The Next 15 Years of Moore’s Law, According to Imec
Imec’s new 15‑year roadmap predicts the commercial debut of complementary FET (CFET) technology around 2033, effectively stacking PMOS and NMOS devices to halve circuit area. The institute also foresees a shift to two‑dimensional semiconductor channels by 2041 to boost power efficiency. Leading foundries – Intel, Samsung and TSMC – have already demonstrated prototype CFET chips and memory cells, while 0.55 NA EUV lithography will be required for the upcoming A7 node. Imec’s vision extends to a “CMOS 2.0” era where stacked dies and fused transistor layers reshape chip architecture.
Download the Live Set of Artefakt’s New Track Undertow
Artefakt’s latest EP, released under Nick Lapien’s solo direction, showcases the track “Undertow,” which was constructed from field recordings captured on the Greek island of Agistri. In a new Ableton interview, Lapien details how natural resonances from split tree trunks...
International Expert Panel Sets Plant-Based Diet as Minimum Standard for Global Healthcare
An international panel of 64 scientists led by the University of Innsbruck and the Tyrolean University of Education released two reports that set a predominantly plant‑based diet as the evidence‑based minimum recommendation for health systems worldwide. The reports introduce the...
Chemist Rebekka Klausen Wins Prestigious Brown Investigator Award
Synthetic chemist Rebekka Klausen, a Johns Hopkins professor, has secured the Brown Investigator Award, receiving up to $2 million over five years to explore three‑dimensional silicon polymers. Her lab focuses on silicon‑silicon bonds, aiming to uncover novel electronic and quantum phenomena...
Wendy Eisenberg Strikes the Perfect Songwriting Balance
Brooklyn singer‑songwriter Wendy Eisenberg released a self‑titled album that marries pastoral folk melodies with contemporary, introspective lyrics. Backed by bassist Trevor Dunn, drummer Ryan Sawyer and co‑producer Mari Rubio’s pedal‑steel, synth, and string arrangements, the record balances simple guitar‑driven songs...
How to Break Free of Negative Thought Spirals
Science journalist Donna Jackson Nakazawa explains how rumination hijacks the brain's Default Mode Network, shutting down regions needed for creativity and problem‑solving. She links the rise of digital communication to longer, more frequent thought spirals that drain mental energy. Nakazawa introduces...
How to Boost Your Longevity Hormone
FGF21, discovered in 2000, has emerged as a potent metabolic hormone that can slash body fat in monkeys by 27% and extend mouse lifespan by up to 40% without reducing food intake. Pharmaceutical firms are racing to create long‑acting FGF21...
Scientists Are Building Artificial Brains From Living Cells
Researchers at Princeton have engineered a 3D polymer‑mesh scaffold that lets tens of thousands of rat hippocampal neurons grow into a functional biological neural network. The device, called 3D‑MIND, integrates electrodes and microscopic wires, enabling recording of action potentials while...
Humans Are Killing California Joshua Trees. Can Fungi Save Them?
A National Park Service effort to replant 193 Joshua tree seedlings in Mojave National Preserve has yielded only a 14% survival rate, prompting scientists to investigate the cause. Led by Anne Polyakov, researchers are sampling soils for mycorrhizal fungi that...
Colossal Biosciences Is Growing Chickens in a 3D-Printed Artificial Eggshell
Colossal Biosciences unveiled a 3D‑printed, silicone‑lined artificial eggshell that can incubate chicken embryos outside a natural shell. The transparent plastic cup supplies oxygen through a specialized membrane, improving hatch rates compared with earlier synthetic systems. The breakthrough is part of...
ELLE Decor’s Rising Stars: Landscapes
ELLE Decor’s annual Rising Stars list spotlights four emerging landscape designers—Gianmatteo Malchiodi, Present Practice, The Living Canvas, and Bell Design. The cohort blends European garden craftsmanship, ecological restoration in Ohio, coast‑to‑coast site‑specific vignettes, and a classical‑modern hybrid aesthetic. Each honoree was...
ELLE Decor's Rising Stars: Product and Textile Designers
ELLE Decor’s 2026 Rising Stars list spotlights emerging product and textile designers shaping the future of interiors. Highlights include Astraeus Clarke’s upcoming lighting collaboration with artist Devin Wilde, RA Workshop’s push into immersive hospitality environments, and Simon +’s UFO series that fuses...
The Science of Cities. 10 Books You Must Read
The article highlights a curated list of ten essential books that explore how cities function and evolve as the global urban population surges toward six billion by mid‑century. It revisits classic works like Robert Caro’s *The Power Broker* and Jane Jacobs’s...
