Scientists achieve room-temperature quantum communication breakthrough
Quantum computers promise ultra-secure communication and extraordinary computing power, but today’s machines are bulky, expensive, and must be cooled to temperatures close to absolute...
AI-designed protein can treat inflammation with 50% greater effect
Scientists in South Korea have used artificial intelligence (AI) and supercomputers to design a powerful new anti-inflammatory protein.
This breakthrough could lead to better treatments...
Your phone battery is aging every time it charges—and scientists now know why
Batteries power modern life, from smartphones and wireless earbuds to electric vehicles, but anyone who has owned a phone for a few years knows...
Scientists use magnetism to create a safer, high-energy ‘dream battery’
One of the biggest obstacles to better electric vehicles and large-scale energy storage is the battery.
Drivers want longer range, faster charging, and lower costs,...
Why using less memory can help AI solve harder problems
Big artificial intelligence models are known for using enormous amounts of memory and energy.
But a new study suggests that shrinking part of an AI...
AI boosts heart attack detection and cuts down on false alarms
A new study has shown that artificial intelligence (AI) can help doctors better detect serious heart attacks by analyzing ECGs, or electrocardiograms.
The AI system...
Scientists unlock long-wavelength sunlight for more efficient hydrogen fuel
Turning sunlight into clean hydrogen fuel is one of the most promising ways to produce energy without carbon emissions.
Hydrogen can be used to power...
When disasters strike, home batteries could be a lifeline
Extreme weather is placing greater strain on Australia's power grids.
In 2022, the record-breaking Northern Rivers floods blacked out almost 70,000 households.
A powerful storm in...
AI could spot hidden heart disease in seconds from simple EKG
Doctors may soon be able to diagnose a tricky heart condition within seconds using artificial intelligence and a standard heart test, according to new...
AI may help doctors predict spread of throat cancer
Doctors and scientists from Mass General Brigham and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have created a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that may help predict how...
Biodegradable electronics may create microplastics, scientists warn
Electronics designed to disappear after use sound like a perfect solution to the world’s growing e-waste problem.
Known as transient or biodegradable electronics, these devices...
A battery without an anode could nearly double electric vehicle driving range
Imagine driving an electric vehicle from Seoul to Busan and back on a single charge, or no longer worrying about reduced battery performance during...
FEATURED
This ultrathin pressure sensor could attach to your fingertips
Researchers have developed an ultrathin pressure sensor that can be attached directly to the skin.
It can measure how fingers interact with objects to produce...
How new tech helps drones fly without GPS
Drones are becoming more useful in many areas—like delivering medical supplies, helping during natural disasters, or inspecting buildings.
But there’s a big problem: they often...
Scientists catalogue 27 million galaxy morphologies with machine learning
Research from Penn’s Department of Physics and Astronomy has produced the largest catalog of galaxy morphology classification to date.
Led by former postdocs Jesús Vega-Ferrero...
Why are electric vehicle fires so hard to put out
Electric vehicles don’t catch fire often, but when they do, things get spicy. How do these fires start?
How simple fibers like jute and paper could revolutionize fabric production
What if the fabrics of the future were made not from cotton or polyester, but from humble jute and paper yarn?
That question guided the...