Why did the self-driving car crash? New AI tool may finally have the answer
As self-driving cars become more common on city streets, one important question remains difficult to answer: Why do they sometimes crash?
Now, researchers at King's...
Scientists finally find the Milky Way’s missing black hole wind
For more than 50 years, astronomers have searched for a powerful wind blowing from the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy.
Now,...
How a giant deep-sea creature can survive more than five years without eating
Deep in the ocean, where food is scarce and sunlight never reaches, lives a strange giant crustacean known as the supergiant isopod.
These armored creatures,...
Scientists Create AI That Can Invent New Battery Electrolytes
Artificial intelligence is helping scientists discover new medicines, create advanced materials, and now even design better batteries.
Researchers at the University of Chicago have developed...
AI May Predict Heart and Kidney Disease from Eye Scans
Eye exams are becoming much more powerful than many people realize. Modern eye clinics now use advanced imaging technology that allows doctors to look...
Ancient Martian ocean? Vast clay deposits may hold clues to life on Mars
Scientists have discovered that huge clay deposits near the landing site of the upcoming ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover are much larger than previously thought.
The...
MIT scientists develop new carbon capture technology that could slash energy costs
Capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from industrial emissions is considered one of the key tools for fighting climate change.
However, today's carbon capture technologies are often...
Scientists compress massive X-ray data files by more than 8,000 times
Scientists in Japan have developed a powerful new way to compress X-ray imaging data in real time, reducing file sizes by more than 8,000...
The simple reason your building is too hot or too cold—and how to fix...
Have you ever wondered why an office, apartment building, or public space can feel too hot one day and too cold the next, even...
Scientists launch 10-year plan to build living cells from scratch
A team of scientists from across Asia has launched an ambitious project to create artificial living cells from non-living materials within the next decade.
If...
This tabletop printer could change how computer chips are made
A new tabletop-sized device developed by engineers at the University of Texas at Austin could dramatically speed up semiconductor research while reducing costs.
The technology...
Smart glasses could soon predict what you’ll look at next
Augmented reality (AR) devices such as smart glasses may soon become much smarter.
Researchers have developed a new technology that can predict where a person...
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New 3D printer promises faster, multi-material creations
Stanford engineers have designed a method of 3D printing that is 5 to 10 times faster than the quickest high-resolution printer currently available and...
Astronomers detect protostellar jets in the Milky Way’s outskirts
Astronomers have made a remarkable discovery that sheds new light on how stars are born.
Using the powerful Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile,...
Scientists find cheap way to recycle lithium from old EV batteries
With millions of electric vehicles already on the road, one big question looms: what happens to all their used batteries?
Even when a battery reaches...
Common soap additive can make fatty liver disease worse
In a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers found that triclosan—an antimicrobial found in many soaps and...
How a ‘vegetable ion’ helped scientists unlock theory behind transitions of materials
Breakthrough could lead to new ultrafast electronics, better batteries.
A puddle freezing on the sidewalk, your humidifier pumping out water vapor, salt trucks melting icy...