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Virginia Tech engineers created a robotic arm with adaptive grippers that can handle various objects, demonstrated by building a pizza, to help people with disabilities perform everyday tasks and increase their independence.
Nuclear-powered hydrogen production is being explored to meet AI data centers' growing energy needs. First Hydrogen Corp. and the University of Alberta are designing small modular reactors (SMRs) for "green" hydrogen production....
Texas is turning 500 used EV batteries into a 24 MWh storage facility for its power grid. The project, led by B2U Storage Solutions, gives old EV batteries a second life, storing enough electricity to power 800 homes for a day...
Argonne National Laboratory researchers identified a promising quantum qubit candidate in magnesium oxide through high-throughput screening of nearly 3,000 defects. They discovered a nitrogen-vacancy center similar to those in...
Columbia engineers created radiation-resistant analog-to-digital converter chips for CERN's Large Hadron Collider, enabling accurate data collection in extreme conditions and facilitating research on fundamental particles like...
Johns Hopkins researchers have created a multi-region brain organoid (MRBO) with connected neural tissues and basic blood vessels, mimicking a 40-day-old human fetal brain. This breakthrough could advance the study of...
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Astronomers have discovered a fifth planet in the habitable zone of L 98-59, a nearby red dwarf star. This "super-Earth," named L 98-59 f, is 2.8 times Earth's mass and receives similar stellar energy, making it a potential...
Two colliding galaxies likely created a unique supermassive black hole, a study suggests. Researchers observed an "Infinity galaxy" with a centrally located black hole, rather than in the expected former galactic cores. The black...
A baby boy born from a 30-year-old embryo has set a new record. Lindsey and Tim Pierce adopted the embryo, created in 1994, from Linda Archerd through a Christian adoption agency. The embryo survived complex thawing procedures at...
A simple game of falling blocks has stumped even the most powerful supercomputers. Tetris, the beloved puzzle game from the 1980s, hides mathematical complexities that push the boundaries of computational theory. Researchers...
Scientists at UC Merced created artificial cells that glow and pulse with a 24-hour rhythm, mimicking natural circadian rhythms. The breakthrough reveals how biological clocks maintain stability in noisy cellular environments....
LEAFF, a new bioplastic inspired by leaf structure, combines cellulose nanofibers and bioplastic layers to create stronger, compostable packaging that extends food shelf life and could revolutionize the packaging industry with a...
Trace aluminum in lithium batteries impedes recycling by replacing cobalt in cathodes, forming stable bonds that make nickel, cobalt, and manganese harder to extract, necessitating new dismantling methods and solvent strategies...
The discovery of a 340-million-year-old shark fossil in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, adds to over 70 ancient fish species found there, showcasing the cave's significance for studying prehistoric marine life.
A new study in mice challenges long-held beliefs about memory storage in the brain. Researchers found that memories of places "drift" across neurons over time, with only 5-10% of cells consistently representing a location. This...
HelioRec, a French floating solar developer, received key marine certification for its offshore energy technology. The approval validates the design's ability to withstand extreme conditions, including 99 mph winds and 6.5-foot...
MIT researchers developed an autonomous system that rapidly identifies optimal polymer blends for specific applications. The platform combines a genetic algorithm with robotic experimentation, efficiently exploring vast...
Korea's ARMstrong Dex robot demonstrated precision by throwing a water bottle into a barrel, showcasing its potential for disaster response and nuclear operations, and building on its previous strength capabilities.
RWE Offshore Wind has started installing turbine foundations for the 1.6-gigawatt Nordseecluster wind farm in the North Sea, 31 miles north of Germany's Juist Island. The project will power 1.6 million homes with green...
MIT physicists used 10,000 ultracold atoms to recreate the double-slit experiment, settling a 98-year-old debate between Einstein and Bohr about light's nature. By precisely controlling atomic "slits" and observing photon...
Physicists have solved a century-old mystery about quantum tunneling, discovering that electrons collide with atomic nuclei inside energy barriers. This "under-the-barrier recollision" process, observed using intense laser...
Researchers at Kyoto University have identified the necessary conditions for quantum computers to outperform classical ones, linking quantum advantage to cryptographic security. Their breakthrough reveals that without quantum...
Physicists have achieved a groundbreaking milestone by creating the first-ever antimatter qubit using a single trapped antiproton. This quantum bit, the basic unit of quantum computing, maintained its spin state for nearly a...
NC State's tiny spectrometer, measuring just millimeters, captures the full light spectrum in less than a millisecond using a voltage-sensitive photodetector, potentially enabling smartphone-integrated spectroscopy for various...