New adhesive tape picks up and sticks down 2D materials as easily as child’s play
Materials just atoms in thickness, known as two-dimensional (2D) materials, are set to revolutionize...
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New AI tool discovers realistic ‘metamaterials’ with unusual properties
The properties of normal materials, such as stiffness and flexibility, are determined by the...
Towards A Better Way of Releasing Hydrogen Stored in Hydrogen Boride Sheets
The looming threat of climate change has motivated scientists worldwide to look for cleaner...
How electron spectroscopy measures exciton ‘holes’
Semiconductors are ubiquitous in modern technology, working to either enable or prevent the flow...
Conversion process turns greenhouse gas into ethylene
Engineers at the University of Cincinnati created a more efficient way of converting carbon...
Sensors made from ‘frozen smoke’ can detect toxic formaldehyde in homes and offices
Researchers have developed a sensor made from ‘frozen smoke’ that uses artificial intelligence techniques...
Heart organoids simulate pregestational diabetes-induced congenital heart disease
An advanced human heart organoid system can be used to model embryonic heart development...
Physicists capture the first sounds of heat ‘sloshing’ in a superfluid
In most materials, heat prefers to scatter. If left alone, a hotspot will gradually...
How teachers make ethical judgments when using AI in the classroom
A teacher’s gender and comfort with technology factor into whether artificial intelligence is adopted...
EVs that go 1,000 km on a single charge: Gel makes it possible
Futuristic advancements in AI and healthcare stole the limelight at the tech extravaganza Consumer...
Structural isomerization of individual molecules using a scanning tunneling microscope probe
An international research team led by NIMS, the Osaka University Graduate School of Science...
Understanding the moon’s history with Chang’e-5 sample
Earth’s moon achieved its Swiss cheese appearance from celestial objects crashing into its surface,...
Scientist shows focused ultrasound can reach deep into the brain to relieve pain
You feel a pain, so you pop a couple of ibuprofen or acetaminophen. If...
One person can supervise ‘swarm’ of 100 unmanned autonomous vehicles
Research involving Oregon State University has shown that a “swarm” of more than 100...
AI learns through the eyes and ears of a child
AI systems, such as GPT-4, can now learn and use human language, but they...
Researchers 3D-print functional human brain tissue
A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison scientists has developed the first 3D-printed brain tissue...
Neptune-like exoplanets can be cloudy or clear
The study of “exoplanets,” the sci-fi-sounding name for all planets in the cosmos beyond...
A physical qubit with built-in error correction
Researchers at the universities of Mainz, Olomouc, and Tokyo succeeded in generating a logical...
Unveiling Oxidation-induced Super-elasticity in Metallic Glass Nanotubes
Oxidation can degrade the properties and functionality of metals. However, a research team co-led...
A sleeker facial recognition technology tested on Michelangelo’s David
Many people are familiar with facial recognition systems that unlock smartphones and game systems...
Bright galaxies put dark matter to the test
For the past year and a half, the James Webb Space Telescope has delivered...
Scientists make breakthrough in quantum materials research
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and Los Alamos National Laboratory, publishing in...
Engineers develop hack to make automotive radar ‘hallucinate’
A black sedan cruises silently down a quiet suburban road, driver humming Christmas carols...
AI-powered app can detect poison ivy
Poison ivy ranks among the most medically problematic plants. Up to 50 million people...
New breakthroughs for unlocking the potential of plasmonics
Plasmonics are special optical phenomena that are understood as interactions between light and matter...
Scientists pull off quantum coup
Rice University scientists have discovered a first-of-its-kind material, a 3D crystalline metal in which...
Staggering structure in 19 nearby spiral galaxies
It’s oh-so-easy to be absolutely mesmerized by these spiral galaxies. Follow their clearly defined...
High-efficiency carbon dioxide electroreduction system reduces our carbon footprint and progressing carbon neutrality goals
Global warming continues to pose a threat to human society and the ecological systems,...
Coal-based product could replace sand in concrete
The world’s reliance on concrete, the second most consumed material after water, is leading...
