Butterfly-Inspired Ceramic Scrolls Could Help Tiny Robots Move and Lift Objects
A butterfly's curling feeding tube has inspired scientists to create tiny ceramic scrolls that can rapidly roll and unroll when controlled by a magnet.
The...
This Graphene-Powered Soft Len Could Bring Autofocus to Smart Glasses and Medical Devices
Our eyes can switch focus almost instantly, moving from words on a page to something across the room without us even thinking about it.
Recreating...
Solar Panel Waste Could Become a $1 Trillion Recycling Opportunity
The global boom in solar power is helping countries move toward cleaner energy, but it is also creating a growing waste problem.
New research suggests...
New Recycling Method Recovers Nearly 100% of Silver from Old Solar Panels
Old solar panels could become a valuable source of silver instead of ending up in landfill.
Australian researchers have successfully tested a recycling process that...
Scientists Build a Simple Robot That Can Move Beyond Human Hand Limits
The human hand is remarkably good at handling objects, from picking up a tiny needle to twisting a bottle cap.
Engineers have spent years trying...
A Simple Salt-Based Fix Could Make Perovskite Solar Cells Last Much Longer
Perovskite solar cells have the potential to make solar power cheaper, lighter and more versatile.
But one major problem has held them back: they tend...
Astronomers Find Three Giant Black Holes in One Ancient Galaxy for the First Time
Astronomers have discovered three actively feeding supermassive black holes inside a single distant galaxy, something never before seen so far back in the history...
Scientists Discover Strange ‘Slow’ Electrons That Could Transform Computer Memory
Scientists have discovered an unusual state of matter in which huge numbers of electrons appear to move slowly together while maintaining their quantum behavior.
The...
New MIT Coding Technique Makes Some GPU Tasks Nearly Four Times Faster
Researchers have developed a new programming technique that can make some calculations on graphics processing units, or GPUs, nearly four times faster by teaching...
A Blazar 1.5 Billion Light-Years Away Is Challenging What Astronomers Thought They Knew
About 1.5 billion light-years from Earth, a galaxy called PKS 2155-304 is giving astronomers more questions than answers.
After studying nearly two decades of observations,...
Scientists Give Enzymes New Abilities Not Normally Found in Nature
Scientists have created a new family of artificial enzymes that can build important chemical bonds with extremely high precision.
The advance could eventually provide cleaner...
New Electronic Skin Could Help Robots and Prosthetic Limbs Feel Touch Before Contact
Scientists have developed a new type of electronic skin that can detect touch, pressure and even nearby objects, while allowing its sensitivity to be...
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New gel could pull drinking water from the air using food scraps and plants
Imagine making clean drinking water from the air using food scraps, seashells, or twigs. That’s exactly what a team of researchers at The University...
Pacific coast gray whales have become 13% shorter, shows study
Gray whales that feed along the Pacific Northwest coast have become 13% shorter over the past 20-30 years, according to a new study from...
Robot dogs could help firefighters safely detect hazardous chemicals
Researchers in Austria have developed a four-legged robot that could make firefighting operations safer by entering dangerous areas and detecting hazardous substances before firefighters...
Light’s magic trick: Making water evaporate without heat!
Usually, we think of water evaporating because of heat – like when sweat cools us down or morning dew disappears with the sunrise.
But scientists...
Mysterious “little red dot” may be a giant black hole wrapped in gas
Astronomers using NASA's powerful James Webb Space Telescope may have solved one of the biggest mysteries of the early universe.
A strange object known as...