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GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - The electrification of our energy sector is key to reducing pollution from fossil fuel power plants. One of the main limiters of this transition has been the ability to effectively and efficiently store energy when it is not needed and use it when it is. Lithium-ion batteries have vastly increased the energy density of batteries used today, but they still don’t meet the needs of our energy sector and they come with limitations and dangers. Solid-state batteries have been heralded as the future of energy storage. They have a significantly higher energy density than current lithium ion batteries found in most devices. They can recharge in a fraction of the time. The life cycle of a solid-state battery is much longer and most importantly, solid-state batteries have a...

Is the ultradense core of a gigantic star lurking in the center of the Milky Way?Scientists think they may have found just that: the signal of a pulsar, a rapidly rotating ancient star core, in the heart of our galaxy. The rare discovery could be used to test the predictions of Einstein's general relativity.Pulsars, a kind of neutron star, are known as "cosmic lighthouses" because they send out beams of radio emissions with every spin, and these beams occasionally strobe past Earth. The suspected pulsar whips around on its axis every 8.19 milliseconds and is located near Sagittarius A*, a supermassive black hole with the mass of 4 million suns embedded in the Milky Way's center. You may like The researchers published their findings Monday (Feb. 9) in The Astrophysical Journal. The work ...

Apple released macOS 26.3 to the public today, and the update fixes two design problems introduced by the Liquid Glass revamp in Tahoe: resizing windows and resizing columns in Finder. One thing many Mac users noticed after updating to macOS Tahoe was that it was harder to resize windows. Resizing windows is one of the most common things people do on their Mac, so for such a critical user interface element to break was unacceptable. In a blog post last month, Norbert Heger detailed what exactly changed in macOS Tahoe to cause this problem. Essentially, macOS Tahoe windows are hard to resize because they aren’t really rounded. macOS Tahoe’s large rounded corners pushed most of the clickable resize area outside the visible window boundary, making it nearly impossible to grab co...

International Day of Women and Girls in Science recognizes women working across scientific fields and highlights the importance of supporting women and girls who want to pursue careers in science.For Queen’s researcher Sara Nabil (Computing), questions about who belongs in computing are about more than statistics. They appear in classrooms and labs, and in the questions students ask themselves about a potential future in the field. “In computing research, women are still underrepresented,” Nabil says. “You see that in the kinds of questions women ask early on, especially about whether research feels like a viable path.”Early in her career, she spent several years working in Egypt as a software developer in the telecommunications sector, before moving into academic research. That experience...

Android 17 Beta 1 was supposed to launch today, but Google has since pulled the release. The Android 17 Beta was supposed to debut at 10 am PT. We and other publications posted our coverage at that time, but Google’s Android Developers blog post and other developer.android.com documentation did not go live. The logo Google is using for Android 17 can be seen above. Historically, there is sometimes a gap, but that official announcement usually comes first even if the OTA images are delayed later into the day. Google has since reached out with an update about how Android 17 Beta 1 is “coming soon,” but is no longer releasing today. No explanation was provided. Advertisement - scroll for more content Updating… FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate li...

A bill that would enable the Oregon Ocean Science Trust to expand fundraising in support of ocean research is advancing through the state legislature. The Oregon House approved HB 4097 Tuesday.In 2013, the Legislature created the Oregon Ocean Science Trust as a link between the state and ocean research and monitoring. Since then, the Trust has issued grants to study Oregon’s marine environment, almost exclusively with state money.Lisa DeBruyckere is Director of Strategic Initiatives and Programs for the Trust and said HB 4097 would enable them to establish a nonprofit arm and greatly expand the scope of fundraising.“Branching off and creating a 501(c)(3) arm of the Oregon Ocean Science Trust will increase our capacity to leverage state dollars and attract private foundation funding as well...

There’s a new software update available for iPhone. Apple has released iOS 26.3, the third big update to Apple’s redesigned operating system and the last before a major improvement to Siri.  iOS 26.3 introduces an easier way to switch between Android and iPhone, tweaks to the Astronomy and Weather wallpaper gallery, and more. The update follows the official release of iOS 26.2 for iPhone in December and iOS 26.2.1 in January. That update introduced new ways to tweak Liquid Glass design elements, more CarPlay customization options, and much more. There’s also a new feature for iPhones and iPads with Apple C1 and C1X modems for limiting precise location using cellular with select service providers. Looking beyond iOS 26.3, we expect iOS 26.4 to be the first version that i...

The Texas Science Festival, organized by The University of Texas at Austin’s College of Natural Sciences, takes place from February 18-March 5, with experiences on the UT campus and around Central Texas. They include a variety of events including an open house at Brackenridge Field Laboratory, complete with a “citizen-science” training for volunteer researchers; fireside-style chats with world-renowned scientists; an activity fair at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center; and science-inspired film screenings at Austin Film Society, the Texas Union and the Long Center for Performing Arts. Events also include a planetarium event at Austin Nature & Science Center; special themed tours at the Blanton Museum of Art and Texas Science & Natural History Museum; an event at a local vineya...

NewsPublished: Feb. 11, 2026, 2:40 p.m.Abington’s middle and high school were ordered to shelter in place Wednesday after police received a report of a suspicious package.Police and firefighters determined the package to be safe, according to Boston 25 News, and school resumed.Abington Police Chief John Bonney told the outlet the incident was a misunderstanding stemming from a science project that included a wire with a timer attached.“There was a reference to it being a bomb,” Bonney told Boston 25 News. “This was simply a STEM project that had no explosives attached to it. It was removed from the school and brought to a field for further review by the MSP Explosives team.”Abington Schools Superintendent Felicia Moschella did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Mike Grimala i...