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March 2, 2025
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Feb. 25, 2025 — Discarded food scraps, stray branches, seashells and many other natural materials are key ingredients in a system that can pull drinkable water out of thin air developed by ...
Feb. 25, 2025 — Researchers have developed a battery that can convert nuclear energy into electricity via light emission, a study ...
Feb. 25, 2025 — Researchers detail advances in the measurement of quantum devices that will be needed to realize a topological quantum computer. In an announcement, the team describes the operation of a device that is a necessary building block for a topological ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — Springtails, small bugs often found crawling through leaf litter and garden soil, are expert jumpers. Inspired by these hopping hexapods, roboticists have made a walking, jumping robot that pushes the boundaries of what small robots can do. The ...
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Feb. 27, 2025 — Scientists have revealed how quantum interference and symmetry dictate molecular behavior in collisions with gold surfaces, offering new insights into molecular interactions. The findings can have ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — A research group has revealed fundamental insights into anode-free solid-state batteries, paving the way for efforts to improve their ...
Feb. 28, 2025 — In the race to meet the growing global demand for lithium -- a critical component in batteries for electric vehicles -- a team of researchers has ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — A twist you'll never see coming: a breakthrough in understanding the relationship between chirality and electric flow at a microscopic level may help us develop chiral information ...
Feb. 25, 2025 — Technology could lead to faster, more precise and more cost-effective alternatives to traditional diagnostic ...
Feb. 25, 2025 — Most AI diagnostic tools are black boxes, but the approach allows doctors and patients to understand how the computer reached a ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — Scientists are designing a satellite and instruments capable of detecting space debris as small as 1 centimeter, less than one-half inch. Debris that small, which cannot currently be detected from ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — Perovskite solar cells could last ten times longer thanks to new research, which suggests alumina nanoparticles significantly enhance the lifespan and stability of these high-efficiency energy ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — Different analytical methods have a significant impact on the results of scientific studies. This is demonstrated by a study conducted by an international research team. In the study, more than 300 ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — Researchers developed a new optimized printing approach that could enable super-resolution 3D direct laser writing (DLW) of microlenses, photonics ...
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Feb. 28, 2025 — Novel technology intends to redefine the virtual reality experience by expanding to incorporate a new sensory connection: ...
Feb. 28, 2025 — Physicists provide a viable and testable explanation for how UHECRs are ...
Feb. 28, 2025 — Scientists have come up with a lithium ion capacitor using electrodes produced from wood particles that are discarded as waste in sawmills. This biomass is both readily available and sustainable, ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — A research team has developed a way for self-driving vehicles to share their knowledge about road conditions indirectly, making it possible for each vehicle to learn from the experiences of others ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — Scientists demonstrate a new quantum chip architecture for suppressing errors using a type of qubit known as a cat ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — Strong, lightweight, superelastic, and able to function across a range of temperatures, this newly developed alloy could be a game-changer for space exploration and medical ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — In the rapidly developing contest between human creativity and artificial intelligence algorithms, professional artists still have an edge in producing more creative AI-assisted artwork than the AI ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — A new AI-based system for analyzing images taken over time can accurately detect changes and predict outcomes, according to a new study. The system's sensitivity and flexibility could make it ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — How do rogue planetary-mass objects -- celestial bodies with masses between stars and planets -- form? An international team of astronomers has used advanced simulations to show that these enigmatic ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — Researchers are working to enhance battery safety and efficiency by developing solid-state alternatives to lithium-ion batteries. These batteries offer improved energy efficiency and safety, but a ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — Astronauts often experience immune dysfunction, skin rashes, and other inflammatory conditions while traveling in space. A new study suggests that these issues could be due to the excessively sterile ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — Located 2.5 million light-years away, the majestic Andromeda galaxy appears to the naked eye as a faint, spindle-shaped object roughly the angular size of the full Moon. What backyard observers ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — Recent advances in astronomical observations have found a significant number of extrasolar planets that can sustain surface water, and the search for extraterrestrial life on such planets is gaining ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — Researchers have developed a new technique to make glass water-repellent, a feature that could improve safety in vehicles, reduce cleaning costs for buildings and enhance filtration systems. The ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — The latest chemicals used in refrigerants and aerosols can break down into pollutants, scientists ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — A research team has successfully developed a super-photostable organic dye after two years of dedicated research demonstrating perseverance akin to that of Marie Curie, who painstakingly extracted ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — An engineering student refined a century-old math problem into a simpler, more elegant form, making it easier to use and explore. Divya Tyagi's work expands research in aerodynamics, unlocking ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — Scientists have harnessed a unique property called incipient ferroelectricity to create a new type of computer memory that could revolutionize how electronic devices work, such as using much less ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — Researchers have developed a new technique that predicts nuclear properties in record detail. The study revealed how the structure of a nucleus relates to the force that holds it together. This ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — A bioinspired robot can change shape to alter its own physical properties in response to its environment, resulting in a robust and efficient autonomous vehicle as well as a fresh approach to robotic ...