Dragonfly wings used to study relationship between corrugated wing structure and vortex motions
Scientists from Hiroshima University undertook a study of dragonfly wings in order to better...
Locusts’ sense of smell boosted with custom-made nanoparticles
Our sensory systems are highly adaptable. A person who cannot see after turning off...
A long-lasting neural probe | ScienceDaily
Recording the activity of large populations of single neurons in the brain over long...
Confirmation of ancient lake on Mars builds excitement for Perseverance rover’s samples
If life ever existed on Mars, the Perseverance rover’s verification of lake sediments at...
Teaching nature to break human-made chemical bonds
For the first time, scientists have engineered an enzyme that can break stubborn human-made...
Offshore wind farms are vulnerable to cyberattacks
The hurrying pace of societal electrification is encouraging from a climate perspective. But the...
Hacking DNA to make next-gen materials
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, Columbia University, and...
What coffee with cream can teach us about quantum physics
Add a dash of creamer to your morning coffee, and clouds of white liquid...
Injectable water filtration system could improve access to clean drinking water around the world
More than 2 billion people, approximately a quarter of the world’s population, lack access...
Records of cometary dust hitting the asteroid Ryugu
Ryugu is a near-Earth asteroid that gained significant attention when the Japanese Hayabusa2 mission...
New sustainable method for creating organic semiconductors
Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have developed a new, more environmentally friendly way to...
Deepwater Horizon oil spill study could lead to overhaul of cleanup processes worldwide
New research by the University of Stirling could lead to major improvements in marine...
Clutch-stack-driven molecular gears in crystals could propel material innovation
Temperature-controlled, reversible shifting of molecular gear motion in a solid crystal opens new possibilities...
Endless biotechnological innovation requires a creative approach
Scientists working on biological design should focus on the idiosyncrasies of biological systems over...
Researchers create faster and cheaper way to print tiny metal structures with light
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a light-based means of printing...
How does materialism in social media trigger stress and unhappiness?
The researchers headed by Dr. Phillip Ozimek from the Faculty of Psychology at Ruhr...
Wobbling particles in the sky
Tiny particles such as ice crystals or ash particles tend to oscillate as they...
DNA origami folded into tiny motor
Scientists have created the world’s first working nanoscale electromotor, according to research published in...
Self-powered sensor automatically harvests magnetic energy
MIT researchers have developed a battery-free, self-powered sensor that can harvest energy from its...
Towards the quantum of sound
The quantum ground state of an acoustic wave of a certain frequency can be...
Efficiently moving urea out of polluted water is coming to reality
WPI Researchers have developed a material to remove urea from water and potentially convert...
Study identifies new findings on implant positioning and stability during robotic-assisted knee revision surgery
An innovative study at Marshall University published in ArthroplastyToday explores the use of robotic-assisted...
Unraveling the role of supersulfides in regulating mitochondrial function and longevity
Supersulfides are gaining prominence for their occurrence as low-molecular-weight thiols or persulfidated cysteine residues,...
The surface knows what lies beneath: Physicists show how to detect higher-order topological insulators
Just like a book can’t be judged by its cover, a material can’t always...
‘Smart glove’ can boost hand mobility of stroke patients
This month, a group of stroke survivors in B.C. will test a new technology...
Accelerating how new drugs are made with machine learning
Researchers have developed a platform that combines automated experiments with AI to predict how...
Physicists identify overlooked uncertainty in real-world experiments
The equations that describe physical systems often assume that measurable features of the system...
For surgery patients, AI could help reduce alcohol-related risks
Using artificial intelligence to scan surgery patients’ medical records for signs of risky drinking...
Bioinformatics: Researchers develop a new machine learning approach
To combat viruses, bacteria and other pathogens, synthetic biology offers new technological approaches whose...
Innovative graphene-based implantable technology paves the way for high-precision therapeutic applications
A study published in Nature Nanotechnology presents an innovative graphene-based neurotechnology with the potential...
Is there a common link between the physical and social worlds? Two brothers think so
A Rutgers biophysical chemist and his brother, a political scientist on the West Coast,...
Potential solvents identified for building on moon and Mars
Researchers have taken the first steps toward finding liquid solvents that may someday help...
