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Science news — August 1, 2026 - Page 4

Science publications published on August 1, 2026 (UTC). This is a fixed calendar-day archive. Page 4 of 10.

232 publications

  6. ScienceEnergy Sci

    Full-Color Night Vision Goggles Developed

    Researchers at the Beijing Institute of Technology have created a full-color night vision goggle. Unlike traditional night-vision devices that display infrared as shades of green, this new technology translates different infrared wavelengths into distinct parts of the visible spectrum, providing a more natural vision experience. The device combines mercury telluride colloidal quantum dots and a dual-layer OLED to achieve this conversion.
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    Unitree's Historic IPO: First Public Valuation for Profitable Humanoid Robotics Company

    Chinese robotics maker Unitree is set to list on Shanghai's STAR Market, raising about 4.2 billion yuan ($618 million) at an implied valuation near 42 billion yuan ($5.9 billion). This marks the first time a profitable humanoid-robot maker operating at scale has a real, daily market price. Unitree, which shipped over 5,500 humanoid robots last year and achieved a net margin of over 35%, will use the proceeds for robot 'brains', new products, and a manufacturing base. The IPO is expected to set a benchmark for the 'embodied intelligence' trade.
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  12. ScienceChinaHardware

    Moonshot Gains Access to 20,000 Nvidia Chips via Alibaba Deal

    Chinese AI startup Moonshot has reportedly secured access to a cluster of around 20,000 Nvidia chips through a computing deal with Alibaba. This deal underscores China's continued reliance on Western semiconductors for AI development. The specific chip model and location remain unclear, but the deal is said to involve H200 chips, which Alibaba denies. Moonshot is also reportedly seeking additional Blackwell processor capacity.
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  13. ScienceEuropeAI

    EU AI Transparency Rules Take Effect: AI-Generated Content Must Be Labeled

    Starting August 2, the European Union's Artificial Intelligence Act comes into force, mandating transparency obligations for AI systems. Users must be informed when interacting with AI, and AI-generated content must be labeled. This includes chatbots, images, videos, audio, and text designed to look real. The European Commission and member states' market surveillance authorities will enforce these rules, with fines up to 15 million euros or 3% of global annual turnover for violations.
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    OpenAI Surpasses One Billion Active Users

    OpenAI has reached a significant milestone, with over one billion active users of its services, primarily driven by the popularity of its chatbot ChatGPT. This achievement comes less than four years after the launch of ChatGPT, outpacing the growth of Facebook which took six years to reach a similar milestone. The company also reported having more than two million business users. Despite facing increased competition, OpenAI managed to hit this symbolic threshold seven months later than initially estimated.
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  15. ScienceSemiconductors

    NASA, SpaceX Conduct Wind Tunnel Tests for Starship Rocket

    NASA and SpaceX have completed wind tunnel tests on SpaceX’s Super Heavy Version 3 rocket booster at NASA Ames Research Center. The tests, conducted in late 2025, focused on understanding the extreme aerodynamic forces the rocket can experience during re-entry. The Super Heavy Version 3 is part of SpaceX’s Starship launch system and will be used for the Artemis III mission in 2027.
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    Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on the Future of AI Advantage

    Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella discusses the shifting landscape of competitive advantage in the age of foundation models. He argues that companies must focus on building their own 'hill climbing machine'—a private learning loop that improves models using company-specific data and tasks. This approach turns everyday work into accumulating intellectual property and reframes AI adoption as a process of converting unique activity into durable model improvement.
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  20. ScienceEarthEducationEdtech

    Mobile Phone Ownership Linked to Lower Reading Skills in Children

    A study by UCLA psychologists found that primary school students who owned mobile phones performed worse on reading comprehension tests, regardless of whether they brought their phones to school or not. The researchers suggested that parents should avoid giving children their own mobile phones during primary school to improve reading skills. However, the study also found that for children from homes where English is not the primary language, using a mobile phone for texting at an early age can improve reading comprehension.
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    Gold Price Fluctuations Awaiting Fed Decision

    Gold prices fluctuated throughout the week, influenced by a strengthening dollar and market anticipation of the Federal Reserve's mid-term decision on interest rates. The gold price slightly decreased on Wednesday, with markets awaiting Fed Chair Jerome Powell's press conference. Despite the initial decrease, gold prices rebounded and are on track to end a four-month decline, with a monthly gain of over 2%. The most liquid gold contract closed higher on Thursday following the Fed's decision to maintain interest rates and the release of the Personal Consumption Expenditures index. Gold is seen as a hedge against inflation but loses its appeal when interest rates are high.
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