Can AI Chatbots Harm Your Mental Health?

Artificial intelligence has quickly become part of everyday life. Millions of people now ask AI chatbots for help with work, school, writing, cooking, travel...

Scientists send quantum data through ordinary internet cables

Scientists have achieved an important milestone on the road to building a future quantum internet. For the first time, researchers have successfully sent delicate quantum...

Scientists create 3D-printable material that behaves like human tissue

Scientists at The University of Texas at Austin have developed a remarkable new 3D-printable material that behaves much like human tissue. The material can sort...

Scientists develop tiny device that controls light without moving parts

As the world's demand for faster internet and more powerful computing continues to grow, scientists are looking for new ways to send larger amounts...

Computer-designed photonic chips shrink key components by 500 times

A team of scientists has developed a new way to design photonic microchips that could make future computers, artificial intelligence systems, and communication networks...

Your Morning Coffee Waste Could Become Clean Fuel

Every day, millions of people throw away used coffee grounds without giving them a second thought. But new research suggests this common kitchen waste could...

New tiny memory switches could transform 5G, 6G and self-driving cars

As mobile technology continues to evolve, smartphones, wireless networks and connected devices are handling more signals than ever before. Future 6G networks are expected to...

Why lithium ions suddenly move 10,000 times faster in next-generation battery materials

Scientists have uncovered an important secret about how lithium ions travel through a promising new type of battery material, a discovery that could help...

New AI Warns Doctors of Fatal Stroke Complication Before Symptoms

A new artificial intelligence system could give doctors an early warning when stroke patients are about to develop one of the deadliest complications of...

This clever parakeet helped design its own perch

Most products made for pets are designed entirely by humans. But what if animals could help design the things they use? A new project suggests...

Scientists create a liquid computer that uses tiny moving particles instead of chips

What if a computer did not rely on electronic chips or tiny transistors, but instead used hundreds of microscopic particles moving through a liquid? That...

Scientists find way to produce hydrogen peroxide without electricity

Hydrogen peroxide is a common chemical found in hospitals, factories and laboratories around the world. It is used to disinfect medical equipment, make paper, clean...

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Researchers grow mushroom chips that can think and remember

Mushrooms might soon do more than top your pizza—they could help power the computers of the future. A new study suggests that common fungi, like...

New “never-wet” coating could repel even near-boiling liquids

Superhydrophobic materials—often called “never-wet” surfaces—are famous for making water bead up and roll away. They are used in products ranging from self-cleaning fabrics to industrial...

MIT scientists 3D print self-heating microfluidic devices

At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), scientists are paving the way for a medical revolution. They've developed a new method to 3D print tiny...

Scientists develop hybrid laser technique to solve copper oxidation problem

Researchers from Zhejiang University, led by Prof. Kaichen Xu, have developed a new laser technique to solve the issue of copper oxidation in sensor...

New AI headphones could let users listen to 1 voice in a crowd

New AI headphones let wearers listen to a single person in a crowd by looking at them just once. Noise-canceling headphones have gotten very good...