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January 17, 2026
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Jan. 17, 2026 Engineers have created a device that generates incredibly tiny, earthquake-like vibrations on a microchip—and it could transform future electronics. Using a new kind of “phonon laser,” the team ...
Jan. 7, 2026 Researchers have built a new platform that produces ultrashort UV-C laser pulses and detects them at room temperature using atom-thin materials. The light flashes last just femtoseconds and can be ...
Jan. 6, 2026 A new chip-based quantum memory uses nanoprinted “light cages” to trap light inside atomic vapor, enabling fast, reliable storage of quantum information. The structures can be fabricated with extreme precision and filled with atoms in days ...
Jan. 3, 2026 Scientists have developed molecular devices that can switch roles, behaving as memory, logic, or learning elements within the same structure. The breakthrough comes from precise chemical design that ...
Dec. 6, 2025 SQUIRE aims to detect exotic spin-dependent interactions using quantum sensors deployed in space, where speed and environmental conditions vastly improve sensitivity. Orbiting sensors tap into ...
Nov. 15, 2025 A new floating droplet electricity generator is redefining how rain can be harvested as a clean power source by using water itself as both structural support and an electrode. This nature-integrated design dramatically reduces weight and cost ...
Nov. 11, 2025 UC Santa Barbara physicists have engineered entangled spin systems in diamond that surpass classical sensing limits through quantum squeezing. Their breakthrough enables next-generation quantum sensors that are powerful, compact, and ready for ...
Nov. 2, 2025 Cambridge researchers have engineered a solar-powered “artificial leaf” that mimics photosynthesis to make valuable chemicals sustainably. Their biohybrid device combines organic semiconductors and enzymes to convert CO₂ and sunlight into ...
Oct. 29, 2025 Tohoku University researchers have found a way to make quantum sensors more sensitive by connecting superconducting qubits in optimized network patterns. These networks amplify faint signals possibly left by dark matter. The approach outperformed ...
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 ...
Sep. 21, 2025 Scientists have created a perovskite-based gamma-ray detector that surpasses traditional nuclear medicine imaging technology. The device delivers sharper, faster, and safer scans at a fraction of the cost. By combining crystal engineering with ...
Aug. 25, 2025 Scientists have discovered that electron spin loss, long considered waste, can instead drive magnetization switching in spintronic devices, boosting efficiency by up to three times. The scalable, semiconductor-friendly method could accelerate the ...
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Jan. 7, 2026 Researchers at TU Wien have discovered a quantum system where energy and mass move with perfect efficiency. In an ultracold gas of atoms confined to a single line, countless collisions occur—but ...
Nov. 28, 2025 Using intense X-rays, researchers captured a buckyball as it expanded, split and shed electrons under strong laser fields. Detailed scattering measurements showed how the molecule behaves at low, ...
Nov. 22, 2025 Water trapped inside tiny molecular cavities behaves in a surprisingly energetic way, pushing outward like people crammed in an elevator. When a new molecule enters these narrow spaces, the confined ...
Nov. 20, 2025 MIT engineers have created an ultrasonic device that rapidly frees water from materials designed to absorb moisture from the air. Instead of waiting hours for heat to evaporate the trapped water, the ...
Nov. 17, 2025 Electrons can freeze into strange geometric crystals and then melt back into liquid-like motion under the right quantum conditions. Researchers identified how to tune these transitions and even ...
Nov. 16, 2025 Researchers at KRISS observed water’s rapid freeze–melt cycles under ultrahigh pressure and discovered Ice XXI, the first new ice phase found in decades. Using advanced high-pressure tech and ...
Nov. 4, 2025 Astronomers are rethinking one of cosmology’s biggest mysteries: dark energy. New findings show that evolving dark energy models, tied to ultra-light axion particles, may better fit the ...
Oct. 10, 2025 USC engineers have developed an optical system that routes light autonomously using thermodynamic principles. Rather than relying on switches, light organizes itself much like particles in a gas ...
Oct. 6, 2025 Scientists may have finally uncovered the mystery behind ultra-high-energy cosmic rays — the most powerful particles known in the universe. A team from NTNU suggests that colossal winds from ...
