AI can find hidden heart disease risk in routine eye scans
Heart disease is still the number one cause of death around the world. It often develops slowly over many years without clear warning signs.
By...
Apple at 50: Eight technology leaps that changed our world
In the early 1970s, the idea of an ordinary person owning a computer sounded absurd.
Computers back then were more like aircraft carriers or nuclear...
Scientists build bird-inspired drones without motors or gears
Engineers are taking inspiration from birds to design a new kind of flying robot that could be more flexible, safer, and better suited to...
Scientists use plasma and lemon acid to recover nearly all battery materials
As the world depends more on electric devices and clean energy, the demand for battery materials like lithium, cobalt and nickel is rising quickly.
These...
Scientists create low-cost material to extract clean water from air
Around the world, access to clean drinking water is becoming more difficult. Climate change, growing populations, and ongoing conflicts are putting serious pressure on...
How flocking birds are helping AI cut through noise and stay accurate
Artificial intelligence can write, summarize, and explain information quickly, but it still has a major weakness: it sometimes produces incorrect or misleading content.
These mistakes,...
This simple sheepdog trick could revolutionize robot swarms
Sheepdogs have been helping farmers guide flocks for centuries, and their skills have even been showcased in competitions since the 1870s.
In these events, a...
Robotic hand with human-like touch can pick up a potato chip without breaking it
Robots are becoming increasingly capable of performing everyday tasks, but many still struggle with delicate movements that humans take for granted.
Picking up fragile items...
AI may predict which cancers will spread, study finds
Cancer is one of the most feared diseases in the world, and one of the biggest reasons is its ability to spread. When cancer...
This atom-thin material could help build the next generation computer chips
Making computer chips smaller and more powerful is not just about clever engineering.
It also depends on improving the manufacturing process used to build the...
AI helps improve stroke care and reduce future health risks
Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide. It happens when blood flow to part of the brain is blocked...
AI could help detect hidden heart failure earlier
Heart failure is a serious condition that affects millions of people around the world. It happens when the heart cannot pump blood as well...
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New on-skin electronic device could provide cooling without electricity
One day, soldiers could cool down on the military battlefield—preventing heat stroke or exhaustion—by using "wearable air conditioning," an on-skin device designed by engineers...
Next generation of greenhouses may be fully solar-powered
Many greenhouses could become energy neutral by using see-through solar panels to harvest energy –- primarily from the wavelengths of light that plants don't...
Scientists achieve new leap for quantum computing
Researchers at Princeton University have made an important step forward in the quest to build a quantum computer using silicon components.
Imagine a world where...
Scientists create knitting machines for solid furniture
Yuichi Hirose has a unique dream: to create a machine that can knit furniture.
Imagine having a machine that doesn’t just knit fabric but can...
This tiny drone could take flight inside air ducts for building safety checks
A team of researchers in France has developed a breakthrough in drone technology that could make inspecting narrow air ducts in buildings much easier...