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Nature-Inspired Nuclear Fuel Design Scientists at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) in the US are exploring a surprising source of inspiration for next-generation nuclear fuel: nature's mathematics. Their latest research focuses on triply periodic...
The Umlauftank 2, colloquially called the "Pink Tube," is a technical functional building - the recirculation flow channel of the Hydraulic Engineering and Shipbuilding Experimental Facility at the Technical University of Berlin. Despite its pop-art ...
Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2) AI glasses will be available in India starting today, bringing sharper video capture, significantly improved battery life, upgraded Meta AI experiences, and refreshed styles that blend iconic design with everyday utility. The col...
Artificial intelligence, or AI, is a type of technology that helps machines and computers have "thinking" abilities similar to humans. Devices using AI can learn words and concepts, recognize objects, see patterns, or make predictions. They can also ...
MIT engineers have pushed biohybrid robotics into a new era with lab-grown muscles that don't just twitch robotic parts but amplify them with serious power. In a breakthrough that reimagines how living tissue can drive machines, researchers at MIT ha...
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There is black, and then there is ultrablack - a shade defined as a black that reflects less than 0.5% of the light that hits it. This uniquely dark color is used on everything from telescopes to cameras, but it is not easy to produce and may appear ...
Nominations Open for 2026 Innovators Under 35 Competition MIT Technology Review is now accepting nominations for its annual Innovators Under 35 list, which recognizes 35 of the world's top young scientists and inventors. The competition is free...
For more than 25 years, Mark Elder has helped make human spaceflight safe and possible. As the International Space Station EVA hardware manager in the Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Office within the EVA and Human Surface Mobility Program, he leads th...
Imagine a robot that doesn't just follow commands but actually plans its actions, adjusts its movements on the go, and learns from feedback—much like a human would. This may sound like a far-fetched idea, but researchers at NYU Tandon School of Engin...
Chinese Model Helps Humanoid Robots Adapt to Tasks Without Training Researchers from Wuhan University have developed a new framework called the Recurrent Geometric-Prior Multimodal Policy (RGMP) that could help humanoid robots manipulate objects ...
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Electric vehicle (EV) charging stations face a stability problem. As cars constantly plug in and unplug at random, each unpredictable connection sends a jolt through the system. Multiply that by a dozen or more fast chargers, and the result is power ...
Monkeys Can Tap to the Beat of Human Music Researchers have found that macaques can tap along to a musical beat, upending the assumption that only animals with vocal-learning abilities can find and move to a groove. The research team also claimed...
Meta, the parent company of Instagram, has announced two new updates that aim to empower creators around the world to reach broader audiences. These updates were shared at the exclusive "House of Instagram" event in Mumbai, India, highlighting the co...
Archaeologists Unearth Ancient 'Parking Lot' With 16 Dugout Canoes in Wisconsin 5,200-Year-Old Canoe Among Discoveries In 2021, archaeologists in Madison, Wisconsin unearthed the remains of a 1,200-year-old dugout canoe from Lake Mendota. A ...
Reviving Lost Connections In a world often consumed by digital chatter, genuine friendships can become like distant echoes in the canyon of time. This heartwarming piece follows individuals, like Jennifer and Molly, who rekindle friendships acros...
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This 3-Ingredient Film Made from Food Waste May Actually Beat Regular Plastic Packaging A new film made from widely-available food waste is as effective as conventional plastics at shielding food from moisture and oxygen, its inventors say. The ...
Graphene's Hidden Quantum Power Graphene is a remarkable form of carbon, built from a single layer of tightly connected atoms that is only one atom thick. Despite its thinness, it is highly stable and conducts electricity extremely well. Because ...
Today's IT leaders face competing mandates - to do more ("make us an 'AI-first' enterprise—yesterday") with less ("no new hires for at least the next six months"). VMware has become a focal point of these dueling directives. It remains central to e...
Chanel and Power Station of Art Open Mainland China's First Public Library Dedicated to Contemporary Art Chanel has announced the public opening of Espace Gabrielle Chanel, mainland China's first public library dedicated to contemporary art, at S...
Oakley Meta HSTN AI glasses will be available in India starting December 1, introducing a new category of performance-focused AI eyewear created for athletes, sports enthusiasts, and everyday champions. The collection will be available for pre-sale o...
