{ "entity": "StudentNews", "subtitle": "An eCorp Venture", "domain": "studentnews.net", "vertical": "Science & Discovery", "count": 18, "generated_at": "2026-07-13T23:34:59.719Z", "articles": [ { "title": "Teachers are worried about students cheating with AI, but my survey suggests the deeper issue is learning", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-07-teachers-students-ai-survey-deeper.html", "summary": "The risk of students using AI to cheat tends to get a lot of attention—with good reason.", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:00:02 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Hidden in Maya wall writings: A named astronomer emerges from 1,200-year-old calculations", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-07-hidden-maya-wall-astronomer-emerges.html", "summary": "Researchers have reconstructed and transcribed a mathematical formula from the site of Xultun, Guatemala, revealing the name of a Maya astronomer for the first time. During the Classic period (250–900 CE), mathematics and astronomy were a key part of Maya society, with complex ca", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 19:00:01 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Climate disclosure gives Canadian companies an edge with European investors, new research shows", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-07-climate-disclosure-canadian-companies-edge.html", "summary": "Canadian companies that disclose their climate-related risks and impacts have a considerable advantage over those that don't when it comes to attracting financing from European institutional investors, according to our recent report for the Institute for Sustainable Finance at Qu", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 18:20:02 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Floating-electron catalyst withstands week in air while making ammonia under milder conditions", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-07-electron-catalyst-week-air-ammonia.html", "summary": "A surface electrene, BaSiN2:O, developed by researchers at Science Tokyo enables efficient ammonia synthesis under mild conditions while overcoming the long-standing air instability of electrene materials. Synthesized by doping barium silicon nitride with oxygen, the material for", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:40:03 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Carbon storage could curb more than 90% of AI data center emissions, study finds", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-07-carbon-storage-curb-ai-center.html", "summary": "As artificial intelligence accelerates demand for computing power across the U.S., a new study co-authored by Hon Chung Lau, adjunct professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Rice University and founder of Low Carbon Energies LLC, has found that carb", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:20:03 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Scientists uncover molecular mechanism linking water-saving irrigation to cadmium accumulation in rice", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-07-scientists-uncover-molecular-mechanism-linking.html", "summary": "Water-saving irrigation practices, including intermittent irrigation, are essential for sustainable rice cultivation amid growing freshwater shortages. However, periodic drainage creates aerobic soil conditions that drastically boost cadmium (Cd) bioavailability, leading to sever", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:00:06 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "AI-powered electronic nose can distinguish tens of thousands of odors", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-07-ai-powered-electronic-nose-distinguish.html", "summary": "A research team has presented a roadmap for developing an \"artificial olfactory system\" that detects odors like the human nose and analyzes them using artificial intelligence (AI) by leveraging metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). The team systematically organized and reviewed key re", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:00:01 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Hundreds of economists say 'we must act now' on AI's economic impact and job displacement risks", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-07-hundreds-economists-ai-economic-impact.html", "summary": "Hundreds of economists say in an open letter that institutions \"must act now\" to address how artificial intelligence could transform the economy and could put many people out of work.", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:40:06 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Where mainshocks strike may explain earthquake size patterns better than timing, data suggests", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-07-mainshocks-earthquake-size-patterns.html", "summary": "Japan is well known for its large earthquakes, but not all regions show the same patterns of earthquake activity. One way to understand which places tend to experience large or small earthquakes is the b-value, a key statistical measure long used by researchers to understand seis", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:40:04 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Six massive landslides discovered on icy Pluto", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-07-massive-landslides-icy-pluto.html", "summary": "Scientists have detected evidence of landslides on Pluto for the first time. A paper published in the journal Icarus reports that images taken by the New Horizons spacecraft during a flyby revealed six large landslides in three impact craters.", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:30:02 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "New imaging method reveals how electric fields reshape ferroelectric materials", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-07-imaging-method-reveals-electric-fields.html", "summary": "New research is shedding light on longstanding debates over the behavior of ferroelectric materials when those materials are exposed to electric fields. The findings stem from the use of a novel technique that allows researchers to observe the real-time behavior of domain walls i", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:20:03 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Hidden barriers keep many Californians from coast, survey reveals", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-07-hidden-barriers-californians-coast-survey.html", "summary": "As locals and visitors from across the globe flock to California's famous beaches this summer, a collaboration of marine and social scientists, in partnership with grassroots organizations, has peeled back the so-called \"coastal curtain\" and revealed an unfortunate reality: Less ", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:20:01 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Scientists and citizens are more persuasive than government and industry in mobilizing action, study finds", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-07-scientists-citizens-persuasive-industry-mobilizing.html", "summary": "In environmental, health and technology crises, Americans are more persuaded to take action by scientists and public consensus than by leaders in government and industry, according to a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by researchers at Boston College ", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:00:07 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "Why climate scientists need to talk more about the very worst‑case scenarios", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-07-climate-scientists-worstcase-scenarios.html", "summary": "London is underwater. The Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace, St Paul's Cathedral and the Bank of England are all submerged. Far away, the West Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets have collapsed, triggering accelerated sea-level rise which, combined with a storm surge in the ", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:00:04 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "'Silly sprinklers' put in reverse to further unravel decades-old physics puzzle", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-07-silly-sprinklers-reverse-unravel-decades.html", "summary": "Each summer, lawns are marked by a familiar addition: \"silly sprinklers,\" whose loops and spirals spew water in creative ways. While seemingly frivolous in their construction, a team of mathematicians has used their design to address a long-standing mystery surrounding the laws o", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:00:03 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "New 3D thermal cloak hides objects from heat in any direction", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-07-3d-thermal-cloak.html", "summary": "Researchers have designed and built the first 3D device that can make objects invisible to heat, an advance that could transform how we protect sensitive electronics, manage heat in microchips and shield equipment from thermal detection.", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:57:06 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "White-beam neutron device unlocks precise control of twisted quantum waves", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-07-white-neutron-device-precise-quantum.html", "summary": "CANISIUS is the official name of the new spin-echo neutron interferometer developed at Atominstitut, TU Wien. It enables precise control of neutron waves, something that was previously impossible.", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:40:05 EDT", "image": null }, { "title": "The family tree of viruses just grew, and it paves the way for a new approach to agricultural research", "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-07-family-tree-viruses-grew-paves.html", "summary": "Researchers have discovered that a group of viruses known to infect an agriculturally important plant pathogen has remained genetically stable for an astonishing four decades. The discovery of a disease-fighting virus that doesn't mutate at a rapid rate points the way toward new ", "source": "phys.org", "published": "Mon, 13 Jul 2026 14:40:03 EDT", "image": null } ] }