Astronomers make rare exoplanet discovery, and a giant leap in detecting Earth-like bodies
Astronomers have made the rare discovery of a small, cold exoplanet and its massive...
Catalytic combo converts CO2 to solid carbon nanofibers
Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Columbia University...
The reaction mechanism for catalytic ammonia production experimentally determined
Researchers at Stockholm University have for the first time been able to study the...
A beating biorobotic heart aims to better simulate valves
Combining a biological heart and a silicone robotic pump, researchers created a biorobotic heart...
Researchers developing AI to make the internet more accessible
In an effort to make the internet more accessible for people with disabilities, researchers...
NASA’s Webb finds signs of possible aurorae on isolated brown dwarf
Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found a brown dwarf (an object...
Final supernova results from Dark Energy Survey offer unique insights into the expansion of the universe
In 1998, astrophysicists discovered that the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate, attributed...
New theoretical framework unlocks mysteries of synchronization in turbulent dynamics
Data Assimilation (DA) is an important mathematical method for predicting turbulent flows for weather...
Engineers invent octopus-inspired technology that can deceive and signal
With a split-second muscle contraction, the greater blue-ringed octopus can change the size and...
High-performance stretchable solar cells | ScienceDaily
Professor Bumjoon Kim’s research team in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering succeeded...
Functional semiconductor made from graphene
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have created the world’s first functional semiconductor...
Researchers boost signal amplification in perovskite nanosheets
Perovskite nanosheets show distinctive characteristics with significant applications in science and technology. In a...
Better microelectronics from coal | ScienceDaily
Coal is an abundant resource in the United States that has, unfortunately, contributed to...
Is oxygen the cosmic key to alien technology?
In the quest to understand the potential for life beyond Earth, researchers are widening...
Unraveling the mysteries of fog in complex terrain
Of the world’s various weather phenomena, fog is perhaps the most mysterious, forming and...
Are diamonds GaN’s best friend? Revolutionizing transistor technology
A research team at Osaka Metropolitan University has fabricated a gallium nitride (GaN) transistor...
Blue PHOLEDs: Final color of efficient OLEDs finally viable in lighting
Lights could soon use the full color suite of perfectly efficient organic light-emitting diodes,...
Novel catalyst system for CO2 conversion
Research groups around the world are developing technologies to convert carbon dioxide (CO2) into...
Wireless tracking system could help improve the XR experience
A new technology developed by engineers at the University of California San Diego has...
Inside the matrix: Nanoscale patterns revealed within model research organism
Species throughout the animal kingdom feature vital interfaces between the outermost layers of their...
Using AI, researchers identify a new class of antibiotic candidates
CAMBRIDGE, MA — Using a type of artificial intelligence known as deep learning, MIT...
AI risks turning organizations into self-serving organisms if humans removed
With human bias removed, organizations looking to improve performance by harnessing digital technology can...
A carbon-lite atmosphere could be a sign of water and life on other terrestrial planets
Scientists at MIT, the University of Birmingham, and elsewhere say that astronomers’ best chance...
First observation of how water molecules move near a metal electrode
A collaborative team of experimental and computational physical chemists from South Korea and the...
Gentle x-ray imaging of small living specimens
X-ray imaging visualizes hidden structures and processes in living cells and organisms. The radiation...
Scientists tackle difficult-to-recycle thermoset polymers
A team of UK scientists has got a step closer to making several different...
Meet ‘Coscientist,’ your AI lab partner
In less time than it will take you to read this article, an artificial...
New brain-like transistor mimics human intelligence
Taking inspiration from the human brain, researchers have developed a new synaptic transistor capable...
Cosmic lights in the forest
Like a celestial beacon, distant quasars make the brightest light in the universe. They...
Millions of mysterious pits in the ocean decoded
The North Sea seafloor is dotted with thousands of crater-like depressions in the sediment...
Supernova encore: Second lensed supernova in a distant galaxy
In November 2023, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope observed a massive cluster of galaxies...
NASA’s Hubble watches ‘spoke season’ on Saturn
This photo of Saturn was taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope on October 22,...
