Life’s ingredients may have formed in frozen space, not warm water, asteroid study suggests
Scientists studying material from the asteroid Bennu have uncovered new clues about how some of life’s most basic ingredients may have formed long before...
This hair-thin glass microphone can hear electrical sparks before power failures happen
Researchers have created a microphone so thin it looks like a human hair, yet tough enough to survive temperatures as high as 1,000°C.
Made entirely...
Frequent AI chat linked to higher depression risk
Artificial intelligence tools have become part of everyday life for millions of people. Many use AI at work to write emails, summarize documents, or...
This computer uses light instead of electricity—and it solves problems faster than quantum machines
Researchers at Queen's University have built a new kind of computer that uses light instead of electricity—and it works at room temperature, stays stable...
Scientists discover a completely new type of magnetism in atom-thin materials
Scientists at University of Stuttgart have discovered a completely new type of magnetism in materials that are only a few atoms thick.
Working with international...
This flax fiber furniture can be taken apart and reused again and again
Most seating furniture isn’t made to last.
Chairs and benches are often difficult to take apart, awkward to move, and easy to damage.
After just one...
Are there hidden dimensions to the universe
This is Part 1 of a series on large extra dimensions.
I always say that one of the things that separates real science from pseudoscience...
A new organic molecule could store renewable energy for months with almost no loss
One of the biggest challenges facing renewable energy is timing. Wind turbines and solar panels often produce electricity when it is not immediately needed.
A...
AI can read and diagnose brain scans in seconds
Medical imaging plays a critical role in diagnosing diseases of the brain, but reading and interpreting brain scans is a complex and time‑consuming task.
Today,...
Lego-like smart material lets robots change stiffness like living tissue
Robots are usually built from materials with fixed properties.
Once a robot is assembled, its stiffness, flexibility and movement patterns are largely locked in.
Engineers at...
Batteries made from “rust” could be cleaner, cheaper, and surprisingly powerful
Lithium-ion batteries power everything from smartphones to electric cars, but they rely on materials that raise environmental and ethical concerns.
Metals like nickel and cobalt...
MIT engineers turn recycled plastic bottles into strong 3D-printed home frames
The plastic bottle you toss into the recycling bin today might one day help hold up the floor of a house.
Engineers at MIT are...
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Yellowstone bison now a single, thriving herd after 120 years of conservation
After more than a century of conservation efforts, researchers have discovered that the bison in Yellowstone National Park now form a single, large breeding...
Exoplanets make it harder to figure out a star’s age
Estimating stellar age has always been a challenge for astronomers.
Now, a certain class of exoplanets is making the process even more complicated.
Hot Jupiters –...
Scientists confirm nearby super-Earth that could support life
A team of international researchers has confirmed the discovery of an Earth-like exoplanet that may have the right conditions to support life.
The planet, called...
Astronomers discover potential new building block of organic matter in interstellar space
Carbon is the building block for all life on Earth and accounts for approximately 45–50% of all dry biomass.
When bonded with elements like hydrogen,...
MIT physicists double the accuracy of the world’s most precise clocks
Every time you check your phone, make an online payment, or use GPS, you rely on one of humanity’s most precise tools: the atomic...