Oct. 2, 2025 Scientists confirmed that pianists can alter timbre through touch, using advanced sensors to capture micro-movements that shape sound perception. The discovery bridges art and science, promising ...
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Sep. 22, 2025 Water, though familiar, still hides astonishing secrets. When squeezed into nanosized channels, it can enter a bizarre “premelting state” that is both solid and liquid at once. Using advanced NMR ...
Sep. 25, 2025 Physicists are eyeing charged gravitinos—ultra-heavy, stable particles from supergravity theory—as possible Dark Matter candidates. Unlike axions or WIMPs, these particles carry electric charge ...
Sep. 17, 2025 A strange “Einstein Cross” with an extra, impossible fifth image has revealed the hidden presence of a massive dark matter halo. An international team of astronomers, including Rutgers ...
Sep. 12, 2025 For centuries, people believed ice was slippery because pressure and friction melted a thin film of water. But new research from Saarland University reveals that this long-standing explanation is ...
Aug. 24, 2025 Ripple bugs’ fan-like legs inspired engineers to build the Rhagobot, a tiny robot with self-morphing fans. By mimicking these insects’ passive, ultra-fast movements, the robot gains speed, ...
July 27, 2025 A team at KAUST has revealed that the short lifespan of aqueous batteries is primarily due to "free water" molecules triggering harmful chemical reactions at the anode. By adding affordable ...
July 5, 2025 Scientists are on the trail of a mysterious five-particle structure that could challenge one of the biggest theories in physics: string theory. This rare particle—never seen before and predicted ...
June 18, 2025 As electric vehicles grow more popular, their warning sounds may not be doing enough to protect pedestrians. A Swedish study shows that these signals are hard to locate, especially when multiple ...
June 17, 2025 Scientists have built detailed Milky Way simulations under strange new physical laws to probe dark matter, revealing how different versions of the universe might behave and helping us get closer to ...
June 14, 2025 Physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have created a groundbreaking quantum device that can measure 3D acceleration using ultracold atoms, something once thought nearly impossible. By ...
June 2, 2025 Despite advances in machine vision, processing visual data requires substantial computing resources and energy, limiting deployment in edge devices. Now, researchers from Japan have developed a ...
May 30, 2025 Students recently unveiled their invention of a robotic actuator -- the 'muscle' that converts energy into a robot's physical movement -- that has the ability to detect punctures or ...
May 29, 2025 Lead contamination in municipal water sources is a consistent threat to public health. Ingesting even tiny amounts of lead can harm the human brain and nervous system -- especially in young children. ...
May 29, 2025 Researchers gave participants face tattoos that can track when their brain is working too hard. The study introduces a non-permanent wireless forehead e-tattoo that decodes brainwaves to measure ...
May 28, 2025 Interactive robots should not just be passive companions, but active partners -- like therapy horses who respond to human emotion -- say ...
May 28, 2025 Physicists have unveiled a breakthrough in quantum sensing by demonstrating a 2D material as a versatile platform for next-generation nanoscale vectorial ...
May 28, 2025 A new study in Nature describes both the mechanism and the material conditions necessary for superfluorescence at high ...
May 28, 2025 A review of experimental research reveals how VR is best used and why it's struggled to become a megahit with ...
May 27, 2025 Researchers have designed a liquid hydrogen storage and delivery system that could help make zero-emission aviation a reality. Their work outlines a scalable, integrated system that addresses several ...
May 27, 2025 A new study has found that a smartphone app that tracks household water use and alerts users to leaks or excessive consumption offers a promising tool for helping California water agencies meet ...
