Can Scientists Make Football Safer?

New York Times - Oct 28, 2026

Researchers are exploring novel ways to treat, even prevent, the brain disease C.T.E. One of the most surprising: near-infrared light.

Read full article

MORE NEWS

Uncanny Valley! Realbotix's latest humanoid robot features silicone skin and eerily lifelike movements - but it costs $60,000

Oct 28, 2026

Uncanny Valley! Realbotix's latest humanoid robot features silicone skin and eerily lifelike movements - but it costs $60,000

The Echo bots feature ultra-realistic silicone skin and 39 degrees of freedom, meaning they can move around just like real people.

US launches nuclear readiness drills with 'doomsday planes' and bombers airborne nationwide

Oct 28, 2026

US launches nuclear readiness drills with 'doomsday planes' and bombers airborne nationwide

The US military has launched nuclear drills across the nation, sending bombers and 'doomsday planes' into the air to keep America's nuclear forces ready.

The plastics lurking in your cuppa: Tea bags release BPA, plasticisers and up to 2,500 microplastic particles into your brew, study warns

Oct 28, 2026

The plastics lurking in your cuppa: Tea bags release BPA, plasticisers and up to 2,500 microplastic particles into your brew, study warns

A piping hot cup of tea might be a comforting start to the day, but scientists have issued a 'critical warning' that your brew could be bursting with plastics.

Can Scientists Make Football Safer?

Oct 28, 2026

Can Scientists Make Football Safer?

Researchers are exploring novel ways to treat, even prevent, the brain disease C.T.E. One of the most surprising: near-infrared light.

Can Scientists Make Football Safer?

Oct 28, 2026

Can Scientists Make Football Safer?

Researchers are exploring novel ways to treat, even prevent, the brain disease C.T.E. One of the most surprising: near-infrared light.

The super-shoe that could unofficially break the marathon world record: Puma unveils £310 trainer with a double carbon plate 'springboard' - but admits it's NOT race-legal

Oct 28, 2026

The super-shoe that could unofficially break the marathon world record: Puma unveils £310 trainer with a double carbon plate 'springboard' - but admits it's NOT race-legal

Puma has unveiled a new 'super-shoe' that could break the marathon world record...but there's a catch. The £300 trainer is not race-legal, meaning any records broken in it would be unofficial.

AI Is Finding a Flood of Bugs, and Silicon Valley Is Rushing to Fix Them

Oct 28, 2026

AI Is Finding a Flood of Bugs, and Silicon Valley Is Rushing to Fix Them

A.I. has uncovered a horde of software flaws, which engineers are racing to fix before they can be exploited and abused by hackers.

Unitree reports 70% surge in quarterly revenue, though AI investment weighs on net profit

Oct 28, 2026

Unitree reports 70% surge in quarterly revenue, though AI investment weighs on net profit

Leading Chinese robotics company Unitree Robotics on Wednesday reported a 69.93 per cent year-on-year increase in quarterly revenue to 665 million yuan (US$99.7 million), though net profits excluding non-recurring items fell 17.42 per cent to 105 million yuan, as the company released its first earnings since going public. The results for the three months ending September 30 showed a continued surge in research and development spending by the Hangzhou-based company, which jumped 249.58 per cent...

Trump Administration Backs Down on an Opioid Ban After Kratom Industry Lobbying

Oct 28, 2026

Trump Administration Backs Down on an Opioid Ban After Kratom Industry Lobbying

Health officials will now allow some levels of a powerful substance to remain in products marketed as natural. The change could help a G.O.P. donor facing wrongful death lawsuits.

Elon Musk, Jensen Huang have opposing outlooks on AI neoclouds. Who is likely correct?

Oct 28, 2026

Elon Musk, Jensen Huang have opposing outlooks on AI neoclouds. Who is likely correct?

As investor anxiety over an artificial intelligence bubble mounts, SpaceX’s Elon Musk and Nvidia chief Jensen Huang have offered starkly divergent outlooks on whether the specialist cloud providers powering the boom can survive their mounting debts. While Musk has warned of impending collapses and consolidation among the more than 200 dedicated graphics processing unit (GPU) rental ventures known as “neoclouds”, Huang remains bullish, insisting that robust market demand will unlock the capital...

Microsoft Visual Studio update brings smarter Copilot AI, bulk conflict resolution and Hot Exit: Details here

Oct 28, 2026

Microsoft Visual Studio update brings smarter Copilot AI, bulk conflict resolution and Hot Exit: Details here

Microsoft has updated Visual Studio with improved Git tools, including commit comparisons and bulk merge-conflict resolution. The release also adds a new GitHub Copilot Chat experience, Hot Exit for restoring unsaved work, and other new features.

Hackers Target Critical Oracle E-Business Suite RCE Flaw Days After Security Patch

Oct 28, 2026

Hackers Target Critical Oracle E-Business Suite RCE Flaw Days After Security Patch

Threat actors are beginning to probe for a newly patched critical vulnerability in Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), according to threat intelligence firm Defused Cyber. The vulnerability in question is CVE-2026-101767 (CVSS score: 9.8) in the Oracle Application Object Library of Oracle E-Business Suite. It was patched by Oracle last week as part of its Critical Patch Update. Security researchers

RECOMMENDED

Science Thread

Science Thread delivers quality and fascinating science and technology content that matters on a daily basis and makes it go viral.

ABOUT US
Sign Up

Copyright © 2015 - 2026 Science Thread. All Rights Reserved.