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November 26, 2025
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Nov. 16, 2025 Researchers combined deep learning with high-resolution physics to create the first Milky Way model that tracks over 100 billion stars individually. Their AI learned how gas behaves after supernovae, removing one of the biggest computational ...
Nov. 16, 2025 Aalto University researchers have developed a method to execute AI tensor operations using just one pass of light. By encoding data directly into light waves, they enable calculations to occur naturally and simultaneously. The approach works ...
Nov. 14, 2025 Researchers have created a prediction method that comes startlingly close to real-world results. It works by aiming for strong alignment with actual values rather than simply reducing mistakes. Tests on medical and health data showed it often ...
Oct. 28, 2025 Researchers at Tsinghua University developed the Optical Feature Extraction Engine (OFE2), an optical engine that processes data at 12.5 GHz using light rather than electricity. Its integrated diffraction and data preparation modules enable ...
Oct. 22, 2025 A wireless eye implant developed at Stanford Medicine has restored reading ability to people with advanced macular degeneration. The PRIMA chip works with smart glasses to replace lost photoreceptors using infrared light. Most trial participants ...
Oct. 22, 2025 Researchers at the University of Surrey developed an AI that predicts what a person’s knee X-ray will look like in a year, helping track osteoarthritis progression. The tool provides both a visual forecast and a risk score, offering doctors and ...
Oct. 14, 2025 UMass Amherst engineers have built an artificial neuron powered by bacterial protein nanowires that functions like a real one, but at extremely low voltage. This allows for seamless communication with biological cells and drastically improved energy ...
Oct. 13, 2025 Vast amounts of valuable research data remain unused, trapped in labs or lost to time. Frontiers aims to change that with FAIR² Data Management, a groundbreaking AI-driven system that makes datasets reusable, verifiable, and citable. By uniting ...
Oct. 11, 2025 A team of engineers at North Carolina State University has designed a polymer “Chinese lantern” that can rapidly snap into multiple stable 3D shapes—including a lantern, a spinning top, and more—by compression or twisting. By adding a ...
Oct. 8, 2025 Scientists at Skoltech developed a new mathematical model of memory that explores how information is encoded and stored. Their analysis suggests that memory works best in a seven-dimensional conceptual space — equivalent to having seven senses. ...
Oct. 7, 2025 Researchers at Columbia have created a chip that turns a single laser into a “frequency comb,” producing dozens of powerful light channels at once. Using a special locking mechanism to clean ...
Oct. 1, 2025 A powerful new AI tool called Diag2Diag is revolutionizing fusion research by filling in missing plasma data with synthetic yet highly detailed information. Developed by Princeton scientists and international collaborators, this system uses sensor ...
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Nov. 16, 2025 Chimps may revise their beliefs in surprisingly human-like ways. Experiments showed they switched choices when presented with stronger clues, demonstrating flexible reasoning. Computational modeling ...
Nov. 5, 2025 USC researchers built artificial neurons that replicate real brain processes using ion-based diffusive memristors. These devices emulate how neurons use chemicals to transmit and process signals, ...
Oct. 12, 2025 A team at the University at Buffalo has made it possible to simulate complex quantum systems without needing a supercomputer. By expanding the truncated Wigner approximation, they’ve created an ...
Oct. 4, 2025 HydroSpread, a breakthrough fabrication method, lets scientists build ultrathin soft robots directly on water. These tiny, insect-inspired machines could transform robotics, healthcare, and ...
Oct. 1, 2025 A new AI tool called DOLPHIN exposes hidden genetic markers inside single cells, enabling earlier detection and more precise treatment choices. It also sets the stage for building virtual models of ...
Sep. 23, 2025 AI-powered analysis of routine blood tests can reveal hidden patterns that predict recovery and survival after spinal cord injuries. This breakthrough could make life-saving predictions affordable ...
Sep. 18, 2025 Using laser light instead of traditional mechanics, researchers have built micro-gears that can spin, shift direction, and even power tiny machines. These breakthroughs could soon lead to ...
Sep. 17, 2025 A new AI model from NYU Abu Dhabi predicts solar wind days in advance with far greater accuracy than existing methods. By analyzing ultraviolet solar images, it could help protect satellites, ...
Sep. 9, 2025 Artificial intelligence is consuming enormous amounts of energy, but researchers at the University of Florida have built a chip that could change everything by using light instead of electricity for ...
Sep. 7, 2025 Artificial intelligence is reshaping law, ethics, and society at a speed that threatens fundamental human dignity. Dr. Maria Randazzo of Charles Darwin University warns that current regulation fails ...
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Aug. 30, 2025 Scientists at Mount Sinai have created an artificial intelligence system that can predict how likely rare genetic mutations are to actually cause disease. By combining machine learning with millions ...
Aug. 22, 2025 Astronomers using AI have captured a once-in-a-lifetime cosmic event: a massive star’s violent death triggered by its black hole companion. The explosion, known as SN 2023zkd, not only produced a ...