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- Portable Sensor Enables Community Lead Detection in Tap Water
- Electronic Tattoo Gauges Mental Strain
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
- Horses 'mane' Inspiration for New Generation of Social Robots
- New 2D Quantum Sensor Breakthrough Offers New Opportunities for Magnetic Field Detection
- Solitonic Superfluorescence Paves Way for High-Temperature Quantum Materials
- Five Things to Do in Virtual Reality -- And Five to Avoid
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
- Cryogenic Hydrogen Storage and Delivery System for Next-Generation Aircraft
- Home Water-Use App Improves Water Conservation
- New Fuel Cell Could Enable Electric Aviation
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- A Faster, More Reliable Method for Simulating the Plasmas Used to Make Computer Chips
- Mathematical Prediction of Seismic Wave Propagation in Magma Containing Crystals and Bubbles
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- Remotely Moving Objects Underwater Using Sound
- New Color-Changing Sensor Detects Alcohol With a Smartphone Snap
Monday, May 19, 2025
- Empowering Robots With Human-Like Perception to Navigate Unwieldy Terrain
- Nimble Dimples: Agile Underwater Vehicles Inspired by Golf Balls
- A First Blueprint of Chemical Transport Pathways in Human Cells
- How to Swim Without a Brain
- Tiny Microlaser Sensors Offer Supercharged Biosensing
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- Drinking Water, Select Foods Linked to PFAS in California Adults
- Engineers Tackle Sunlight Intermittency in Solar Desalination
- Energy and Memory: A New Neural Network Paradigm
- Got Data? Breastfeeding Device Measures Babies' Milk Intake in Real Time
- Making Connections: A Three-Dimensional Visualization of Musculoskeletal Development
- Light-Driven Cockroach Cyborgs Navigate Without Wires or Surgery
- Understanding Carbon Traps
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
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- Scientists Innovate Mid-Infrared Photodetectors for Exoplanet Detection, Expanding Applications to Environmental and Medical Fields
- A Small Bicycle Handlebar Sensor Can Help Map a Region's Riskiest Bike Routes
Thursday, May 8, 2025
- 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
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
- Groundbreaking Device Instantly Detects Dangerous Street Drugs, Offering Hope for Harm Reduction
- Specialized Face Mask Can Detect Kidney Disease With Just Your Breath
- New Roadmap Advances Catalytic Solutions to Destroy 'forever Chemicals'
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- Smart Spongy Device Captures Water from Thin Air
- Smart Lactation Pads Can Monitor Safety of Breast Milk in Real Time
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- Robotic Touch Sensors Are Not Just Skin Deep
- Privacy-Aware Building Automation
- Are at-Home Water Tests Worth It? New Study Shows Quality Can Vary Widely
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- Graduate Student's Discovery Shows That Even Neutral Molecules Take Sides When It Comes to Biochemistry
- Greasing the Wheels of the Energy Transition to Address Climate Change and Fossil Fuels Phase out
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- Engineering a Robot That Can Jump 10 Feet High -- Without Legs
- New Electronic 'skin' Could Enable Lightweight Night-Vision Glasses
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- No Butterfingers in Baseball: Understanding Slip Between Fingertips and the Ball
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- Most Goals in Football (Soccer) Result from First Touch Shots
- A Bowling Revolution: Modeling the Perfect Conditions for a Strike
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- AI Tool Set to Speed Quest for Advanced Superconductors
- Unsafe Driving During School Drop Offs at 'unacceptable' Levels
- Key Brain Networks Behind Post-Stroke Urinary Incontinence Identified
- Cross-Sectional Area Variation as a Key Factor in Pressure Wave Attenuation in Bubbly Flows: A Theoretical Analysis
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- Bio-Oils for Greener Industrial Applications
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- Hopping Gives This Tiny Robot a Leg Up
- Engineers Bring Sign Language to 'life' Using AI to Translate in Real-Time
- Your Skin Is Breathing: New Wearable Device Can Measure It
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
- Handheld Device Could Transform Heart Disease Screening
- Tiny, Soft Robot Flexes Its Potential as a Life Saver
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- 3-D Printed Skin to Replace Animal Testing
- Solar Cells Made of Moon Dust Could Power Future Space Exploration
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- Scientists Unveil Starfish-Inspired Wearable Tech for Heart Monitoring
- World's Smallest Pacemaker Is Activated by Light
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- Artificial Neurons Organize Themselves
- Smart Textiles and Surfaces: How Lightweight Elastomer Films Are Bringing Tech to Life