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LONGi's new crystalline silicon-perovskite tandem solar cell achieves a record-breaking 35.5% sunlight-to-electricity conversion rate, potentially boosting future solar power productivity significantly.
KRISO's nuclear-powered container ship, approved by the US, uses two molten salt reactors and battery storage to deliver stable, backup-ready power, eliminating fuel tanks and exhaust systems while enabling years of operation...
Cheaper rockets, synthetic biology advances, and better climate modeling are making Martian terraforming a credible research topic, though ethical concerns about erasing Mars's natural history remain unresolved.
ACES, a shared eVTOL charging network backed by Archer, BETA Technologies, and Macquarie Capital, targets 250 U.S. sites by 2030. Its open-standard design lets multiple operators share infrastructure, reducing costs across key...
SpudCells are synthetic cells that can replicate DNA and divide multiple times, linking replication to growth, a key step toward artificial life. However, they still rely on external support and cannot yet produce their own...
Around 800 million years ago, a massive asteroid belt collision linked to the Eulalia family bombarded Earth, the Moon, and Mars. Earth absorbed roughly 20 times more impacts than the Moon, coinciding with major cooling and...
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SuperCritical Materials Corp. has licensed DOE technology to extract uranium from seawater, which holds ~4.5 billion metric tons of dissolved uranium, far exceeding land reserves, to secure domestic nuclear fuel supplies for...
Biren's optical interconnect technology can link up to 1,024 AI chips, 8x more than copper-based systems allow, but mass deployment isn't expected until around 2028.
This Tokyo-developed crystal converts waste heat into electricity by mimicking ultra-thin atomic films, blocking heat while conducting electricity. Toxicity and efficiency challenges must still be resolved before practical...
Vertical Aerospace will make history at Farnborough Airshow with the first-ever public eVTOL flight demo, following expanded UK CAA approval. Key milestones include a Critical Design Review by end-2026 and hybrid-electric flight...
Neuroscientist Martin Picard spent 24 hours in a tiny chamber with hourly blood draws to study mitochondria's role in the brain. His research suggests mitochondria actively influence brain function, emotions, and mental health,...
JDG is a hybrid tracking system combining GPS with buried fiber-optic cables that detect movement vibrations, processed by a deep-learning model. It outperforms GPS-only tracking, works on low-powered devices, and suits city...
Chinese scientists developed a parallel ion beam and origami-inspired self-folding process that converts thousands of 2D nanostructures into 3D optical chips across an entire wafer simultaneously, reducing production time from...
Multiplying large numbers was thought to require O(n²) steps until a 1960 breakthrough changed that. A 2019 algorithm achieved O(n log n), but proving this is the theoretical limit remains an open problem.
LHS 1140 b, a rocky super-Earth 48 light-years away, has a confirmed atmosphere, the first for a habitable-zone planet. Detected helium suggests the atmosphere has endured over 3 billion years of stellar radiation.
1X's Neo Beta humanoid robot features dexterous, tendon-driven hands with 25 degrees of freedom, strong enough to curl a dumbbell, yet precise enough to grip a single screw without crushing it.
Researchers found that light and magnetism interact directly in atomically thin magnetic materials, potentially enabling quantum technologies like magneto-photonic memory, optical logic devices, and quantum transducers linking...
Webb's observations of lava planet 55 Cancri e revealed an unexpected hydrogen-rich atmosphere, suggesting a low-oxygen molten interior. Observed variations also hint at volcanic activity, offering rare insight into an alien...
People with aphantasia, who cannot form mental images, challenge Hume's claim that abstract thought requires mental pictures, demonstrating that cognition is more varied than he believed, with different minds achieving the same...
Xpeng plans to produce over 1,000 Iron humanoid robots monthly by end of 2026, deploying them as showroom sales assistants in China before a global rollout in 2027.
Geely Auto's new 16-in-1 electric drive system delivers 570 hp and 93.8% efficiency in a 165-lb unit, while its TT sedan set a Guinness record for lowest energy use at 8.20 kWh/100 km.
Sandia National Laboratories created a pencil-eraser-sized garnet crystal sensor that accurately measures intense magnetic fields in fusion reactors where conventional sensors fail, reducing maintenance and costs. One company has...
Pacific Fusion's Sirius prototype has completed 3,000+ test shots at 95% efficiency, delivering 60 GW in 100-nanosecond bursts. With $1B+ in funding, the company targets net fusion energy gain by 2030.
LHS 1140b, a rocky exoplanet 50 light-years away, shows helium escaping its atmosphere, suggesting hydrogen has already been lost while heavier elements like oxygen and nitrogen may remain.