Astronomers detect seismic ripples in ancient galactic disk
A new snapshot of an ancient, far-off galaxy could help scientists understand how it...
Researchers study a million galaxies to find out how the universe began
A team of researchers has analyzed more than one million galaxies to explore the...
Hubble sights a galaxy with ‘forbidden’ light
A whirling image features a bright spiral galaxy known as MCG-01-24-014, which is located...
Organic compounds in asteroids formed in colder regions of space
Analysis of organic compounds — calledpolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) — extracted from the Ryugu...
New 1.5-billion-pixel image shows Running Chicken Nebula in unprecedented detail
While many holiday traditions involve feasts of turkey, soba noodles, latkes or Pan de...
Air conditioning has reduced mortality due to high temperatures in Spain by one third
Air conditioning and heating systems have contributed considerably to reducing mortality linked to extreme...
Snowflakes swirling in turbulent air as they fall through a laser light sheet
A winter wonderland calls to mind piles of fluffy, glistening snow. But to reach...
Filming the microscopic flow of hydrogen atoms in a metal
A group of researchers has created a simple and inexpensive means to visualize the...
Ringing in the holidays with ringed planet Uranus
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope recently trained its sights on unusual and enigmatic Uranus,...
Exoplanets’climate — it takes nothing to switch from habitable to hell
The Earth is a wonderful blue and green dot covered with oceans and life,...
AI’s memory-forming mechanism found to be strikingly similar to that of the brain
An interdisciplinary team consisting of researchers from the Center for Cognition and Sociality and...
Computational model captures the elusive transition states of chemical reactions
During a chemical reaction, molecules gain energy until they reach what’s known as the...
Unexpected chemistry reveals cosmic star factories´ secrets
Two galaxies in the early universe, which contain extremely productive star factories, have been...
Drones capture new clues about how water shapes mountain ranges over time
Drones flying along miles of rivers in the steep, mountainous terrain of central Taiwan...
Reaching for the (invisible) stars
Supernovae-stellar explosions as bright as an entire galaxy-have fascinated us since time immemorial. Yet,...
New red galaxies turn out to be already known blue galaxies
Not all discoveries turn out to be actual new discoveries. This was the case...
Scientists measure the distance to stars by their music
For most of us, the countless bright spots in the nighttime sky all seem...
A promising pairing: Scientists demonstrate new combination of materials for quantum science
Quantum information scientists are always on the hunt for winning combinations of materials, materials...
AI study reveals individuality of tongue’s surface
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and 3D images of the human tongue have revealed that the...
This adaptive roof tile can cut both heating and cooling costs
About half of an average American building’s energy consumption is spent on heating and...
Saving endangered species: New AI method counts manatee clusters in real time
Manatees are endangered species volatile to the environment. Because of their voracious appetites, they...
Can AI be too good to use?
Much of the discussion around implementing artificial intelligence systems focuses on whether an AI...
NASA’s Webb stuns with new high-definition look at exploded star
Like a shiny, round ornament ready to be placed in the perfect spot on...
Made-to-order diagnostic tests may be on the horizon
McGill University researchers have made a breakthrough in diagnostic technology, inventing a ‘lab on...
‘Energy droughts’ in wind and solar can last nearly a week
Solar and wind power may be free, renewable fuels, but they also depend on...
Immersive VR goggles for mice unlock new potential for brain science
Northwestern University researchers have developed new virtual reality (VR) goggles for mice. Besides just...
When is an aurora not an aurora?
The shimmering green, red and purple curtains of the northern and southern lights —...
Researchers safely integrate fragile 2D materials into devices
Two-dimensional materials, which are only a few atoms thick, can exhibit some incredible properties,...
Battle of the AIs in medical research: ChatGPT vs Elicit
The use of generative AI in literature search suggests the possibility of efficiently collecting...
Conjoined ‘racetracks’ make new optical device possible
When we last checked in with Caltech’s Kerry Vahala three years ago, his lab...
Veins of bacteria could form a self-healing system for concrete infrastructure
In hopes of producing concrete structures that can repair their cracks, researchers from Drexel...
