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VR Cybersickness Linked to Frontal and Occipital EEG Brain Wave Decreases in 40-Participant University of Maryland Study Using Meta Quest 2

University of Maryland researchers recording 64-electrode EEG from participants wearing a Meta Quest 2 headset found statistically significant decreases in frontal high-frequency and occipital low-frequency brain waves during cybersickness caused by vergence-accommodation conflict.

Tags: Virtual Reality · Cybersickness · EEG · Neurotech

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AI-Mentioning Corporate Records Carry High Momentum at 19.0% Against 9.1% for Others but Contract Awards Show No Lift at 16.7% Against 17.0%

An analysis of 1,270 AI-mentioning records among 4,840 corporate records finds that AI is associated with the biggest momentum gains in announcements that lack other evidence, such as product updates at 9.7 percent against 2.1 percent, while physical AI reaches 41.5 percent High momentum and computer vision none.

Tags: AIAnnouncements · AILabel · Physical AI · Agentic AI

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Glioblastoma Organoid Model Shows Direct Tumour Contact Drives T-Cell Dysfunction as MHC-I Stays Preserved in Luxembourg Institute of Health Study

Luxembourg Institute of Health researchers used patient-derived glioblastoma organoid co-cultures with human T cells to show that local cell-to-cell contact, not MHC-I loss, drives T-cell suppression, creating a patient-relevant platform for testing immunotherapy combinations.

Tags: Glioblastoma · Immunotherapy · Neuro Oncology · Organoid Models

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Capital & Investment Signal Shows Only 31.8% of 673 Monetary Figures Are Transactions as Two Deals Make Up 47.4% of $52.35 Billion in Aggregable Capital

An analysis of 673 monetary figures in 4,840 corporate records finds that headline numbers overstate transactions several times over, while records carrying a real transaction show High momentum 34.8 percent of the time against 10.8 percent for the rest.

Tags: Capital Investment Signal · Venture Capital · Funding Stages · Acquisitions

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Dated Corporate Commitments Carry High Momentum at 24.6% Against 11.1% for Undated Records as Only 236 of 4,840 Announcements Name a Date

A text scan of 4,840 corporate records finds that a date doubles the weight of an announcement, yet only 4.9 percent of records commit to one, and 166 of the 236 dated commitments point to 2026 or 2027, giving a catalyst calendar from Q4 2026 to 2030.

Tags: Forward Guidance · Dated Commitments · Catalyst Calendar · Capacity Buildout

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Microgravity Protein Crystallization Could Cut Cancer Drug Administration Costs Up to 90% as UK’s BioOrbit Completes Baby BOX-E ISS Mission

BioOrbit’s six-week Baby BOX-E mission achieved the largest-scale production of protein crystals in a space environment to date, supporting a route from hospital infusion to at-home injection for cancer therapies.

Tags: Space Biotechnology · Protein Crystallization · Cancer Therapeutics · In Space Manufacturing

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Partnership Network of 5,622 Organisations Runs Through Six Platforms While Joint Ventures Carry 31.2% High Momentum Against 11.9% for Research Collaborations

An analysis of 2,041 partnered announcements and 13,384 co-announcement links finds that partnerships committing supply, data or clinical capacity carry 19.0 to 23.1 percent High momentum against 11.0 percent for distribution deals, while Microsoft, Google, NVIDIA, OpenAI, Amazon and Anthropic form the network’s hubs.

Tags: Partnership Ecosystem · Joint Ventures · Platform Hubs · Licensing Deals

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Black Hole Splitting May Be Possible Near Maximum Rotation Rate, University of Southern Denmark Model Shows, With Fermi-LAT as a Test Path

A theoretical study from the University of Southern Denmark and collaborators finds that rapidly rotating black holes, or black holes under extra-dimensional theories, may overcome the thermodynamic barriers that normally prevent a split into two.

Tags: Black Holes · Quantum Gravity · Theoretical Physics · Astrophysics

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Product Launches Carry High Momentum at 9.2% Across 2,144 Launches but 24.4% at Major Trade Shows and 17.6% With a Published Figure

An analysis of 2,144 product launches and updates from 2,030 companies in 80 countries finds that a launch carries weight only when it brings something with it, while US companies launch 63.5 percent of products at 7.9 percent High momentum against 20.7 percent for Germany.

Tags: Product Launches · Launch Momentum · Trade Shows · AIAgents