New ‘Blooming’ Screen Appears Only When You Need It, Then Disappears
Imagine a world where digital screens only appear when you actually need them. Instead of filling homes, offices, and public spaces with permanent displays,...
Tiny new chip could bring powerful terahertz technology into everyday devices
Scientists have taken an important step toward making powerful terahertz technology much smaller and more practical by fitting many of its key functions onto...
Scientists are ‘listening’ to black holes to test Einstein’s theory and search for new...
Black holes are famous for swallowing everything that comes too close, including light.
But when two black holes collide and merge, they briefly produce something...
Ancient Maya wall reveals the name of a 1,200-year-old astronomer for the first time
For the first time, researchers have identified the name of an ancient Maya mathematician and astronomer thanks to a remarkable set of writings discovered...
New sponge-like material can pull up to 1.8 liters of drinking water a day...
Scientists have developed a new material that can capture water directly from the air, offering a promising way to provide drinking water in some...
Scientists create the first room-temperature quantum material
Scientists have created the world's first quantum material that works at room temperature, overcoming one of the biggest obstacles in quantum technology.
The breakthrough could...
Scientists create thread-like electronics that could make wearable health monitors almost invisible
Wearable devices such as smartwatches and fitness trackers have become part of everyday life, helping people monitor their heart rate, activity, and sleep.
But scientists...
Scientists discover the Sun contains far more silver than previously thought
Scientists have discovered that the sun contains about 55% more silver than previous estimates suggested, solving a long-standing mystery about the element's abundance in...
Ancient Egyptian princesses were skilled archers and warriors
For many years, archaeologists have debated why weapons such as bows, arrows, and daggers were buried with some ancient Egyptian princesses.
Were these simply symbols...
AI Can Predict Stroke Risk Years Before It Happens
Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence system that may be able to predict a person's risk of stroke up to 10 years before it...
Smart solar panels follow the sun, hide from hail and produce up to 56%...
Researchers at Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) have developed a new type of solar panel system that not only follows the sun to...
New AI Tool May Help Stop Office Pain Before It Begins
Many people believe office jobs are safe because they do not involve heavy lifting, yet millions of office employees develop ongoing pain in their...
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How tiny iron crystals are turning ordinary wood into a super-strong steel alternative
A team of engineers has discovered a simple, affordable way to make ordinary wood much stronger—without adding extra weight or changing how it bends.
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Scientists find new material that can detect high-energy X-rays in much better way
Scientists are in a race to improve X-ray technology, a crucial tool used by doctors to see inside our bodies without surgery and by...
Dark matter detector picks up unexplained new signal
The XENON1T detector, tucked into an Italian mountainside to search for signs of a mysterious substance in the universe called dark matter, has picked...
How trapping light in magnets could change our tech future
Have you ever played with magnets as a kid, or maybe used them to pin your grocery list on the fridge?
Well, magnets are about...
This softshell turtle lived alongside Tyrannosaurus rex and Triceratops
A newly described softshell turtle that lived in North Dakota 66.5 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous Period, just before the...