Scientists detect static discharge on airplanes using giant European telescope
Scientists have accidentally uncovered a surprising behavior in commercial airplanes: they emit radio waves when they release built-up static electricity.
This discovery, made by an...
New AI blood and urine tests may detect cancer more effectively
Diagnosing cancer may soon become easier and less painful thanks to advances in AI-assisted blood and urine tests.
Scientists believe these tests could one day...
A single ultra-thin membrane could make lithium batteries safer and last twice as long
Lithium-metal batteries are often described as the “next big thing” for electric vehicles and energy storage.
They can hold much more energy than today’s lithium-ion...
MIT engineers build powerful robots using real muscle and fake tendons
Scientists have been working for years to create robots powered by living muscle tissue.
These biohybrid robots combine lab-grown muscles with synthetic skeletons, giving them...
A new smart device can heat and cool buildings—without using electricity
Imagine a building that can heat itself in winter and cool itself in summer without using any electricity.
A research team in South Korea has...
A new low-cost catalyst could make clean hydrogen much cheaper
Scientists may have found a more affordable way to produce clean hydrogen—an energy source that could one day power cars, factories, and even entire...
Scientists find “forever chemicals” in whales and dolphins—even in the deep sea
A new international study has revealed that whales and dolphins living far from coasts and deep below the ocean’s surface are not protected from...
Common chemical in dry cleaning may cause hidden liver damage
Liver disease is often caused by drinking too much alcohol, having too much fat in the liver from obesity, diabetes, or high cholesterol, or...
The universe was warm before it was bright
So first the Big Bang happens. Everything is incredibly hot and dense; there are photons flying everywhere, but they keep colliding with electrons and...
How ancient people may have turned water into wine—using only raisins
It may sound like a miracle, but new research suggests that people in ancient times could have made wine simply by soaking sun-dried raisins...
Snake pee may help treat gout pain and kidney stones
If you’ve never had a reptile as a pet, you might be surprised to learn that many reptiles don’t pee like humans do. Instead...
How a deep-sea ‘vampire’ helped solve a 300-million-year evolution mystery
A mysterious deep-sea creature has just helped scientists solve a long-standing evolutionary puzzle.
The vampire squid—an unusual animal that looks like a mix between an...
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Scientists witness a rare quantum dance in a single sheet of atoms
Electricity and magnetism are often treated as separate forces in materials. In fact, they can sometimes interfere with each other.
But scientists from National Taiwan...
How Rice physicists are unlocking quantum secrets
At Rice University, physicists have stumbled upon an exciting discovery that might make things like quantum computers even more powerful in the future.
The lead...
Astronomers discover brightest fast radio burst and unlock its galactic location
Astronomers have just spotted the brightest fast radio burst (FRB) ever seen—and for the first time, they know exactly where it came from.
This discovery,...
Pennsylvania wastewater: A surprising source of lithium for batteries
Most of the lithium used in everyday technology like smartwatches and electric cars travels a long way before it reaches manufacturers.
However, a surprising new...
Scientists reveal age-old law still applies to quantum superconductor
In the fascinating world of quantum materials, scientists have uncovered a surprising truth: a 170-year-old law about electricity and heat in metals still holds...