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Researchers at UNSW developed a lithium-ion battery prototype that replaces traditional graphite electrodes with food acids like tartaric acid from fruits, or malic acid in wine. This could level-up energy storage by using food wa...

Corning's new Extreme ULE glass is said to offer exceptional thermal stability and uniformity, crucial for the demanding requirements of upcoming high-NA and low-NA EUV lithography systems. This advanced material is designed to ad...

Scenes like those of the Tesla Model X that caught on fire while sitting in a garage during Hurricane Helene could become a thing of the past with LG's new battery cell material that can be quickly scaled for mass production.

YouTuber and engineer James Bruton has managed to build an AT-AT that is large and stable enough for a human to ride on. He mainly used 3D-printed components for this. Bruton documented the construction process and published it on...

Samsung Electro-Mechanics is set to revolutionize the wearable tech industry with its innovative solid-state batteries, boasting an impressive energy density of 200 watt-hours per liter. These batteries are not only flexible in de...

UCL researchers have developed a hand-held photoacoustic scanner that generates 3D images in seconds. Tested on UCLH patients, it offers real-time imaging of blood vessels, stepping up diagnosis times for critical conditions like ...

The newly developed Flex-RV microprocessor, made with flexible IGZO TFTs and based on RISC-V architecture, operates at 60 kHz with under 6 mW power consumption. Its bendability and low-cost design make it ideal for wearables, heal...

Chinese researchers have developed a new cooling coating for buildings that operates without electricity, is environmentally friendly, and automatically adjusts its cooling capacity based on sunlight intensity. In a practical test...

The first-of-its-kind Columbia Energy Storage Project in Wisconsin, by Energy Dome, uses CO2 for energy storage that could last up to 24 hours. Supported by $7 million from the U.S. Department of Energy, the project is targeted to...

Unlike solar cells, which generate energy from sunlight, a new smart window can not only generate large amounts of electricity from raindrops. It also offers amazing energy-saving advantages that can be of great benefit in times o...

The Nasca Lines are a UNESCO World Heritage Site and were created by the Nasca culture between 200 BC and 650 AD. Though difficult for the human eye to detect, AI analyses managed to uncover nearly as many glyphs in just six month...

Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute are turning CO₂ and sunlight into synthetic fuels. Using an innovative process in a solar tower, water and CO₂ are turned into sustainable fuel that can be used, for example, in cars and airc...

Researchers at Georgia Tech, led by Hailong Chen, have developed a new iron chloride (FeCl3) cathode material that could cut lithium-ion battery costs by up to 40%, with commercial availability expected within five years.

Researchers at the University of Southampton have achieved a groundbreaking milestone by laser-etching the entire human genome onto a revolutionary 5D memory crystal. Capable of storing 360 terabytes of data, this silica glass mar...

In its quest to tackle an impressive amount of scientific data, Genmab has provided ChatGPT Enterprise access to about 1,000 employees less than a year ago. Now, the "AI Everywhere" initiative comes to provide the power of OpenAI'...

The Ig Nobel was awarded to Japanese researchers demonstrating back end ventillation of animals with oxygen works to maintain blood oxygenation. Although seemingly unusual, other researchers demonstrated decades ago that mice coul...

Wafer-thin smartphones, ultra-light drones and highly efficient electric cars can be built with the new battery, which has a very important advantage over other batteries.

During the company's last earnings call, Oracle co-founder and chairman Larry Ellison unveiled that the company has already received the building permit for no less than three next-gen small modular nuclear reactors. With an expec...

Apple has announced that it can now help detect the conditions of sleep apnea and hearing loss in its users in conjunction with the launch of its latest wearables. They will be able to track and generate reports on the former over...

At the end of a 122-day effort, xAI's development team has managed to bring the most powerful AI training system in the world to date online. For now, it has 100k H100 GPUs, but Musk claims that the number will double in a few mon...

A novel control system for cyborg insects uses charge-balanced biphasic electrical stimulation to enhance precision and reduce tissue damage. The system, tested on Madagascar hissing cockroaches, achieved a 96.25% success rate in ...

Researchers have developed a first-of-its-kind adaptive wheel inspired by liquid surface tension - capable of adjusting its stiffness in real-time. This technology holds huge potential in improving mobility on various terrains by ...

As uncovered by security researchers Ian Carroll and Sam Curry, there was a vulnerability in the FlyCASS management system that allowed unauthorized persons to bypass security checks and even get into the cockpit of an aircraft.

NASA's recent rocket launch confirmed the existence of a global electric field around Earth, a key factor in space weather and atmospheric dynamics. This field, driven by the interaction between solar wind and Earth's magnetospher...

