BWC: 14-year-olds strike Baltimore officer with vehicle, flee scene

by quasarn01 | Feb 20, 2026 | Police Lives Matter

After being struck, the officer fired shots in the direction of the vehicle, causing a graze wound to the driver; the three suspects, all 14 years old, were arrested following the incident Go to Source

Can a chatbot be a co-author? AI helps crack a long-stalled gluon amplitude proof

by quasarn01 | Feb 20, 2026 | Latest in Physics

Like many scientists, theoretical physicist Andrew Strominger was unimpressed with early attempts at probing ChatGPT, receiving clever-sounding answers that didn’t stand up to scrutiny. So he was skeptical when a talented former graduate student paused a...

Quantum trembling: Why there are no truly flat molecules

by quasarn01 | Feb 20, 2026 | Latest in Physics

Traditional chemistry textbooks present a tidy picture: Atoms in molecules occupy fixed positions, connected by rigid rods. A molecule such as formic acid (methanoic acid, HCOOH) is imagined as two-dimensional—flat as a sheet of paper. But quantum physics tells a...

Ga. officer killed when car strikes patrol vehicle during traffic stop

by quasarn01 | Feb 20, 2026 | Police Lives Matter

Hahira Officer Caleb Abney was inside his patrol vehicle with emergency lights on when a Camaro veered onto the shoulder and struck his vehicle Go to Source

Atom-thin electronics withstand space radiation, potentially surviving for centuries in orbit

by quasarn01 | Feb 20, 2026 | Astronomy

Atom-thick layers of molybdenum disulfide are ideally suited for radiation-resistant spacecraft electronics, researchers in China have confirmed. In a study published in Nature, Peng Zhou and colleagues at Fudan University put a communications system composed of the...