Friday, February 28, 2025
- New Device Could Allow You to Taste a Cake in Virtual Reality
- How Do the Universe's Highest-Energy Particles Originate? Magnetic Outflows Stemming from Star Mergers, Analysis Concludes
- Eco Friendly, Inexpensive System for Storing High-Power Energy from Pine Biomass
Thursday, February 27, 2025
- Self-Driving Cars Learn to Share Road Knowledge Through Digital Word-of-Mouth
- New Ocelot Chip Makes Strides in Quantum Computing
- A Lightweight Flexible Alloy for Extreme Temperatures
- Professional Artists Viewed as More Creative Than AI Programs
- A Versatile AI System for Analyzing Series of Medical Images
- Young Star Clusters Give Birth to Rogue Planetary-Mass Objects
- Cracking the Code on Solid-State Batteries
- The International Space Station Is Overly Sterile; Making It 'dirtier' Could Improve Astronaut Health
- NASA's Hubble Provides Bird's-Eye View of Andromeda Galaxy's Ecosystem
- Can We Find Floating Vegetation on Ocean Planets?
- A Clear Game-Changer: Water-Repellent Glass Breaks New Ground
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
- Are Our Refrigerants Environmentally Safe? The Lingering Questions About the Chemicals Keeping Us Cool
- 'Fluorescent Phoenix' Discovered With Persistence Rivaling Marie Curie's
- Student Refines 100-Year-Old Math Problem, Expanding Wind Energy Possibilities
- Material's 'incipient' Property Could Jumpstart Fast, Low-Power Electronics
- Supercomputing Illuminates Detailed Nuclear Structure
- Morphing Robot Turns Challenging Terrain to Its Advantage
- Adsorptive Regolith on Mars Soaks Up Water, Researchers Reveal
- New Method Searches Through 10 Sextillion Drug Molecules
- New Low-Cost Challenger to Quantum Computer: Ising Machine
- Researchers Uncover Key Insights Into CO2 Reduction Using SnO-Based Electrocatalysts
- New AI-Powered Tool Could Enhance Traumatic Brain Injury Investigations in Forensics and Law Enforcement
- Environmental Impact of Unexploded Ordnance in the Baltic Sea
- AI Generates Playful, Human-Like Games
- Time Interfaces: The Gateway to Four-Dimensional Quantum Optics
- Protein Design: Flexible Components Allow New Architectures
- Novel Photochromic Glass Can Store Rewritable 3D Patterns Long Term
- Some Fuel Lodges in the Inner Walls of Fusion Vessels: Researchers Now Have a Better Idea of How Much
- AI Accelerates Discovery of Neurodevelopmental Disorder-Associated Genes
- Multiplexing Entanglement in a Quantum Network
- Sacrificial Scaffolding Helps New Hydrogels Heal Quickly
- New Photon-Avalanching Nanoparticles Could Enable Next-Generation Optical Computers
- What Can Theoretical Physics Teach Us About Knitting?
