Many people talk to themselves when they are thinking through a difficult problem. Someone might quietly repeat a list while shopping, whisper steps while...

The construction industry is one of the world’s biggest sources of pollution, largely because it relies on materials like cement, sand, and gravel. Producing these...

Robots have become remarkably good at seeing and moving, but their sense of touch still lags far behind that of humans. A new technology developed...

Scientists in Japan have developed a new artificial intelligence system that can help detect a rare hormone disease by looking only at photographs of...

Scientists have developed a new type of transparent electrode that avoids the use of indium, a rare and expensive metal widely used in modern...

As electric vehicles and electric aircraft become more common, the world’s demand for lithium-ion batteries is rising rapidly. According to S&P Global Insights, battery demand...

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most dangerous forms of cancer in the world. Many patients do not know they have the disease until...

Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most feared illnesses of old age. It slowly destroys memory, thinking ability, and independence. As the disease progresses,...

Data centers are the backbone of the modern internet. They store photos, stream movies, power cloud services, and train artificial intelligence systems. But these warehouse-sized buildings...

Liver disease is a growing health problem around the world, yet many people who develop it do not know they are sick until the...

Pancreatic cancer is one of the most difficult cancers to treat. It often grows quietly in the body and is usually discovered only after...

Fuel cells are devices that produce electricity by converting chemical energy directly into electrical energy. Unlike batteries, which store electricity and eventually run out, fuel...

Researchers have proposed a new principle by which active matter systems can spontaneously order, without need for higher level instructions. Predicting when and how collections...

A team of scientists at Penn State has created the world’s first computer made entirely from materials that are just one atom thick—without using...

Carbon capture technology aims to reduce the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) released into the atmosphere from industrial plants. These plants release "flue gases," which...

Researchers from Islamic Azad University have made a significant breakthrough in quantum computing by developing new multipliers that reduce costs and enhance error detection. This...

Right now, you are reading these lines on the screen of a mobile phone, tablet, or computer. For decades now, our access to huge amounts...