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MIT researchers have built an ultrasonic device that shakes clean water out of air soaking materials in minutes, offering a fast, low power way to turn invisible humidity into a steady source of drinking water, even in dry regions.
MIT engineers use ultrasound to shake water from air harvesting materials in minutes, 45 times more efficiently than heat.
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A new study finds that a 30-second ECG from a smartwatch can estimate age within three years, pointing to a safer way to verify age online.
DiscoveriesSmartwatch heart signals may offer an accurate and safe way to verify age onlineShy Cohen
An illustration of a Jupiter mass planet migrating through a protoplanetary disk.
SpaceTidal discovery offers new insight into how ‘hot Jupiters’ formedJoseph Shavit
A new study reveals that Ret finger protein acts as a molecular accelerator for fat cell growth, shaping obesity and metabolic health.
HealthRet finger protein behaves like a hidden accelerator for obesity, study findsMac Oliveau
An artist’s impression shows a black hole’s accretion disc with its inner region wobbling as the orbiting material shifts orientation around the central object.
SpaceAstronomers discover spacetime drag around a supermassive black hole — as predicted by EinsteinJoseph Shavit
A Concordia led study outlines a blueprint for 15 minute neighborhoods that grow vegetables on roofs and lots, power food delivery with solar sidewalks, and nearly eliminate transport emissions while strengthening local community ties.
Green ImpactResearchers model a sustainable, solar-powered, 15-minute cityJoshua Shavit
A team at Simon Fraser University has built a soft chest belt with 3D printed suction cup electrodes and built in AI that can pre diagnose 10 types of irregular heart rhythms, offering cleaner, faster monitoring in hospitals and remote communities.
AIOrigami 3D printed belt uses AI to spot dangerous heart rhythms in real timeShy Cohen
Green ImpactScientists find trapped heat beneath Greenland — impacting ice sheet motion and future sea level riseMac Oliveau
New research suggests life began in sticky gels that protected early chemistry before cells existed.
HealthLife may have begun in sticky gels long before the first cells formedRebecca Shavit
Study findings suggest the history of the terrestrial atmosphere, spanning billions of years, could be preserved in buried lunar soils.
SpaceEarth’s magnetic field funneled atmospheric elements to the Moon over billions of yearsJoseph Shavit
Abram Fluckiger, a CU Boulder undergrad, holds a block with five MOCHI layers sandwiched between two glass panes.
Green ImpactNew transparent window material could cut building energy loss by 50%Shy Cohen
Large U.S. and Chinese studies show that restoring normal blood sugar in prediabetes cuts heart deaths and hospitalizations by more than half.
HealthLowering blood sugar may cut heart death risk in half — helping over a billion prediabetics worldwideMac Oliveau
A massive young planet orbiting two tightly bound stars has been directly imaged for the first time at solar system–like distances
SpaceAstronomers spot closest giant planet orbiting binary stars ever observedJoseph Shavit
New research shows counties with higher rates of insufficient sleep consistently have shorter life expectancy
HealthUS county-level study links poor sleep to reduced life expectancyRebecca Shavit
A single tooth found among dinosaur bones in North Dakota reveals that some of the largest sea reptiles also ruled ancient rivers.
DiscoveriesMosasaur tooth fossil reveals giant sea reptiles lived in freshwater riversJoshua Shavit
Scientists have uncovered a massive hidden rock layer beneath Bermuda that may explain why the island still sits high above the Atlantic seafloor.
DiscoveriesScientists Find Massive Hidden Rock Layer Beneath BermudaJoshua Shavit
A new MIT framework called SEAL allows language models to create their own study notes and choose how to train, improving learning without human-designed data.
AIMIT researchers teach AI models to learn from their own notesShy Cohen