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'Silicon photonics is central to next-generation AI infrastructure': How light-based chips could solve AI’s growing bottlenecks

A silicon photonics pioneer explains how light-based technology could reshape AI, computing, and data infrastructure.

TechRadar

Shock in Southampton as Henry Nowak, 18, Becomes Latest Teen Victim of Street Stabbing

Henry Nowak, 18, a University of Southampton student, was fatally stabbed in Portswood after celebrating with football teammates. Two charged with murder.

International Business Times UK

Archaeologists unlock secrets of 4,000-year-old Ancient Egyptian temple

New research has uncovered the temple’s secrets in ‘unprecedented detail’, archaeologists say

The Independent UK

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‘Really transitional moment’: what should we do about declining fertility rates?

As fertility rate hits all-time low in England and Wales, is there cause for concern for the economy and services?

The Guardian - UK

The phone habit damaging your relationships – and how to change it

Phubbing can stir up resentment and even trigger retaliation

The Independent UK

New software could reduce NHS waiting lists for prosthetic legs, study finds

Software developed by Radii Devices and the University of Southampton hopes to halve the amount of clinical visits for this fitting from four to two.

Evening Standard

The new technology for prosthetic legs that could reduce NHS waiting lists by 50%

The data-driven fittings for below the knee prosthetics were as comfortable for patients as those created by highly skilled prosthetists

The Independent UK

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Hot blob beneath Appalachians formed when Greenland split from North America — and it's heading to New York

A hot blob currently beneath the Appalachians may have peeled off from Greenland around 80 million years ago and moved to where it is today at a rate of 12 miles per million years, scientists have found.

LiveScience

We detected deep pulses beneath Africa – what we learned could help us understand volcanic activity

Earth’s continents may look fixed on a globe, but they’ve been drifting, splitting and reforming over billions of years – and they still are. Our new study reveals fresh evidence of rhythmic pulses of molten rock rising beneath east Africa, reshaping our understanding of how continents break apart.

The Conversation

A newly forming ocean may split Africa apart, scientists say

A plume of molten rock deep beneath eastern Africa is pulsing upward in rhythmic surges, slowly splitting the continent and potentially marking the birth of a new ocean, a new study reports.

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'Pulsing, like a heartbeat': Rhythmic mantle plume rising beneath Ethiopia is creating a new ocean

Scientists have detected rhythmic pulses of molten rock rising beneath eastern Africa, threatening to pull the continent apart.

LiveScience

Swipe right: dating app users prefer Reform voters to Tories, research suggests

Labour, Green and Lib Dem voters fare best overall and users rarely date on the other side of the political spectrum

The Guardian - UK

Reform voters enjoy more dating app success than Tories, study finds

New research suggests that your political leanings could significantly impact your chances of finding love online

The Independent UK

Reform supporters get more likes on dating apps than Tories, study shows

Overall, the study showed that Labour, Green and Lib Dem voters had a better chance of getting a match than Reform and Conservative voters.

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Physicists create 'black hole bomb' for first time on Earth, validating decades-old theory

Physicists have created a model of a black hole bomb in the lab for the first time, verifying a theory first proposed more than 50 years ago.

Evening Standard

Eating only during daytime could help protect shift workers heart health – study

The team worked with 20 healthy and young participants during a two-week period.

The Independent UK

Researchers reveal why shift workers should only eat between certain hours

The study provides evidence that by eating only in the daytime, shift workers can avoid some risks

The Guardian - UK

Benefits of ADHD medication outweigh health risks, study finds

Children taking ADHD drugs showed small increases in blood pressure and pulse rates but ‘risk-benefit ratio is reassuring’

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The Conversation

Global population data is in crisis – here’s why that matters

Every day, decisions that affect our lives depend on knowing how many people live where. For example, how many vaccines are needed in a community, where polling stations should be placed for elections or who might be in danger as a hurricane approaches. The answers rely on population data.

The Independent UK

Is Harry Potter a Tory? Why people believe fictional heroes share their political views

Researchers say the phenomenon is fuelling political polarisation

The Independent UK

People believe Harry Potter supports same political party as them, study finds

The survey also found the public are also more likely to believe Darth Vader would vote for their own political rival.

Evening Standard

Were ‘human factors’ to blame for North Sea crash?

Dr Seyedvahid Vakili of the University of Southampton said it was ‘difficult to determine the main cause of the collision’.

The Guardian - UK

Experts warn of North Sea collision’s ‘devastating’ impact on marine life

Highly toxic jet fuel leaking from oil tanker threatens local ecosystems as investigations begin into collision’s cause

Evening Standard

Trust in democratic parliaments suffers ‘global decline’, study finds

The report’s lead author said such declines tend to be associated with increased support for populist and anti-establishment parties.

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'Eternal' 5D memory crystal capable of storing 360 TB of data for billions of years now holds a full human genome

The 5D memory crystal enables the creation of a lasting genomic repository for the potential restoration of complex organisms.

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