Aug. 13, 2025 Scientists have developed a lightning-fast AI tool called HEAT-ML that can spot hidden “safe zones” inside a fusion reactor where parts are protected from blistering plasma heat. Finding these ...
Aug. 13, 2025 Scientists have designed swarms of microscopic robots that communicate and coordinate using sound waves, much like bees or birds. These self-organizing micromachines can adapt to their surroundings, ...
July 27, 2025 Engineers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison uncovered a critical flaw in how lunar and Martian rovers are tested on Earth. Simulations revealed that test results have been misleading for decades ...
July 24, 2025 AI-generated videos are becoming dangerously convincing and UC Riverside researchers have teamed up with Google to fight back. Their new system, UNITE, can detect deepfakes even when faces ...
July 24, 2025 Even the most powerful AI models, including ChatGPT, can make surprisingly basic errors when navigating ethical medical decisions, a new study reveals. Researchers tweaked familiar ethical dilemmas ...
July 14, 2025 A new leap in lab automation is shaking up how scientists discover materials. By switching from slow, traditional methods to real-time, dynamic chemical experiments, researchers have created a ...
July 8, 2025 Neural networks first treat sentences like puzzles solved by word order, but once they read enough, a tipping point sends them diving into word meaning instead—an abrupt “phase transition” ...
July 3, 2025 An advanced Johns Hopkins AI model called MAARS combs through underused heart MRI scans and complete medical records to spot hidden scar patterns that signal sudden cardiac death, dramatically ...
Aug. 24, 2025 Researchers discovered that bees use flight movements to sharpen brain signals, enabling them to recognize patterns with remarkable accuracy. A digital model of their brain shows that this ...
June 23, 2025 Despite widespread fears, early research suggests AI might actually be improving some aspects of work life. A major new study examining 20 years of worker data in Germany found no signs that AI ...
June 22, 2025 AI is revolutionizing the job landscape, prompting nations worldwide to prepare their workforces for dramatic changes. A University of Georgia study evaluated 50 countries’ national AI strategies ...
June 19, 2025 Imagine supercomputers that think with light instead of electricity. That s the breakthrough two European research teams have made, demonstrating how intense laser pulses through ultra-thin glass ...
June 19, 2025 AI researchers in Switzerland have found a way to dramatically cut cement s carbon footprint by redesigning its recipe. Their system simulates thousands of ingredient combinations, pinpointing those ...
June 23, 2025 What if your old chest scans—taken years ago for something unrelated—held a secret warning about your heart? A new AI tool called AI-CAC, developed by Mass General Brigham and the VA, can now ...
June 22, 2025 Scientists at the University of Amsterdam discovered that our brains automatically understand how we can move through different environments—whether it's swimming in a lake or walking a ...
June 14, 2025 UC San Diego engineers have created a passive evaporative cooling membrane that could dramatically slash energy use in data centers. As demand for AI and cloud computing soars, traditional cooling ...
June 18, 2025 Once a global leader in chipmaking, the U.S. now lags behind. Sandia National Laboratories is spearheading a strategic comeback by joining a powerful new coalition the National Semiconductor ...
June 16, 2025 Researchers have created a revolutionary robotic skin that brings machines closer to human-like touch. Made from a flexible, low-cost gel material, this skin transforms the entire surface of a ...
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Wednesday, August 13, 2025
- AI Finds Hidden Safe Zones Inside a Fusion Reactor
- Tiny “talking” Robots Form Shape-Shifting Swarms That Heal Themselves
Sunday, July 27, 2025
Thursday, July 24, 2025
- Google's Deepfake Hunter Sees What You Can’t—even in Videos Without Faces
- A Simple Twist Fooled AI—and Revealed a Dangerous Flaw in Medical Ethics
Monday, July 14, 2025
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Thursday, July 3, 2025
Sunday, August 24, 2025
Monday, June 23, 2025
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Thursday, June 19, 2025
- AI at Light Speed: How Glass Fibers Could Replace Silicon Brains
- The AI That Writes Climate-Friendly Cement Recipes in Seconds
Monday, June 23, 2025
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Saturday, June 14, 2025
Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Monday, June 16, 2025
Saturday, June 14, 2025
- This Quantum Sensor Tracks 3D Movement Without GPS
- AI Reveals Milky Way’s Black Hole Spins Near Top Speed
Friday, June 6, 2025
Sunday, June 8, 2025
- Photonic Quantum Chips Are Making AI Smarter and Greener
- How Outdated Phones Can Power Smart Cities and Save the Seas
Saturday, June 7, 2025
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
Monday, June 2, 2025
- Attachment Theory: A New Lens for Understanding Human-AI Relationships
- Self-Powered Artificial Synapse Mimics Human Color Vision
Friday, May 30, 2025
Thursday, May 29, 2025
- Electronic Tattoo Gauges Mental Strain
- Traditional Diagnostic Decision Support Systems Outperform Generative AI for Diagnosing Disease
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
- Horses 'mane' Inspiration for New Generation of Social Robots
- Mid-Air Transformation Helps Flying, Rolling Robot to Transition Smoothly
- New AI Tool Reveals Single-Cell Structure of Chromosomes -- In 3D
- New Chiral Photonic Device Combines Light Manipulation With Memory
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Thursday, May 22, 2025
- AI Is Here to Stay, Let Students Embrace the Technology, Experts Urge
- Breakthrough AI Model Could Transform How We Prepare for Natural Disasters
- Could AI Understand Emotions Better Than We Do?