A new study has found that AI projects have an astonishing 80% failure rate. The researchers dug into the data and distilled the reasons for the astronomical failure rates down to five major reasons, including an overwhelming focu...

Honor will introduce the Magic V3 smartphone to global customers at an upcoming IFA 2024 event as the world's first phone with AI Defocus technology to help prevent nearsightedness. Myopia is a growing health problem that affects ...

Neuralink's brain-computer interface technology is transforming people's lives with mobility challenges. Their latest participant, Alex, a quadriplegic automotive technician, has already demonstrated unprecedented control and adap...

Heat, drought and heavy rain cause problems for the infrastructure. However, even simple measures can help to significantly reduce the likelihood of power outages. And renewable energies are both the problem and the solution.

MIT engineers have developed an ultra-tiny, self-powered battery that could revolutionize the field of miniature robots. This zinc-air battery, just the size of a human hair, generates power by oxidizing zinc using oxygen from the...

Extreme ultraviolet light enables the production of 7 nm chips and even smaller circuits. However, the power requirements are enormous, and the high-performance technology is expensive. At least until now.

Researchers at Peking University have developed the world's first tensor processing unit (TPU) using carbon nanotube transistors, a remarkable achievement in the quest for energy-saving AI hardware. This innovative TPU, boasts hig...

A new interface between a superconductor and a chiral material has been engineered by researchers, aiming to achieve higher-temperature superconductivity. The enhanced Zeeman field at the interface and the resulting spin-active el...

Sandia National Labs unveils groundbreaking miniaturized optical chips for quantum navigation. These compact marvels promise to revolutionize positioning technology, potentially eliminating reliance on vulnerable GPS systems. The ...

A new effort in the AI field has produced a system allegedly capable of carrying out autonomous scientific research. Called "The AI Scientist," this system uses LLMs. The development team claims this system is researching ways of ...

It is not enough to obtain more energy than was put in. And it is also not enough to generate a stable nuclear fusion reaction. But what exactly is the status of ideas for successful nuclear fusion?

After successfully proving that the ACBP protein, which was discovered over four decades ago, can be used to cure anorexia in mice, scientists are now ready to try and cure this complex illness in humans using the same method. Sta...

The development, which finally combines high efficiency and a long service life, performs over 50 percent better than current commercial perovskite modules. At the same time, nothing stands in the way of scalability for rapid depl...

Perfect location, ideal conditions and little wind. The island state with the world's fourth largest population can become a prime example of a sustainable energy policy - without great effort and surprisingly low energy costs.

Although genetically modified wood has been around for a while, the latest poplar trees that were tweaked by a team of researchers with the University of Maryland are taking it all to the next level. Their genetically modified pop...

It is the world's largest heat transfer system that works completely without electricity or any other form of energy supply. The efficiency of electric cars, servers and heat pumps could increase significantly thanks to passive co...

Long-term blood pressure measurements in particular are only possible with great effort. A new technology is set to radically change this, which could eventually even find its way into smartwatches and help identify a wide range o...

It is not only the energy required to heat the plasma that could be drastically reduced. The structure, especially inside the fusion reactor, would also become significantly more simplistic.

DeepMind's table tennis robot challenges human players, winning 13 out of 29 matches. The AI-powered system executes various shots and adapts to opponents' movements. While formidable against beginners and intermediate players, th...

Although NASA intends to discontinue the VIPER program, the agency is now reaching out to American companies and institutions that are willing to use the moon rover to conduct a mission with minimal or no expense for the US govern...

UCLA researchers developed a passive cooling technology for buildings to reduce reliance on AC. They manipulated radiant heat transfer at ground level, claiming that the new method is a sustainable answer to temperature regulation...

In some cases, boiling and filtering water at home can reduce the amount of nanoplastics and microplastics such as polystyrene, polyethylene, or polypropylene in it by up to 90 percent, reveals a study conducted by a Chinese team ...

This almost doubles the number of asteroids in our planetary system that have a companion, i.e. a moon. This discovery was only possible thanks to GAIA's extremely precise instruments.

The conceivable savings equivalent to the consumption of a large industrialized country. This gigantic leap in efficiency is made possible by a completely redesigned data processing system.

Non-flammable, high cell voltage and a simple, cost-effective design: This battery technology is actually very promising, but the life-span is extremely short. A newly developed electrode is set to change this.

Cameras support the robot vacuum cleaner at work or detect falls in the home. Unfortunately, there is always a risk of misuse, which a new type of camera system can prevent.