A multi-institution research team, including groups at Washington University, Harvard and collaborating US laboratories, reports a new method using a chiral superlattice structure to engineer spin-split topological antiferromagnetic behavior in a material system. The work was funded through several US agencies and foundations, including the Department of Energy's Center for the Advancement of Topological Semimetals and the National Science Foundation.
nature.com
· 2026-10-07
Two research groups, led by Toscani De Col and by Huang, have published the first demonstrations of a working nuclear clock in Nature. Unlike atomic clocks, which track electron transitions, these devices measure energy transitions within atomic nuclei, offering a potentially more precise timekeeping method. The Toscani De Col team also showed their clock could be used to search for a candidate form of dark matter.
nature.com
· 2026-10-07
Apple is working with LG on a new line of smart home products carrying LG branding, including a video doorbell, thermostat, indoor camera, deadbolt lock, outdoor security camera, and floodlight camera, according to Bloomberg. These devices are expected to integrate with Apple's rumored smart home hub, reportedly set to debut at an event on October 13th.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-06
Samsung has rolled out a new version of its SmartThings app, introducing a redesigned interface featuring personalized summaries called SmartThings Now. The update enhances user experience with a streamlined layout, a floating control bar, and dynamic wallpapers, while also enabling device management over Wi-Fi without internet access. Support for the latest Matter 1.6 standard is included in the update.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-06
Google has released its third Google Home app update this September, focused on making Gemini for Home better at filtering background noise to register voice commands and respond faster. The update also improves multilingual recognition, Find My Phone reliability, smart light controls, camera tiles, and device setup, alongside fixes for Matter switches, Favorites tiles, camera playback, Onn camera history, and Automations.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-09-30
Following a Mississippi grand jury's decision not to bring charges in the death of Nolan Wells, Black users on Threads voiced outrage and accusations of a cover-up, with commentary from figures like D.L. Hughley. The reaction is cited as the latest sign that Threads has become a central hub for the kind of cultural commentary and activism once associated with Black Twitter.
wired.com
· 2026-09-30
Aqara's Camera Hub G350 is a pan-and-tilt indoor security camera featuring a 133-degree 4K lens paired with a 2.5K telephoto lens offering up to 9x hybrid zoom. It includes local AI tracking of people and pets, sound recognition, microSD and NAS local storage options, and doubles as a smart home hub supporting Matter, Thread, Zigbee, HomeKit, Google Home, Alexa, SmartThings, and IFTTT. Video records at 20 fps, and users are automatically enrolled in a free trial of Aqara's Home Guardian cloud storage service with 90-day event history.
wired.com
· 2026-09-28
Apple TV+ currently has new weekly episodes running across six shows at once: Ted Lasso, Slow Horses, Dark Matter, Brothers, Last Seen, Women in Blue and Knife Edge. A longtime subscriber notes this marks a shift from the platform's earlier pace of one or two concurrent series.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-25
Athom's Homey hub now lets users update Matter, Z-Wave, and Zigbee smart home devices directly from its app, without opening separate manufacturer apps. For Matter devices specifically, Homey pulls firmware information straight from the Connectivity Standards Alliance's Distributed Compliance Ledger, bypassing the need for manufacturers to build update support into their own apps. Z-Wave and Zigbee updates depend on developer support, with an initial vendor list including IKEA, Aeotec, INNR, and others.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-18
Researchers built a high-resolution dark-matter N-body simulation, seeded with Planck cosmological parameters, tracking halo mergers from redshift 35 to 7.5 using ROCKSTAR and CONSISTENT-TREES tools. They layered a semi-analytic galaxy-formation model onto this framework to simulate gas cooling, star formation, supernova feedback and radiation, showing that overmassive black holes and compact 'little red dot' galaxies emerge naturally from these early-universe conditions without requiring exotic physics.
nature.com
· 2026-09-16
Roborock has revived its long-dormant Qrevo line with the Qrevo 2 Pro, launched at the end of August after a Qrevo Curv refresh earlier this year. The sub-$1,000 robot vacuum pairs a 20,000 Pa motor and LiDAR navigation with a FlexiArm mop and reversible side brush designed to reach corners and edges other robots miss. A WIRED reviewer who tested it for two weeks called it one of the best budget options available, rivaling the Eufy Omni C28, though it still struggles to detect small clutter like cords or toys.
wired.com
· 2026-09-14
Shelly has released the Flood S Gen4, a Matter-certified water leak sensor priced under $30 that works natively with Apple Home, Google Home, Alexa, SmartThings, and Home Assistant. The device uses three large stainless steel contact pads instead of small metal pins, allowing it to detect water faster and even sense low-conductivity liquids like AC condensate.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-11
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