When you spot one driving hazard, you may be missing another
When people notice one traffic hazard, they are less likely to see a simultaneous second hazard, according to new research from North Carolina State...
What gives meteorites their shape? New study uncovers a ‘Goldilocks’ answer
Meteoroids coming from outer space are randomly shaped, but many of these, which land on earth as meteorites, are found to be carved into...
New AI could solve Rubik’s Cube faster than any human
The fastest people need about 50 moves to solve a Rubik’s Cube.
New AI takes about 20 moves, most of the time solving it...
Your future computer could be made with bacteria
To create new and more efficient computers, medical devices, and other advanced technologies, researchers are turning to nanomaterials:
Materials manipulated on the scale of...
Music could send Wi-Fi passwords to your smartphone
Researchers have developed a technique for embedding data in music and transmitting it to a smartphone.
Since the data are imperceptible to the human ear,...
Scientists develop new ultrafast semiconductors
UK researchers have developed world-leading Compound Semiconductor (CS) technology that can drive future high-speed data communications.
A team from Cardiff University's Institute for Compound Semiconductors...
This robot uses machine learning to harvest delicate iceberg lettuce
The ‘Vegebot’, developed by a team at the University of Cambridge, was initially trained to recognise and harvest iceberg lettuce in a lab setting....
Metabolomes: A new way to store data in little space
New research shows it’s possible to store image files in solutions of common biological small molecules.
The work is toward molecular storage systems that could...
Scientists keep ‘Tsunami’ power on a silicon chip
A tsunami holds its wave shape over very long distances across the ocean, retaining its power and 'information' far from its source.
In communications science,...
New material shows high potential for quantum computing
Scientists focus on quantum phenomena in gold.
Scientists are getting closer to confirming the existence of an exotic quantum particle called Majorana fermion, crucial for...