ChatGPT often won’t defend its answers — even when it is right
ChatGPT may do an impressive job at correctly answering complex questions, but a new...
Training algorithm breaks barriers to deep physical neural networks
EPFL researchers have developed an algorithm to train an analog neural network just as...
Grinding coffee with a splash of water reduces static electricity and makes more consistent and intense espresso
The fracturing and friction of coffee beans during grinding generates electricity that causes coffee...
Bowtie resonators that build themselves bridge the gap between nanoscopic and macroscopic
A central goal in quantum optics and photonics is to increase the strength of...
Limitations of asteroid crater lakes as climate archives
In southern Germany just north of the Danube, there lies a large circular depression...
Chemists create organic molecules in a rainbow of colors
Chains of fused carbon-containing rings have unique optoelectronic properties that make them useful as...
A farsighted approach to tackle nearsightedness
As humans age, our eyes adjust based on how we use them, growing or...
Boiled bubbles jump to carry more heat
Water is often the go-to resource for heat transfer, being used in large-scale cooling...
PicoRuler: Molecular rulers for high-resolution microscopy
Latest super-resolution microscopy methods now achieve an optical resolution in the range of a...
Meteorites likely source of nitrogen for early Earth
Micrometeorites originating from icy celestial bodies in the outer Solar System may be responsible...
Photonic chip that ‘fits together like Lego’ opens door to semiconductor industry
Researchers at the University of Sydney Nano Institute have invented a compact silicon semiconductor...
One of the largest magnetic storms in history quantified: Aurorae covered much of the night sky from the Tropics to the Polar Regions
In early November of this year, aurora borealis were observed at surprisingly low latitudes,...
A color-based sensor to emulate skin’s sensitivity
Robotics researchers have already made great strides in developing sensors that can perceive changes...
Researchers have taught an algorithm to ‘taste’
For non-connoisseurs, picking out a bottle of wine can be challenging when scanning an...
Scientists build tiny biological robots from human cells
Researchers at Tufts University and Harvard University’s Wyss Institute have created tiny biological robots...
Researchers show an old law still holds for quirky quantum materials
Long before researchers discovered the electron and its role in generating electrical current, they...
Blasts to clear World War II munitions could contaminate the ocean
World War II concluded decades ago, but live mines lurking on the ocean floor...
Slippery toilet bowl treatment causes bacteria to slide right off
When entering public restrooms, it’s hard not to dwell on what germs previous users...
Solar activity likely to peak next year
Researchers at the Center of Excellence in Space Sciences India at IISER Kolkata have...
A gamma-ray pulsar milestone inspires innovative astrophysics and applications
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), in conjunction with the international Fermi Large Area...
Innovative design achieves tenfold better resolution for functional MRI brain imaging
An intense international effort to improve the resolution of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for...
How heat can be used in computing
Physicists at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and Central South University in China have...
‘Dolomite Problem’: 200-year-old geology mystery resolved
For 200 years, scientists have failed to grow a common mineral in the laboratory...
Separating out signals recorded at the seafloor
Blame it on plate tectonics. The deep ocean is never preserved, but instead is...
First experimental evidence of hopfions in crystals opens up new dimension for future technology
Hopfions, magnetic spin structures predicted decades ago, have become a hot and challenging research...
Drones enabled the use of defibrillators before ambulance arrival
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have evaluated the possibility of alerting drones equipped with automated...
Telescope Array detects second highest-energy cosmic ray ever
In 1991, the University of Utah Fly’s Eye experiment detected the highest-energy cosmic ray...
‘Strange metal’ is strangely quiet in noise experiment
True to form, a “strange metal” quantum material proved strangely quiet in recent quantum...
NASA’s Webb reveals new features in heart of Milky Way
The latest image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope shows a portion of the...
Chemists use oxygen, copper ‘scissors’ to make cheaper drug treatments possible
Drugs to treat cancer are often very expensive to produce, resulting in high costs...
Revolutionary breakthrough in the manufacture of photovoltaic cells
The University of Ottawa, together with national and international partners, has achieved a world...