New battery breakthrough could help electric cars travel farther
More electric vehicles (EVs) are on the road than ever before, but many drivers still worry about how far they can travel on a...
AI screening could prevent vision loss disease, study finds
Imagine walking into a supermarket, train station, or shopping mall and having your eyes checked for glaucoma within seconds—no appointment needed. Thanks to a...
Shrimp shells could help deliver medicine in space
Scientists are exploring a new way to deliver medicine in space using chitosan, a material made from shrimp shells.
Chitosan is already used on Earth...
Faster Internet and 6G: How liquid crystal is boosting fiber optic networks
The demand for high-speed internet is growing fast, with technologies like self-driving cars, 6G mobile networks, and quantum communication pushing fiber optic networks to...
How the risk of AI weapons could spiral out of control
Sometimes AI isn't as clever as we think it is.
Researchers training an algorithm to identify skin cancer thought they had succeeded until they discovered...
Scientists unlock the secrets of magnetic spirals for future electronics
Scientists have long been fascinated by special magnetic materials where atoms arrange their spins in a spiral pattern.
These structures, called chiral helimagnets, could play...
AI can improve lung cancer screening, study finds
A new study has shown that artificial intelligence (AI) can significantly reduce the workload for radiologists while maintaining accuracy in detecting lung cancer.
Researchers from the University of...
Can AI feel anxiety? Scientists use therapy to calm ChatGPT
Artificial intelligence (AI) models, like ChatGPT, are designed to process human language, but new research shows they may also react emotionally to distressing content.
Scientists...
AI model helps detect heart disease risk in women
A new artificial intelligence (AI) model can identify women at a higher risk of heart disease using a simple electrocardiogram (ECG). Researchers believe this...
How smart biorefineries can create a sustainable future
Imagine a world where we no longer rely on oil and gas for energy and products.
Instead, we use natural, renewable materials to meet our...
New technology helps gravitational-wave detectors see further into the universe
A team of physicists, led by Jonathan Richardson from the University of California, Riverside, has made a breakthrough in gravitational-wave detection.
Their research, published in...
Just one hour of screen time increases risk of near-sightedness
A new study suggests that the more time people spend staring at screens, the higher their risk of developing nearsightedness (myopia).
Researchers found that for...
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This snake-like robot will search for water on the moon
The ouroboros—the ancient symbol of a snake swallowing its own tail—generally represents infinity and the natural, endless cycles of the universe.
But for members of...
Smaller, smarter, greener: Mixing 2D materials with silicon for future tech
Nanoelectronics power our everyday lives, from smartphones and computers to medical devices.
This field focuses on creating tiny components, like transistors and circuits, that fit...
People think robots are pretty incompetent and not funny
Dang robots are crummy at so many jobs, and they tell lousy jokes to boot.
In two new studies, these were common biases human participants...
Scientists develop tiny nanoscale transistors to boost future electronics’ efficiency
MIT researchers have made a big breakthrough in creating new, incredibly small transistors that could improve electronics’ speed and efficiency.
Transistors are essential parts of...
Innovative liquid batteries could revolutionize energy storage
As California rapidly shifts to renewable energy, it faces the challenge of storing power for the electric grid.
Solar energy drops at night and during...