Matt Evans Creates “Zone Poems” On This Inventive LP
Matt Evans’s new LP *Daydream Observatory* presents ten “zone poems” that fuse synth textures, eclectic percussion, and guest improvisations. The New York‑based experimentalist enlists trumpet, flute, saxophone, kalimba, vocals and guitar to create shifting soundscapes ranging from meditative drones to...
Genetic Location of Primocane-Fruiting Discovered in Blackberries
A team of horticulture scientists led by University of Arkansas researcher Margaret Worthington identified a single genomic region on chromosome Ra03 that controls primocane‑fruiting in blackberries. Using genome‑wide association and linkage mapping, they pinpointed two DNA markers, PF1 and PF2,...
BioMarin Suffers Another Blow to Rare Disease Portfolio in Phase 3 Flop
BioMarin’s investigational enzyme replacement therapy BMN 401 lowered plasma inorganic pyrophosphate (PPi) in the Phase 3 ENERGY 3 trial for ENPP1 deficiency, but it did not translate into clinical benefit. The study enrolled almost 30 children aged 1‑12 and missed the primary Radiographic...
Ammonium‐Anchored Mn‐Based Prussian Blue Analogues via Hydrogen Bonding for Robust Sodim‐Ion Battery Cathodes
Researchers have introduced a hydrogen‑bond anchoring technique that inserts tetrahedral NH4+ ions into the A‑site cavities of manganese hexacyanoferrate (MnHCF) Prussian blue analogues. The N‑H···N hydrogen bonds stabilize the framework at the molecular level, suppressing Jahn‑Teller distortion and preventing the...
That Presidential Biography, Narrative of a Shipwreck, or Forgotten War Story? “The Days when Dad Books Reigned Supreme Are Gone”
Print sales of serious nonfiction—biographies, politics, history—have slumped for four straight years, with overall nonfiction down nearly 8% and politics titles down 19% through early May 2026. Publishers attribute the drop to a media diet dominated by podcasts, audiobooks, newsletters,...
Recent Advances in Hydrogel Electrolytes for Flexible Zinc Ion Batteries and Capacitors
Researchers highlight hydrogel electrolytes as a game‑changer for flexible zinc‑ion batteries and capacitors. The paper outlines how dendrite growth, corrosion, and hydrogen evolution undermine zinc anodes, and reviews self‑healing, extreme‑environment‑tolerant, and conductive‑network hydrogels that mitigate these issues. It details mechanisms...
7 Books About Queer and Trans Lives on the Prairies
The Electric Literature piece spotlights seven recent titles that center queer and trans experiences on Canada’s prairie provinces. From Joshua Whitehead’s novel about an Indigenous gay youth to Tegan and Sara’s memoir of teenage queer discovery, the list spans fiction,...
Where Nothing Happens, and Everything Shifts
World Travel Magazine profiles three ultra‑luxury retreats that strip away schedules, technology, and noise to create a deliberate sense of stillness. Santani in Sri Lanka, a one‑Michelin‑star estate, forces guests to surrender their phones and embrace silence. Thailand’s Soneva Kiri,...
‘A Once-in-a-Generation Opportunity’: Europe’s Biggest Exhibition of James McNeill Whistler in 30 Years Will Open in London This Week
London’s Tate Britain opens the most extensive James McNeill Whistler retrospective in Europe in three decades, displaying 150 paintings, drawings, prints and design objects. The show, running from May 21 to September 27, uniquely explores Whistler’s teenage years alongside his...
ORNL Combines 3D Printing and High-Pressure Processing to Reshape Large-Scale Metal Part Production
Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers have 3‑D printed the canisters used in powder metallurgical hot isostatic pressing (PM‑HIP), removing the need for welding, machining and forming. The printed canisters enable near‑final‑shape production of large metal parts, cutting waste and shrinking...
Reborn Itala Brand Taps Ex-Ferrari Tech Chief to Adapt Chinese SUVs
Historic Italian marque Itala has been resurrected after 92 years, unveiling the Itala 35 crossover built on GAC’s Trumpchi GS3 platform. Engineering is overseen by former Ferrari technical director Roberto Fedeli, who refined the suspension and overall dynamics. The model launches at roughly...
Advanced High‐Entropy Biomaterials (HEBs)
The review outlines high‑entropy biomaterials (HEBs), a class of substances that blend five or more elements in near‑equiatomic ratios. Their four core effects—high entropy, severe lattice distortion, sluggish diffusion, and the cocktail effect—produce tunable mechanical strength, corrosion resistance, and multifunctionality....
