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Researchers at Harbin Institute of Technology have developed a light-induced thermoelastic spectroscopy technique using orthogonal phase modulation to detect two gases at once with a single quartz tuning fork, achieving …
As artificial intelligence expands rapidly, its massive electricity consumption and carbon footprint are drawing comparisons to climate change as a global risk, with data centers like one under construction in …
Researchers in Egypt and the US synthesized magnetite nanoparticles directly in dye-polluted water, creating an adsorbent that captures multiple dyes and can be reused four times without performance loss.
The smart ring maker Oura has publicly filed for an initial public offering, targeting a raise of up to $2.2 billion and a valuation of roughly $15.62 billion as it …
A new study in the Journal of The Electrochemical Society shows that increasing vinylene carbonate concentrations in LFP/graphite pouch cells significantly improves high-temperature cycling by reducing iron dissolution and suppressing …
The UK's Advanced Research and Invention Agency is investing £54 million in 14 biotechnology projects, including vaccines for ash trees, skin treatments for newts, and gene-edited swallowtail butterflies, to help …
Researchers have built a DNA-based computer that executes calculations within a microscopic droplet of water, demonstrating a novel approach to molecular computing that could one day operate inside living systems.
OpenAI's claim that its AI agents solved the Navier-Stokes problem has sparked an existential crisis in mathematics, with critics accusing the company of misusing human work and erasing human ingenuity.
IBM has linked two cryogenic modules capable of reaching temperatures below 15 millikelvins, roughly 180 times colder than deep space, in a step toward quantum computers with hundreds of qubits.
Engineers at Caltech have built a nanoscale silicon device that redirects a light beam in just 74 femtoseconds using a second beam, a speed that could reshape photonic communications, computing, …
Catalyst Campus for Technology and Innovation, in partnership with the BMC3I TAP Lab, has announced the Focus Area Cohort Teams selected for Cohort 26.A, advancing dual-use innovation in defense and …
Researchers in Austria and the US combined a multi-quantum-well heterostructure with a titanium dioxide metasurface to enhance second-harmonic generation by three orders of magnitude, enabling more efficient and compact photonic …
A visit to a New York dental laboratory reveals how prosthodontists and technicians combine ceramics, metals, and digital scanning to fabricate replacement teeth, adapting materials science to humidity, temperature, and …
A wave of warnings from AI researchers and executives has renewed public debate over whether artificial intelligence could pose a catastrophic threat to humanity, though experts remain divided on the …
Researchers at KIT and Stanford have built a prototype that simultaneously cools below ambient temperature, generates electricity and produces high-temperature heat, offering a potential energy solution for buildings and data …
Researchers are pairing an electron microscope with a quantum computer to extract more information from each electron, an approach that could reduce beam damage to fragile samples.
Researchers have developed a yeast-based system that converts PET plastic and agricultural waste into protein-rich, 3D-printed cookies called µBites, with potential applications for deep-space missions and food insecurity.
An analysis suggests the Colossus 2 data center in Mississippi, operated by Elon Musk's SpaceXAI, has been emitting nitrogen oxides from trailer-mounted gas turbines, potentially causing a spike in local …
iGii has created Gii, a porous 3D carbon nanomaterial that mimics graphene's electronic and chemical properties while being easier to manufacture and integrate into devices such as sensors, batteries, and …
Researchers at the University of the Witwatersrand have demonstrated that the topological properties of light, specifically skyrmions, can robustly carry information through atmospheric turbulence, potentially improving long-distance optical communications including …
