MIT Engineers Turn Bacteria into Living Transistors That Can Compute
Scientists at MIT have engineered bacteria to work like tiny transistors, creating “living circuits” that can process information and perform basic calculations.
The technology could...
Scientists Turn Human Urine into a Chemical That Could Help Store Energy
Human urine might seem like an unlikely ingredient for making chemicals used in energy storage.
But researchers in Australia have developed a new method that...
Expired Credit Cards May Not Be as Dead as You Think
An expired credit card may look useless, but researchers have discovered a security loophole that could allow some old cards to come back to...
Scientists Find a New Way to Deliver Sugars Directly into Living Cells
Scientists have developed a new way to deliver important sugar molecules directly into living cells without relying on potentially harmful organic solvents.
The technique could...
Scientists Reopen a Huge New Search for Mysterious Dark Photons
A hypothetical particle that could help explain dark matter may have been dismissed too quickly, according to a new study.
Scientists have taken another look...
New Solar System Produces Electricity, Heat and Cooling from the Same Surface
Rooftops could one day do much more than hold solar panels.
Scientists have developed a hybrid system that can produce electricity and heat while also...
Scientists Discover a Simple Way to Control a New Kind of Magnet
A gentle squeeze may be enough to change how an unusual magnetic material behaves, according to new research from Rice University.
Scientists discovered that applying...
This Tiny Floating Spinner Could Help Us Navigate Without GPS
A tiny spinning device that can keep rotating for more than 10 hours without being powered could eventually help vehicles navigate in places where...
Tiny Boats and Flying Robots Can Now Be Powered by Sound
The simple physics that makes a bottle hum when you blow across its opening has inspired a new way to power tiny robots.
Researchers have...
New Ribbon-Shaped Optical Fiber Is 1,000 Times More Sensitive to Pressure
Optical fibers are best known for carrying huge amounts of internet data at high speed.
But scientists are increasingly finding ways to use these tiny...
Scientists Develop a New Way to Build Tunable Semiconductor Lasers
Semiconductor lasers could become more flexible and reliable thanks to a new design that breaks away from the repeating patterns traditionally used to control...
AI Shows How Fast Your Organs Are Aging
Your birthday tells you how many years you have been alive, but it may not tell the whole story about how old your body...
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Storing your selfies in DNA? Scientists say it’s closer than you think
In the future, your photos might not live on your phone or in the cloud—but inside strands of DNA.
While that might sound like science...
AI-designed Universal Vaccine Could Stop Future Pandemics Before They Start
For many years, the world has relied on vaccines to protect people from dangerous infectious diseases.
Vaccines have saved millions of lives by helping the...
Scientists use tin to strengthen titanium alloys for implants
Researchers have found a way to make titanium alloys, commonly used in medical implants, even stronger and more reliable.
Beta (β)-type titanium alloys are popular...
This snail-inspired robot could climb walls
Researchers at the University of Bristol have developed a new robot that can climb walls, inspired by the way snails move.
This innovative robot uses...
This seed-sized amplifier chip could boost space communications
A groundbreaking tiny chip, smaller than a strawberry seed, may soon revolutionize space communications.
Developed by the European Space Agency (ESA), this innovative signal amplifier...