- 3D Printers Leave Hidden 'fingerprints' That Reveal Part Origins
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
- 'Fast-Fail' AI Blood Test Could Steer Patients With Pancreatic Cancer Away from Ineffective Therapies
- MIT Scientists Develop Tool That Makes Underwater Scenes Crystal Clear
- High-Quality OLED Displays Now Enabling Integrated Thin and Multichannel Audio
- Nano-Engineered Thermoelectrics Enable Scalable, Compressor-Free Cooling
- How to Use AI to Listen to the 'heartbeat' Of a City
Monday, May 19, 2025
- World's First Petahertz-Speed Phototransistor in Ambient Conditions
- Robots Learning Without Us? New Study Cuts Humans from Early Testing
- Empowering Robots With Human-Like Perception to Navigate Unwieldy Terrain
- With Evolutionary AI, Scientists Find Hidden Keys for Better Land Use
- Remotely Controlled Robots at Your Fingertips: Enhancing Safety in Industrial Sites
Friday, May 16, 2025
Thursday, May 15, 2025
- AI Overconfidence Mirrors Human Brain Condition
- Researchers Develop New Metallic Materials Using Data-Driven Frameworks and Explainable AI
- Seeing Blood Clots Before They Strike
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
- Tech Meets Tornado Recovery
- Study Shows Vision-Language Models Can't Handle Queries With Negation Words
- Artificial Intelligence and Genetics Can Help Farmers Grow Corn With Less Fertilizer
- Energy and Memory: A New Neural Network Paradigm
- The Key to Spotting Dyslexia Early Could Be AI-Powered Handwriting Analysis
- Handy Octopus Robot Can Adapt to Its Surroundings
- New Study Shows AI Can Predict Child Malnutrition, Support Prevention Efforts
- Digital Lab for Data And Robot-Driven Materials Science
- Light-Driven Cockroach Cyborgs Navigate Without Wires or Surgery
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
- Eldercare Robot Helps People Sit and Stand, and Catches Them If They Fall
- Robotic Hand Moves Objects With Human-Like Grasp
Monday, May 12, 2025
Thursday, May 8, 2025
- AI Tool Uses Face Photos to Estimate Biological Age and Predict Cancer Outcomes
- Ping Pong Bot Returns Shots With High-Speed Precision
- Robotic Dog Mimics Mammals for Superior Mobility on Land and in Water
- Eco-Friendly Aquatic Robot Is Made from Fish Food
- Is AI Truly Creative? Turns out Creativity Is in the Eye of the Beholder
- New Chip Uses AI to Shrink Large Language Models' Energy Footprint by 50%
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
- Transforming Hospital Sanitation: Autonomous Robots for Wiping and UV-C Disinfection
- Piecing Together the Brain Puzzle
- AI Model Improves Delirium Prediction, Leading to Better Health Outcomes for Hospitalized Patients
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
- AI Has Untapped Potential to Advance Biodiversity Conservation
- Gender Characteristics of Service Robots Can Influence Customer Decisions
- How AI Tools Can Improve Manufacturing Worker Safety, Product Quality
Monday, May 5, 2025
- Robotic Touch Sensors Are Not Just Skin Deep
- A Big Data Approach for Battery Electrolytes
- Text-to-Video AI Blossoms With New Metamorphic Video Capabilities
- Privacy-Aware Building Automation
- Harnessing Generative AI to Expand the Mitochondrial Targeting Toolkit
- AI Could Help Improve Early Detection of Interval Breast Cancers
Thursday, May 1, 2025
- Using Principles of Swarm Intelligence, Study Compared Platforms That Allow Brainstorming Among Large Groups
- Making AI Models More Trustworthy for High-Stakes Settings
- Artificial Sense of Touch, Improved
- Researchers Develop a Novel Vote-Based Model for More Accurate Hand-Held Object Pose Estimation
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
- Engineers Develop Wearable Heart Attack Detection Tech
- Engineers Advance Toward a Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computer
- Artificial Intelligence Tools Make Education Materials More Patient Friendly
- New AI Technique Can Uncover Antiviral Compounds Using Limited Data
- 'Explainable' AI Cracks Secret Language of Sticky Proteins
Monday, April 28, 2025
Friday, April 25, 2025
- Hidden Mechanisms in Next-Generation AI Memory Device
- AI Model for Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis, With Over 90% Accuracy and Reduced Consultation Preparation Time