Flying on baking soda? New fuel cell could power electric planes without emissions
Electric planes, trains, and ships may soon become a reality thanks to a new type of energy system developed by researchers at MIT and...
After awesome launch, SpaceX’s Starship spins out of control
SpaceX’s Starship super-rocket got off to a great start today for its ninth flight test, but the second stage ran into a host of...
Cyborg jellyfish could be the future of ocean exploration
Jellyfish might not look like advanced swimmers, but they can glide long distances in the ocean while using very little energy.
They don’t have bones...
Scientists use TV tech to supercharge diamond sensors in cells
Scientists have figured out how to make tiny diamond sensors work better inside living cells—using an idea borrowed from high-definition television technology.
This breakthrough could...
Infrared contact lenses let you see in the dark—Even with your eyes closed
Scientists have developed contact lenses that give humans the ability to see infrared light—allowing people to see in the dark, even with their eyes...
Screens that talk: New OLED display plays different sounds from every pixel
Imagine watching a movie on your tablet and hearing sounds that come from specific parts of the screen—like a bird chirping in the top...
Tiny tech could bring super-fast 6G and sci-fi dreams to life
Self-driving cars that eliminate traffic jams, remote health checks from your living room, or even feeling a loved one’s touch from across the country...
How nano cooling could replace your fridge’s compressor
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) and Samsung Electronics have developed a powerful new cooling technology that could replace the bulky compressors...
New metal fleeces could supercharge electric car batteries
A team of scientists in Germany has discovered a clever way to make batteries more powerful, cheaper to produce, and faster to charge—all thanks...
Scientists discover world’s thinnest semiconductor junctions inside a quantum material
In a surprising twist, scientists studying a special quantum material have discovered that it naturally forms one of the thinnest semiconductor junctions ever recorded—just...