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A hidden property of light could power future nanomachines

Light does more than illuminate the world—it can also push and twist matter. It was back in the 1870s that James Clerk Maxwell first predicted that light carries momentum and can exert pressure on objects. Nearly a century later, in the 1970s, Arthur Ashkin asked why not use

Rustie – “Arora”

The hugely influential Scottish electronic maximalist Rustie has been out of the game in recent years, taking a hiatus for his own health after releasing his 2015 surprise album EVENIFUDONTBELIEVE. After coming back for the 2023 single “Black Ice Mudra,” Rustie vanished again.

Book bans mired at record high

The American Library Association (ALA) says book bans remain stubbornly high, announcing that 2025 saw the second-highest documented level of book challenges, narrowly missing the top spot recorded in 2023. The group found as part of its State of America’s Libraries Report