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Wind turbines may soon become invisible to military radar using stealth materials and AI, reducing interference and potentially serving as surveillance assets, though this could increase costs for wind farm installations near military sites.
Physicists and biomedical researchers have discovered new properties of capillary waves on superhydrophobic surfaces, setting a speed record 45 times faster than normal. The "plastronic waves" generated on a synthetic lotus...
Researchers at UT Dallas identified the cause of degradation in LiNiO₂ batteries, a promising material for longer-lasting lithium-ion batteries in EVs and electronics. They discovered that oxygen atoms cause instability during...
Arm, the semiconductor company, is shifting strategy to produce its own chips, with Meta as its first major customer. The initial chip, a customizable CPU for data center servers, is expected to be unveiled this summer. Arm will...
Elon Musk announced plans for a 10.5-mile underground tunnel system in Dubai to accommodate driverless vehicles. The "Dubai Loop" aims to transport 20,000 passengers per hour, connecting over 100 stations to major hubs and...
Researchers at the University of Bristol have created "life-like" synthetic materials that move independently, resembling worms. Using micron-sized Janus colloids in liquid and activated by an electric field, they observed...
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ProtGPS, a new AI model developed by MIT, predicts protein localization in cells, designs proteins for specific compartments, and identifies how mutations affect protein placement, potentially aiding in the development of new...
A Davos panel discussed AI's energy demands and strategies for sustainable development. MIT experts highlighted pilot plants for fusion energy and clean concrete production, with potential investments under $10 billion opening up...
JetWind Power Corporation is installing 13 Energy Capturing Pods at Dallas Love Field Airport over three years to convert aircraft-generated wind into renewable energy, aiming to support Texas's grid and expand globally by 2025.
A new plasma-based etching process doubles the rate of manufacturing 3D NAND flash memory chips, potentially leading to denser data storage in electronic devices. The technique, using cryogenic hydrogen fluoride plasma, increases...
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a robot with a spinning radio array and AI that creates 3D views of environments, enabling it to "see" through obstacles and in challenging conditions, potentially...
MIT researchers developed a new indoor drone navigation system called MiFly that uses radio frequency waves for accurate positioning. The system relies on a single compact tag and provides location accuracy within 7 centimeters,...
The University of Rochester researchers discovered a "nuclear-spin dark state" in silicon that reduces electron-nuclear spin interactions, potentially improving quantum computer stability and minimizing calculation errors, with...
Two newly discovered 149-million-year-old bird fossils from China prove birds had diversified by the end of the Jurassic period. One fossil, Baminornis zhenghensis, had a short tail ending in a pygostyle, pushing back the...
A study proposes data centers could alleviate AI-related electricity demand concerns through demand response programs. By briefly limiting power usage to 90% of maximum, 76 gigawatts of capacity could be freed in the U.S.,...
This new method replaces electrical wires with fiber optic cables in quantum computers, reducing cooling costs, increasing qubit count, enabling networking, and making large-scale quantum computing more practical and affordable.
Supercomputers and quantum computers serve different purposes, with quantum computers excelling at specific tasks like complex simulations and cryptography. While supercomputers are powerful for general computing, quantum...
Japan plans to operate 30 nuclear reactors by 2040, generating 20% of its energy from nuclear sources, reversing post-Fukushima plans to reduce nuclear reliance. The strategy also aims to cut coal power from 70% to 30-40%....
MIT's "Oreo" enhances ASLR by adding a masked address space between virtual and physical addresses, protecting computers from hardware attacks while maintaining performance by concealing program locations from hackers.
Asteroid 2024 YR4, potentially 40-90 meters wide, has a 2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032, prompting James Webb Space Telescope observations to determine its exact size and impact risk.
DARPA's NOM4D program is progressing to space-based tests for orbital manufacturing technology. In 2026, Caltech and University of Illinois teams will conduct experiments in orbit. Caltech's robot will build a circular truss,...
Scientists have developed a triboelectric device using pomelo fruit peels to generate electricity. The spongy white inner layer of the peels can convert mechanical energy into electricity. Tapping these devices lit up 20 LEDs and...
This biohybrid robotic hand, created by Japanese scientists using lab-grown muscle tissue, can perform complex movements, marking a major advance in prosthetics and robotics with applications in medicine, rehabilitation, and drug...
NASA is modifying International Space Station mission plans due to spacecraft issues. Crew-10 will now launch on March 12 using a SpaceX Crew Dragon previously assigned to Axiom-4. This allows Crew-9 astronauts, including two...