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Can solar sails really send humans out into interstellar space?

Can solar sails really send humans out into interstellar space? "I think these are not far-out type of ideas; they are not really futuristic ideas that we are talking about." If humankind ever travels to distant stars, we might sail there — and it might be sooner than you think.

Beam Instrumentation

Physics > Accelerator Physics [Submitted on 2 Jun 2026] Title:Beam Instrumentation View PDFAbstract:Beam instrumentation is known as the 'eyes and ears of a particle accelerator'. It provides the data required for the most basic operating functions such as beam steering and intensity measurement, but also for diagnosing problems and optimising performance.

Can You Stop a Hypersonic Missile?

Can You Stop a Hypersonic Missile? The headlines say yes. Patriot crews shot down a Kinzhal over Kyiv on the night of May 4, 2023.

Tiny membrane tethers revealed as key to plant cell survival in drought

Tiny membrane tethers revealed as key to plant cell survival in drought Sadie Harley Scientific Editor Robert Egan Associate Editor Water deficit resistance in plants has long been a topic of interest for cultivating reliable crops. Some plants can alter their above-ground structure to lock in moisture, while others develop deep, industrious roots that find hard-to-reach water sources. While such responses are obvious to the naked eye, we know little about how responses to environmental...

Ranking college football's top 100 newcomers for t...

If the upcoming 2026 college football season is anything like its predecessor, transfer quarterbacks and top freshmen will be crucial for many College Football Playoff runs. And by now, with less than 100 days until the start of the season, we can assess rosters and what players did during spring practice with their new teams. While we have analyzed the top newcomer for each Power 4 team, these rankings are regardless of teams.

Kya bot hain! Dr AI will see you now

TOI correspondent from Washington: After decades of importing doctors from India, Iran, the Philippines and practically every country with a medical school and an airport, the United States may have found a cheaper solution to its physician shortage, showing the way -- right or wrong, the jury is still out -- to the rest of the world, including India. The Trump administration is planning to allow artificial-intelligence "doctors" into mainstream American medicine, accelerating a future in...

Two decades of data show that climate change is transforming Biscayne Bay to be warmer, saltier and more acidic

Two decades of data show that climate change is transforming Biscayne Bay to be warmer, saltier and more acidic Stephanie Baum Scientific Editor Robert Egan Associate Editor Climate change and sea level rise are altering the chemistry of Biscayne Bay in ways that could threaten South Florida's coastal ecosystems, water resources, fisheries, and recreation, according to a study led by scientists from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science and...

Musk and Altman’s AI rivalry reaches boiling point as IPO race heats up

Musk and Altman’s AI rivalry reaches boiling point as IPO race heats up

America Has a Pangram Problem

Basically every recent, high-profile accusation of someone passing off AI-generated writing as their own has started in the same way: with a tool called Pangram. In March, when a horror novel from a major publishing house was pulled just days before its scheduled U.S. release date, it was in part because Pangram, an AI-detection program, had identified the text as AI-generated. Other people have fed text into Pangram to suggest that chatbots have been used to write articles in major...