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Why Don't All Volcanoes Erupt Explosively? New research has provided a new explanation for why some volcanoes don't explode despite having highly explosive magma with high gas content. The explosiveness of a volcanic eruption depends on how many...
A Drawing Said to Be by Michelangelo Will Go to Auction A five-inch-tall red chalk drawing of a foot, said to be by Michelangelo (1475–1564), will be offered for sale at Christie's auction house in New York in February. Christie's estimates the w...
A new Doctoral Network led by Tampere University has received €4.4 million from the European Union's Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) program. Through the High-Power Optical Vortices (HiPOVor) initiative, 15 doctoral researchers will be trained ...
Voyager 1 Nears One Light-Day from Earth Voyager 1 is one of humanity's most remarkable technological achievements. Over nearly half a century, the probe has explored the gas giant Saturn, passed the threshold for interstellar space, and continua...
To see Earth from space is to be forever changed by the view. Since Alan Shepard became the first American to lay eyes on our home planet from above, countless NASA astronauts have described feeling awed by the astonishing sight and a profound shift ...
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Reconstructing Theia's Makeup A new study in Science identifies the most likely chemical composition of Theia, the ancient planetary body that collided with early Earth. Theia's reconstructed composition points to an origin in the inner Solar S...
AutoFlight's new system combines a "zero-carbon water vertiport" with eVTOL aircraft to expand air mobility across large water areas. By tackling challenges like limited site options, slow infrastructure deployment, and complex take-off and landing p...
Supernovas are the largest explosions humans have ever observed. They can occur when massive stars run out of fuel and die, shining extremely bright and sometimes leaving behind a mysterious black hole. Nowadays, scientists armed with sophisticated ...
5,000-year-old 'Slag' Reveals Earliest Metal Working Processes with CT Scanning Method MIT researchers have discovered a new way to uncover how the earliest civilizations worked with metals using CT scans to analyze ancient "slag" samples. Metal...
A team of engineers from Northwestern University has developed a new bandage-like finger wearable called VoxeLite that aims to add physical sensations of touch and feel to digital experiences. The ultrathin haptic device wraps around a user's finger...
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World's First Super Magnet Breakthrough Could Unlock Commercial Nuclear Fusion Power UK-based Tokamak Energy has recorded a significant breakthrough in the development of clean energy by successfully replicating fusion power plant fields within i...
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a galaxy, NGC 2775, that's hard to categorize. The galaxy lies 67 million light-years away in the constellation Cancer (the Crab). NGC 2775 sports a smooth, featureless center that is devoid of gas...
Our ancient primate relatives—including Neanderthals—may have enjoyed a nice peck on the lips. But researchers still don't know why we do it :focal(3000x2000:3001x2001)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/ff/14/ff...
Nearly 1,250 middle and high school students from 71 schools around the world joined Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden for the Growing Beyond Earth (GBE) Student Launch Chat with the Scientists, marking an inspiring milestone in the program's 10th an...
Ensuring Balanced Chromosome Segregation Researchers have uncovered how successful chromosome segregation during sexual reproduction is achieved in plants. The discovery, by scientists led by the University of Leicester, could be beneficial for b...
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Astronauts living aboard the International Space Station (ISS) are relatively protected from the harsh radiation of deep space, thanks to the Earth's magnetic field. However, as future astronauts venture deeper into space, they will face more perilou...
Blistering suns, endless dunes and almost no water. This is the imagined world on the planet Tatooine in Star Wars. Here, survival depends upon towering vaporators that loom over the sand, drawing in air and condensing its moisture into life-giving w...
Hubble Seeks Clusters in 'Lost Galaxy' This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy NGC 4535, situated about 50 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo. Through a small telescope, this galaxy appears extremely...
What Triggered Santorini's 'Earthquake Swarm' In early 2025, the Greek islands of Santorini, Amorgos, and Anafi experienced a "swarm" of over 25,000 earthquakes, many over magnitude 5.0 and felt by locals. Scientists have now discovered the cause...
The Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park is a remarkable natural wonder, with its vibrant colors and diverse microbial life. Scientists are studying these extremophiles, or organisms that thrive in extreme environments, to better under...