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TechAug 12, 2026

A New Wearable Patch Helps People Reach Deep Sleep Faster, No Drugs Needed

Engineers at the University of Texas at Austin have built a soft wearable patch that uses gentle ultrasound and brain sensing electrodes to help people reach REM sleep faster and stay in it longer. In early testing on 28 people, the device cut the time to REM sleep by 43 minutes with no medication or surgery required.

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Cristiano Ronaldo Marries Georgina Rodriguez in Portugal After Ten Years Together

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Wall Street Rallies as July Inflation Report Comes In Cooler Than Feared

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English News in Levels

A New Wearable Patch Helps People Reach Deep Sleep Faster, No Drugs Needed

Cristiano Ronaldo Marries Georgina Rodriguez in Portugal After Ten Years Together

Wall Street Rallies as July Inflation Report Comes In Cooler Than Feared

US Navy Fires Missiles at a Cargo Ship That Tried to Break the Iran Blockade

Saturn's Magnetic Shield Is Tilted Toward the Afternoon, and Scientists Now Know Why

Humanoid Robots Are Leaving the Lab: Figure Builds Its 1,000th Robot as Rivals Race to Scale

Aubrey Plaza and Christopher Abbott Welcome Their First Child, a Baby Girl

Wall Street Steadies Ahead of a Crucial Inflation Report That Could Decide the Fed's Next Move

Pakistan Says the US and Iran Are Close to a Peace Deal as Both Sides Demand Reparations

Astronomers Catch a 'Sleeping' Black Hole 30,000 Light-Years From Its Galaxy's Center, Caught Devouring a Star

Scientists Send 'Spooky' Quantum Particles 62 Kilometers Through Ordinary Internet Cable

Ella Langley's 'Choosin' Texas' Hits Historic 17th Week at No. 1, Passing Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston

Wall Street Grinds Higher as Iran Standoff Drags On and Oil Prices Rally

Iran Reshuffles Six Top Military Commanders as Trump Demands Compensation Before Talks

A Total Solar Eclipse Is About to Plunge Parts of Spain and Iceland Into Darkness

NASA's Risky 'Big Bang' Maneuver Just Bought Voyager 2 Another Year in Space

Brad Pitt Says He Is Drinking Again After Seven Years of Sobriety

Nvidia Teams Up With Wall Street Giants to Raise 500 Billion Dollars for AI

Iran Names Hardline Former IRGC Chief as Its Top Security Official

Ancient Rings Show Bronze Age Greeks Prized Iron From Outer Space

Engineers Build an Ultra Thin Chip Layer That Could Replace Silicon

Dukes of Hazzard Star and Former Congressman Ben Jones Dies at 84

Intel Stock Falls as Company Announces 15 Billion Dollar Share Sale

Iran Releases New Video of Its Reclusive Leader Amid Health Rumors