Get hand-picked daily summaries of the best, most informative science and engineering articles from around the web. Browse recent summaries, then jump to the original source when you want the full article.
A Worcester Polytechnic Institute professor received an $800,000 DOE grant to develop an efficient method for recovering uranium from industrial wastewater. The research aims to provide an alternative uranium source for growing nuclear power needs while reducing environmental contamination, using electrochemical separation techniques and new electrode materials.
Researchers in Japan have developed the world's first rechargeable battery using uranium as an active material. This innovative technology could provide a solution for nuclear waste management and improve energy storage, with...
A Chinese research team has developed a breakthrough hybrid electrolyte for supercapacitors, addressing limitations of conventional aqueous designs. The new ternary electrolyte combines water, an ionic liquid, and a potassium...
Phasecraft's new THRIFT algorithm enhances quantum simulations tenfold, allowing for more precise modeling of materials and chemicals on existing quantum computers, which could speed up progress in energy, manufacturing, and...
NASA celebrated 50 years since the last Saturn rocket left Kennedy Space Center, recognizing the rocket family's vital role in Apollo Moon missions, Skylab, and the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, which marked the first international...
Astronomers using the James Webb telescope have detected signals from a galaxy 330 million years after the big bang, indicating the end of the cosmic dark ages. The discovery reveals a surprisingly clear signature of ultraviolet...
This archive is built from SMRTR newsletter stories. Subscribe for hand-picked stories without the extra noise.
The James Webb Space Telescope has detected Lyman-α light from galaxy JADES-GS-z13-1, 330 million years post-Big Bang, providing the earliest evidence of cosmic reionization. The galaxy's strong signal implies it created an...
The Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) at Brookhaven National Laboratory is entering its final year of experiments. Scientists plan to collect data from 50 billion gold-gold atom collisions to study quark-gluon plasma, a...
Berkelocene, a novel molecule combining berkelium and carbon rings, was synthesized by Berkeley Lab scientists, challenging heavy-metal bonding theories and potentially aiding nuclear waste disposal, though practical applications...
The installation of a 1,000-ton nuclear containment dome at China's Haiyang Nuclear Power Plant marks progress towards its 2027 completion, when four units will generate 40 billion kWh annually, powering half of Shandong Province...
The new flexible robotic arm, inspired by elephant trunks, uses Torsionally Rigid Universal Couplings to bend, extend, and stiffen, enabling various tasks while offering a safer alternative to rigid robots in industrial settings.
Japanese scientists have achieved a breakthrough in stem cell therapy, helping paralyzed patients regain movement. In a clinical trial, two out of four patients with severe spinal cord injuries showed significant improvement...
Laser sensors and drones helped researchers estimate 142.6 billion trees in China, mapping 540 square miles since 2015, which will aid in evaluating forest conditions, measuring carbon storage, and supporting China's goal to...
Maxar Intelligence introduces Raptor, a software suite enabling autonomous drones to navigate without GPS using native cameras and 3D terrain data. The technology enhances drone capabilities in GPS-denied environments for...
Supersymmetry, a theory proposing every known elementary particle has a heavier "superpartner," has lost its privileged status in particle physics. Despite decades of searching, CERN's Large Hadron Collider experiments have found...
An Australian company, FOODiQ Global, will attempt to grow oyster mushrooms in space during SpaceX's Fram2 mission in early April. The experiment aims to explore mushrooms as a potential space crop due to their fast growth,...
Chinese researchers have developed a new electrochemical device that can split carbon dioxide into carbon and 98% pure oxygen without requiring extreme conditions. This technology could potentially produce oxygen on Mars, support...
Researchers at UC San Diego have developed 3D-printed robots that can walk without electronics, powered only by compressed gas. These $20 robots, made from a single soft material, can function for three days non-stop and operate...
Researchers from TU Delft and Brown University have developed ultra-thin, scalable lightsails for potential high-speed space travel. The 200 nanometer-thin prototype, if scaled up, could span seven football fields while remaining...
Newton's method has been enhanced by Ahmadi, Chaudhry, and Zhang to handle more complex functions with multiple variables and higher derivatives. They modified the Taylor expansion to make it convex and a sum of squares,...
A new quantum computer using "qudits" instead of qubits has successfully simulated the interactions of subatomic particles in two dimensions. This breakthrough allows researchers to study quantum electrodynamics more accurately,...
NASA's Curiosity rover has found the largest organic compounds yet on Mars, including decane, undecane, and dodecane in Gale Crater's ancient lakebed. These compounds, possibly fatty acid remnants, suggest Mars' prebiotic...
Atlas, Boston Dynamics' humanoid robot, showcases advanced breakdancing skills, demonstrating significant progress in robotic agility, balance, and coordination, which could lead to broader applications across various industries.
Rig sharks, a small species, produce short, high-frequency clicks when handled underwater by snapping their jaws, marking the first known instance of sharks actively making sounds, though more research is needed to understand...