Lit Hub Daily: May 19, 2026
Lit Hub’s May 19 2026 Daily roundup bundles more than a dozen literary pieces, ranging from memoirs and craft essays to curated reading lists. Highlights include a retrospective on Oscar Wilde’s 1897 release, new titles by acclaimed authors such as Ali Smith and...
The Bevis Frond Share Roberto Beani’s Video for ‘Romany Blue’ Ahead of UK Tour
British psychedelic rock outfit The Bevis Frond unveiled the music video for “Romany Blue,” a single from their 27th album Horrorful Heights, released April 3 via Fire Records. The video, directed by Italian filmmaker Roberto Beani, was shot in Bologna using a...
Bejewelled Cufflinks – as Seen on Robert Pattinson, Jacob Elordi and Chris Evans
Cufflinks are experiencing a high‑jewellery renaissance as luxury houses like Cartier, Tiffany & Co., De Beers and Dior unveil diamond‑strewn, gemstone‑set pieces. The trend gained visibility on recent red carpets, with stars such as Robert Pattinson, Jacob Elordi and Chris Evans...
With His New Agency, Spencer Young Advises Artists and Collectors
Spencer Young Inc, launched by veteran arts professional Spencer Young, operates as a hybrid agency that simultaneously represents artists and advises collectors. The firm draws on Young’s Yale MFA, a decade at LVMH, and a deep transatlantic gallery network to offer...
How to Spend a Perfect 72 Hours Eating Your Way Through L.A.
The guide outlines a curated 72‑hour food itinerary across Los Angeles, spotlighting four standout venues. Cobi’s in Santa Monica offers a cozy, pop‑up‑turned‑permanent spot serving South‑Asian dishes like nasi goreng and omakase options. Only The Wild Ones in Venice delivers a Japanese‑inspired listening...
Fall Seven Times, Stand Up Eight: A Practical Guide to Resilience
The article presents a practical guide to building resilience, framing the Japanese proverb “Fall seven times, stand up eight” as a repeatable habit rather than a personality trait. It outlines how setbacks in careers, learning, health, entrepreneurship, and relationships can...
The Warning Unleash Savage New Track ‘Ego’
Mexican rock trio The Warning has dropped their latest single, “Ego,” a Spanish‑language hard‑rock anthem that amps up the band’s aggressive sound. The track follows the earlier single “Kerosene” and showcases heavier riffs and confrontational lyrics. The group is currently...
First Healthy Volunteers Receive TRIV-573 Doses in Triveni Bio’s Phase I Trial
Trivena Bio has dosed its first healthy volunteers in a Phase I trial of TRIV‑573, a half‑life‑extended bispecific antibody that simultaneously inhibits kallikreins 5/7 and blocks interleukin‑13. The dual‑target approach is designed to repair the skin barrier while curbing inflammation in moderate‑to‑severe...
Supramolecular Chiral Assembly of Open‐Shell Quinoids With Chiral Additives and Their Spin‐Dependent Transport in Magneto Field‐Effect Transistors
Researchers blended open‑shell quinoid molecules with the chiral additive 1,1'-binaphthyl-2,2'-diamine (BN) and used thermal annealing to form stable co‑crystals. The process amplified the supramolecular chirality thirty‑fold, achieving an absorption dissymmetry factor (g_abs) of 1.23 × 10⁻². These chiral, spin‑bearing assemblies were incorporated...
BMW 328 Bügelfalte Won Best of Show at Concorso D’Eleganza Villa D’Este, and Other News.
The 1937 BMW 328 “Bügelfalte” captured the Trofeo BMW Group Best of Show at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, highlighting the event’s blend of historic cars and futuristic concepts. STUDIOS Architecture Paris, together with Selldorf Architects, won the international competition...
Book Review: ‘Talking Classics,’ by Mary Beard
Mary Beard’s new book, Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old, argues that the ancient world can be made crave‑worthy through vivid, everyday artifacts rather than elite scholarship. She recounts personal moments—a 4,000‑year‑old bread roll and graffiti in Herculaneum—to show...
∫Book Review: ‘Dangerous, Dirty, Violent, and Young,’ by Zayd Ayers Dohrn
Zayd Ayers Dohrn’s new memoir, Dangerous, Dirty, Violent, and Young, offers a rare insider‑outsider view of the Weather Underground through the lens of his childhood. The book intertwines personal anecdotes with a meticulously researched account of the group’s shift from...
How Early Brain Activity May Shape Speech-Linked Circuits Before Babies Ever Speak
Researchers at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University identified a ventromedial prefrontal cortex‑striatal circuit that becomes active just before neonatal mice emit ultrasonic vocalizations. Using activity tagging and circuit manipulation, they showed that stimulating this pathway boosts expression of the speech‑related gene...
