisystem disorder affecting 6%–13% of reproductive-aged women, characterized by hormonal and metabolic dysregulation. Driven by hyperandrogenism and insulin resistance, it contributes to reproductive and cardiometabolic complications. Current management remains largely symptom-focused, often limiting long-term effectiveness and comprehens…

Assisted Reproductive Techniques (ART) refers to the reproductive measures that address the issues like infertility, low sperm count, unable to conceive and help the couples to achieve pregnancy. Various Assisted Reproductive techniques like in-vitro Fertilization, Intrauterine Insemination are used to treat patients with infertility. This paper studies the demographic profile of women in view of…

By a 5-4 vote, the justices sided with Terry Pitchford, who was sentenced to death for his role in the killing of a grocery store owner.

Pakistan has never been closer to ending polio, but frontline health workers are operating inside one of the world's most violent security environments. The post How terrorism imperils Pakistan’s polio eradication efforts appeared first on Atlantic Council .

The FAA Type-Certified operator becomes the first publicly reporting pure-play drone delivery company as it scales healthcare, retail, and restaurant operations. Matternet has raised approximately $33 million in an oversubscribed private placement and completed a go-public reverse merger with Los Altos Ventures Corp., now renamed Matternet, Inc. The Mountain View company is the only operator hold…

As summers get hotter, air conditioner sales are booming. If you’re looking to invest, here’s what to consider When a heatwave struck the UK this week, Jon Connorton, a software developer, began monitoring temperatures inside his east Hampshire terrace house. With some rooms reaching close to 40C, it was time to deploy the air conditioner. “We just wheel it out in emergencies,” he said. “We were …

I wanted to build something different — not another ChatGPT wrapper, but an AI experience with real personality and atmosphere. So I built Keph ( keph.me ), an uncensored AI chatbot wrapped in the persona of an ancient, all-knowing sphinx guardian. What is Keph? Keph is a mystical AI entity — an eternal sphinx that "permits access" to knowledge rather than serving it. When you visit the site, a s…

Every few months I find some tool that makes one small part of development less painful. Sometimes it is for debugging performance. Sometimes it is for responsive testing. Sometimes it is just a better way to draw a quick diagram or test an API before the backend is ready. So this post is a combination of tools and resources I use, or keep close, to improve my development workflow. Not every tool…

Why smart contract deployment still needs better infrastructure Launching an on-chain product should feel more reliable than it often does today. For many founders, creators, developers, agencies, and Web3 teams, smart contract deployment is not only about writing or generating a contract. The real workflow usually starts much earlier and continues long after the contract is deployed. A team may …

A new study from Wake Forest University School of Medicine suggests a routine heart test – an electrocardiogram (ECG) – may offer researchers a new way to measure biological development in children and adolescents.