Why Batteries Age Even When You’re Not Using Them
We usually think batteries wear out because we repeatedly charge and use them.
But batteries spend most of their lives doing nothing, and new research...
New Computer Processor Attack Exploits a Tiny Window Lasting Just Nanoseconds
Computer chipmakers have spent years strengthening processors against attacks that exploit the way modern CPUs predict what they will need to do next.
But MIT...
Scientists Use Ordinary Sunlight to Create Quantum Entanglement
Scientists have shown that sunlight can be used to create quantum entanglement, a surprising advance that could eventually help make quantum technologies more energy...
New 3D Printing Technique Creates Materials That Stretch or Shrink When Heated
Scientists have developed a new 3D printing technique that can create soft materials programmed to either stretch or shrink when heated.
The advance could eventually...
Fruit And Honey Fueled the Early Evolution of The Human Brain
Intelligence is an energetically expensive luxury – as the rise of artificial intelligence has reminded us. The human brain is no exception.
Comprising roughly 2%...
Your SIM Card Could Become a Hidden Door into Your Phone, Car or EV...
SIM cards are normally trusted parts of our phones and other connected devices.
But new research shows that if a SIM card is malicious or...
Dolphins Learn How to Use Tools to Hunt for Fish from Their Mothers
From spears and the invention of the wheel to smartphones and robots, human societies have been building and using tools from the beginning.
Human tool...
Scientists Find a Simpler Way to Build High-Performance Organic Lasers
Scientists in Finland have demonstrated the first fully solution-processed solid-state polariton laser, potentially opening a simpler and cheaper path toward advanced laser and photonic...
Once-Niche Math Theory Is Finding New Uses in Robots, Aircraft and Nanotechnology
A little-known branch of engineering mathematics is moving beyond theory and finding potential uses in everything from robots and aircraft to extremely small nanotechnology...
A Tiny 50°C Change Could Transform the Future of Magnetic Data Storage
A temperature difference of just 50°C can determine whether an ultrathin magnetic film stays smooth or begins breaking apart, according to new research that...
Scientists Create One of the Coldest Plasmas Ever Measured in a Laboratory
Scientists at Colorado State University have created one of the coldest plasmas ever produced in a laboratory, achieving electron temperatures within about one degree...
New Skyscraper Design Could Cut Building Sway by Up to 71%
Engineers have developed a new way to protect tall buildings from strong winds and earthquakes by allowing some floors to move rather than trying...
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Scientists find new way to speed up quantum measurements without losing accuracy
A team of scientists has found a clever new way to make quantum measurements faster without losing accuracy—a big step forward for quantum technologies...
New Plant-Based Spray Could Eliminate Bad Breath in Dogs
Many dog owners adore their pets but are less enthusiastic about one common problem: bad breath.
Smelly dog breath is more than just unpleasant—it can...
How to recover valuable materials from water
Did you know that water, which covers most of our planet, could hold the key to extracting valuable materials essential for our clean energy future?
Researchers reveal crab’s-eye view of the ancient world
Their legs may get more attention, but a new study says a crab’s eyes have much to offer, too — at least scientifically.
Writing in...
Why some red wines taste ‘dry’?
Wine connoisseurs can easily discriminate a dry red wine, such as Cabernet Sauvignon, from a fruitier red, like Pinot Noir.
Scientists have long linked the...