Bats Create 'Silent Frequency Zones' To Detect Prey in Noisy Flight, Researchers Reveal
Researchers at Doshisha University and the American Museum of Natural History discovered that greater Japanese horseshoe bats actively create a "silent frequency zone" above their reference echo frequency. By adjusting their echolocation calls, the bats suppress clutter echoes, allowing faint...
New Smart Technology in Wearable Wristband May Detect Cardiac Arrest
A Dutch clinical trial (DETECT‑1b) tested a wrist‑worn photoplethysmography (PPG) device that automatically identifies cardiac arrest. Among 49 participants, the algorithm correctly flagged 92% of induced shockable events, achieving 100% detection for ventricular fibrillation and 90% for pulseless ventricular tachycardia....
Common Asthma Drug May Turn Off Tumor 'Switch' Tied to Immunotherapy Resistance
A Northwestern Medicine study published in Nature Cancer shows that blocking the cysteinyl leukotriene receptor 1 (CysLTR1) with the asthma drug montelukast can reverse immunotherapy resistance in several aggressive cancers. Experiments in mouse models and analyses of human tumor samples demonstrated...
BYD to Challenge Defender with New Seven-Seat Hybrid SUV
Chinese automaker BYD will launch the Ti7, a seven‑seat plug‑in‑hybrid SUV, in the UK later this year to take on the Land Rover Defender. The Ti7 features BYD’s new DM‑p powertrain—a 1.5‑litre turbocharged engine, dual electric motors and a 35.6 kWh...
‘Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building’ Review: Mexican Coming-of-Age Story Puts a Teasing Spin on Reality
“Six Months in a Pink and Blue Building,” a Mexican coming‑of‑age film by Bruno Santamaria Razo, premiered in Cannes Critics’ Week. The low‑budget hybrid blends documentary interviews, staged scenes and surreal animation to recount a pre‑teen’s 1990s birthday amid his father’s...
Offseason by Avigayl Sharp Review – Wry Comedy of a Frazzled Teacher
Offseason, Avigayl Sharp’s debut novel, follows a 28‑year‑old literature teacher at an elite U.S. boarding school who is spiraling under prescription stimulants, trauma, and a fixation on Stalin. The deadpan, absurdist narration skewers privileged student culture, the over‑use of trauma...
Reducing Cell Culture Contamination: Why Sterilisation Validation Matters in CO₂ Shaking Workflows
Cell culture contamination in CO₂ incubator shakers often goes unnoticed until experiments fail, costing labs time and resources. Traditional UV decontamination and HEPA filtration address only exposed surfaces or airborne particles, leaving hidden niches vulnerable. Eppendorf's CellXpert® CS220 introduces a...
Māori Climate Risk Worsened by Colonization, Report Finds
The 2026 National Climate Change Risk Assessment in New Zealand includes a dedicated companion report on Māori communities, concluding that centuries of colonisation have amplified climate risks to Māori land, health, culture and economy. It identifies seven interlinked risk domains and...
My Friends Keep Asking How I Make Zara Look Expensive—5 Chic Summer Capsule-Wardrobe Buys I Swear By
A shopping editor reveals five Zara pieces that form a summer capsule wardrobe, covering dresses, linen separates, romantic blouses, woven bags and sandals. The guide highlights specific cuts, fabrics and silhouettes that make high‑street items appear upscale. Each category includes...
SCOOP: Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions Forays Into Gujarati Cinema; to Present Siddharth Randeria-Starrer Jindagi Once More
Dharma Productions, led by Karan Johar, will present the upcoming Gujarati film *Jindagi Once More*, starring theatre veteran Siddharth Randeria. The drama, directed by Jaymin and produced by Vasuu Dholakia, is slated for a June 19 theatrical release. Dharma’s entry...
The Great Escape 2026 Marks Its 20th Anniversary With A Triumphant Celebration Of New Music
The Great Escape marked its 20th anniversary in Brighton from May 13‑16, 2026, presenting a four‑day showcase of new music. Over 450 emerging and established artists from more than 50 countries performed across 35 venues, complemented by a forward‑thinking conference...
Scientists Found a Smarter Mediterranean Diet that Slashes Diabetes Risk by 31%
The PREDIMED‑Plus trial, the largest nutrition study in Europe, showed that a calorie‑reduced Mediterranean diet combined with moderate exercise and professional weight‑loss support cut the incidence of type 2 diabetes by 31% among 4,746 overweight adults aged 55‑75. Participants in the...