LBLily Burton

1. Article · Sep 3, 2026 · Lily Burton

   A culprit for corrosion may have been operating under our noses (opens the original)

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   Water droplets can do their own version of the electric slide. But instead of tearing up the dance floor, they may be wearing away at our cars, infrastructure and cultural heritage sites. Water drops that become charged by sliding along a surface can then transfer their charge when they land on materials with the right electrical properties, including metals. This eventually drives the material to corrode, even when covered by a protective coating, researchers report August 26 in Nature. Water m

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2. Article · Aug 7, 2026 · Lily Burton

   AI may respond differently to bosses and subordinates (opens the original)

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   This is a human-written story voiced by AI. Got feedback? Take our survey . (See our AI policy here .) AI agents seem to obey authority — even if it means bending the rules. In a new study, researchers cast large language models as bosses and subordinates — principals and teachers, managers and employees — then let them talk. The lower-ranking agents were easier to persuade and more likely to follow unsafe requests from those above them. The findings point to a concerning trade-off: AI systems t

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