- New Method Developed to Dramatically Enhance Bioelectronic Sensors
- Simulating Scientists: New Tool for AI-Powered Scientific Discovery
- Researchers Create the World's Smallest Shooting Video Game Using Nanoscale Technology
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
- Toward High Electro-Optic Performance in III-V Semiconductors
- Automatic Cell Analysis With the Help of Artificial Intelligence
- Lunar Trailblazer Blasts Off to Map Water on the Moon
- ESO Observations Help Almost Fully Rule out 2024 YR4 Asteroid Impact
- New Insights Into Efficient Water Splitting
- Rising Wages Drive Innovation in Automation Technology
- Why Is Mars Red? Scientists May Finally Have the Answer
- Today's Forecast: Partially Cloudy Skies on an 'ultra-Hot Neptune'
- The Galactic Journey of Our Solar System
- Mesoporous Silicon: Semiconductor With New Talents
- From Defect to High-Tech Material
- A Completely New Type of Microscopy Based on Quantum Sensors
- Longest-Runout Undersea Sediment Flows Analyzed in Unprecedented Detail
- A New Model Accurately Predicts the Movement of Elite Athletes to Catch the Ball in Parabolic Flight
- Research Reveals Potential Alternatives to 'forever Chemicals'
- From Waste to Wonder: Revolutionary Green Grout for Sustainable Construction Practices
- Mimicking Shark Skin to Create Clean Cutting Boards
Monday, February 24, 2025
- DNA Origami Suggests Route to Reusable, Multifunctional Biosensors
- Beehive Sensors Offer Hope in Saving Honeybee Colonies
- Brewing Tea Removes Lead from Water
- Gulf of Mars: Rover Finds Evidence of 'vacation-Style' Beaches on Mars
- New AI Model Measures How Fast the Brain Ages
- Underlying Rules of Evolutionary Urban Systems in Africa
- AI to Diagnose 'invisible' Brain Abnormalities in Children With Epilepsy
Friday, February 21, 2025
- New Microscope Can Image, at Once, the Full 3D Orientation and Position of Molecules in Cells
- Glass Fertilizer Beads Could Be a Sustained Nutrient Delivery System
- How to Get a Robot Collective to Act Like a Smart Material
- Why GPT Can't Think Like Us
- Breakthrough in High-Performance Oxide-Ion Conductors Using Rubidium
- Microcomb Chips Help Pave the Way for Thousand Times More Accurate GPS Systems
- Highly Uniform Nanocrystals Synthesized by Liquid Crystalline Antisolvent
- Flexible Crystals Reveal Secrets of Elasticity
- AI Unlocks the Emotional Language of Animals
- Novel Method to Synthesize Valuable Fluorinated Drug Compounds
- Precision Therapy With Microbubbles
- Perovskite Solar Cells: Thermal Stresses Are the Key to Long-Term Stability
- Self-Imaging of Structured Light in New Dimensions
- Illuminating the Proton's Inner Workings
Thursday, February 20, 2025
- Chip-Based System for Terahertz Waves Could Enable More Efficient, Sensitive Electronics
- Rooftop Panels, EV Chargers, and Smart Thermostats Could Chip in to Boost Power Grid Resilience
- Predator Robots Help Researchers Uncover How Larval Zebrafish Rapidly Learn
- Topological Quantum Processor Marks Breakthrough in Computing
- Chemists Find Greener Path to Making Key Industrial Chemical
- Giant X-Ray Facility Shows That Magnets Can Reduce Flaws in 3D Printed Components
- Cooling Materials -- Out of the 3D Printer
- New AI System Accurately Maps Urban Green Spaces, Exposing Environmental Divides
- Closing the Recycle Loop: Waste-Derived Nutrients in Liquid Fertilizer
- Deep Nanometry Reveals Hidden Nanoparticles
- Promising New Class of Antimalarial Drugs Discovered
- Breakthrough Study Challenges Long-Held Beliefs About the Shape of Atomic Nuclei
- In Ancient Stellar Nurseries, Some Stars Are Born of Fluffy Clouds
- Researchers Develop Novel Computational Approach for Identifying Synergistic Drug Combinations
- Revolutionizing Dynamic Facial Projection Mapping: A Leap Forward in Augmented Reality
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
- A Miniature Swimming Robot Inspired by Marine Flatworms
- Towards New Battery Tech: Chemists Demonstrate High-Performance Sodium-Ion Cathode
- A New Way to Observe Electrons in Motion
- For Success in Bioelectronics, Build With Nature-Inspired Design
- Like Human Brains, Large Language Models Reason About Diverse Data in a General Way
- A Catalytic Two-Step: Transforming Industrial CO2 Into a Renewable Fuel
- Contact Electrification Depends on Materials' Contact History, Physicists Show
- 300 New Intermediate-Mass Black Holes Plus 2500 New Active Black Holes in Dwarf Galaxies Discovered