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A new Virginia Tech study shows how PVC waste can be transformed into high-performance synthetic oil for lubricants.
Virginia Tech researchers developed a process that turns hard-to-recycle PVC waste into valuable lubricant ingredients.
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Imperial researchers developed Clavina, a modular photonic quantum processor that expands what light-based quantum computers can do.
Innovations‘Shape-shifting’ quantum computer uses light to switch between different tasksShy Cohen
Dr Jordan Noronha holding a sample of the floating titanium.
InnovationsFirst-ever floating titanium looks to transform marine constructionJoseph Shavit
A biodegradable nanomaterial helped rats regrow substantially more bone by activating repair signals already present in the body.
HealthNew ‘Nanobone’ material could help the body regrow bones without painful graftsJoshua Shavit
Graphene advances and a Moon-anchored Spaceline offer two possible routes toward cheaper travel between Earth and deep space.
SpaceA space elevator connecting Earth and the Moon could be closer than everJoseph Shavit
Quantum-optical spin glass apparatus: The curved mirrors (green-tinted cylinders at center) form an optical cavity to trap photons inside a stainless-steel vacuum chamber. The windows allow lasers to create and trap quantum gases (not present in this photo) between the mirrors.
AIAn atom-and-photon network just found a new way to store AI memoriesShy Cohen
MIT physicists find recoil and fermion statistics prevent a proposed radioactive condensate from producing a neutrino laser.
DiscoveriesMIT physicists show why a laser made of neutrinos is impossibleJoseph Shavit
A silicon-photonic processor captured energy levels, a symmetry transition and topological behavior using one spectroscopy method.
InnovationsQuantum chip opens new way to read complex quantum systemsShy Cohen
Digital brain twins may depend less on raw computing power than on how precisely scientists can measure and continually update a living brain.
HealthCreating a digital copy of the human brain faces a bigger problem than simulating 86 billion neuronsJoshua Shavit
NIST physicists John Bollinger and Matt Affolter adjust a laser system used to trap beryllium ions, creating crystals that could help uncover elusive dark matter.
InnovationsNIST scientists invent a quantum crystal detector to hunt for dark matterJoseph Shavit
A powerful pulsed magnet expands the shock layer around spacecraft models, advancing a possible new approach to surviving reentry heat.
SpacePowerful new magnetic system could help spacecraft survive the brutal heat of reentryJoseph Shavit
A physics-informed neural network rebuilt simulated mantle flow from limited surface and temperature clues.
AIPhysics-trained AI reveals how Earth’s deep interior changed over timeJoshua Shavit
AI can detect hypertension and diabetes from facial videos while retinal scans may help identify people at risk of dementia.
AIAI can detect hypertension and diabetes by looking at your face and eyesShy Cohen
MIT’s 3D-printed bifur-circuits let smart structures change shape while preserving electrical connections and sensing their form.
InnovationsMIT’s new ‘bifur-circuits’ let smart devices change shape without losing powerShy Cohen
Scientists created living fungal fabric that can repair itself, repel water, produce colors, block UV light and biodegrade in soil.
Green ImpactThe future of fashion: Living fungal fabric that repairs itself and blocks UV lightRebecca Shavit
A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers has developed an implantable, battery-free pacemaker that’s charged by a patient’s heartbeat.
HealthHeartbeat-powered pacemaker could eliminate the need for battery replacementsJoseph Shavit
A compact magnetic platform creates paired radio-frequency waves without bulky cryogenic equipment.
InnovationsMIT device creates linked microwave signals at room temperature without extreme coolingShy Cohen