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Laser Leap: Organic Breakthrough Lights Up the Tech World

University of St. Andrews — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 20:54:14 +0000

Scientists have achieved a breakthrough in creating an electrically driven organic semiconductor laser, paving the way for advanced and versatile laser applications. Researchers at the...

Nature-Inspired Breakthrough: Simple Technique Improves Capacity of Flexible Sodium-Ion Batteries

Wiley — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 01:30:04 +0000

Scientists use electrolyte methylation to improve flexible sodium-ion batteries. Flexible aqueous batteries, commonly used in portable electronics, typically include a hydrogel electrolyte composed of water...

NanoVision Unleashed: PicoRulers Revolutionizing Cellular Imaging

University of Würzburg — Sun, 03 Dec 2023 19:47:13 +0000

Good news for researchers working with high-resolution fluorescence microscopy: Biocompatible molecular rulers are available for the first time to calibrate the latest super-resolution microscopy methods....

High Flyers Go Green: NASA’s Trailblazing Study on Aircraft Contrails and Sustainable Fuel

NASA — Sun, 03 Dec 2023 16:55:17 +0000

NASA and Boeing’s joint research focuses on how sustainable aviation fuels can mitigate the environmental impact of contrails, aiming to advance greener aviation practices. Contrails,...

Crystal Clear AI: Revolutionizing the Future of Electronics Manufacturing

Nagoya University — Sun, 03 Dec 2023 13:46:38 +0000

Japanese researchers have developed an AI that quickly predicts crystal orientations in industrial materials, paving the way for more efficient use of polycrystalline components in...

Cryptocurrency’s Thirst: A Single Bitcoin Transaction Consumes a Pool’s Worth of Water

Cell Press — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 22:03:22 +0000

Bitcoin mining’s extensive water use is worsening the global water crisis, especially in drought-prone regions, according to Alex de Vries. He suggests potential solutions, including...

Medical Marvel: Human Cells Transformed Into Tiny Biological Robots

Tufts University — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 09:29:36 +0000

The multicellular bots move around and help heal “wounds” created in cultured neurons. Researchers at Tufts University and Harvard University’s Wyss Institute have created tiny...

The Data Storage of Tomorrow – Scientists Make Supramolecular Breakthrough

Wiley — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 11:41:30 +0000

In the era of big data and advanced artificial intelligence, traditional data storage methods are becoming inadequate. To address the need for high-capacity and energy-efficient...

Light-Speed Calculations: New Photonic Chips Are Changing Wireless Communication

Politecnico di Milano — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 17:08:31 +0000

A new breakthrough in optical wireless technology features photonic chips that efficiently shape light for improved data transmission, pivotal for the advancement of future wireless...

The Fast and the Luminous: First Visible Wavelength Femtosecond Fiber Laser Developed

Optica — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 10:42:56 +0000

Technology advance lays groundwork for reliable, compact ultrafast lasers for biomedical applications and more. Researchers have recently developed the first fiber laser capable of producing...

Beyond Entertainment: Serious Play at MIT’s Game Lab

Zach Winn, Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 05:18:07 +0000

This unique lab uses games as a way for students to play, explore, and learn to think critically about the role of games in society....

Innovative Method to Efficiently Harvest Low-Grade Heat for Energy

Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 00:09:33 +0000

A groundbreaking TREC system developed by a team of researchers efficiently converts low-grade heat into energy, leveraging structural vibration modes. This advancement could transform energy...

From Microbes to Artificial Life: Harnessing Bacterial Motors for Nanomachines

Nagoya University — Tue, 28 Nov 2023 16:06:34 +0000

A research group has made new insights into how locomotion occurs in bacteria. The group identified the FliG molecule in the flagellar layer, the ‘motor’...

Brain Imaging Redefined: NexGen 7T MRI Achieves 10x Better Resolution

University of California - Berkeley — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 16:00:22 +0000

Higher resolution will allow neuroscientists to more precisely localize and trace brain networks. An intense international effort to improve the resolution of magnetic resonance imaging...

HuGE AI Breakthrough: Using Crowdsourced Feedback in Robot Training

Adam Zewe, Massachusetts Institute of Technology — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 10:42:52 +0000

Human Guided Exploration (HuGE) enables AI agents to learn quickly with some help from humans, even if the humans make mistakes. To teach an AI...

New Discovery Could Make Organic Solar Cells Significantly More Efficient

Technical University of Munich (TUM) — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 10:04:39 +0000

Organic dyes accelerate the transport of buffered solar energy. The sun provides vast amounts of energy to Earth, but solar cells always lose some of...

Unlocking Nature’s Fastest Timescales: Ultrafast Lasers Shrunk to Fingertip Size

Advanced Science Research Center, GC/CUNY — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 17:29:07 +0000

The new advance will enable pocket-sized devices that can perform detailed GPS-free precision navigation, medical imaging, food safety inspection, and more. Lasers are essential tools...

Silk Meets Silicon: The Dawn of Biological Hybrid Transistors

Tufts University — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 19:53:16 +0000

Microprocessor-scale transistors detect and respond to biological states and the environment. Your phone may have more than 15 billion tiny transistors packed into its microprocessor...

From Pixels to Paradigms: MIT’s Synthetic Leap in AI Training

Rachel Gordon, MIT CSAIL — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 08:07:07 +0000

MIT CSAIL researchers innovate with synthetic imagery to train AI, paving the way for more efficient and bias-reduced machine learning. Data is the new soil,...

Harnessing the Sea’s Hidden Energy: New Nano-Device Turns Seawater Into Electricity

University of Illinois Grainger College of Engineering — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 20:16:32 +0000

The world’s coastlines harbor a largely untapped energy source: the salinity difference between seawater and freshwater. A new nanodevice can harness this difference to generate...

The Future of AI: Self-Learning Machines Could Replace Current Artificial Neural Networks

Max Planck Society — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 22:14:04 +0000

New physics-based self-learning machines could replace the current artificial neural networks and save energy. Artificial intelligence (AI) not only delivers impressive performance but also demands...

The Limits of AI: Why ChatGPT Isn’t Truly “Intelligent”

University of Cincinnati — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 05:13:53 +0000

A recent paper by UC’s Anthony Chemero explains AI thinking as opposed to human thinking. The rise of artificial intelligence has elicited varied responses from...

Nano-Sized Powerhouses: Ultrafast Laser Technology Miniaturized on Tiny Photonic Chips

California Institute of Technology — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 01:29:19 +0000

Caltech has innovated a method for creating compact, integrated mode-locked lasers on photonic chips, potentially transforming ultrafast laser applications to smaller scales with enhanced performance....

Revolutionary One-Atom-Thick Ribbons Set To Transform Batteries and Solar Cells

University College London — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 18:35:39 +0000

Researchers at University College London have developed one-atom-thick ribbons composed of a phosphorus and arsenic alloy. This breakthrough material holds the potential to significantly enhance...