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Princeton researchers combined two disciplines to help designers create unique shapes.
A new Princeton method could help engineers design irregular structures that keep nature’s mechanical strengths.
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Harvard robots modeled on ants can build or dismantle structures using simple rules and environmental cues.
InnovationsHarvard engineers built ant-like robots that work together without central controlMelanie Livingstone
New perovskite diode reaches 26.7% solar efficiency and 31% LED efficiency in one device, pointing to self-charging displays.
Green ImpactPerovskite breakthrough brings self-charging screens closer to realityJoshua Shavit
Artist’s impression of Space Reactor-1 Freedom, the nuclear-powered spaceship NASA says it is sending to Mars.
SpaceNASA’s first nuclear-powered spacecraft is heading to Mars, and its bringing helicoptersShy Cohen
(Left) Humanoid robot Alter3 equipped with a Society of Mind architecture based on LLMs for communication and operation of weakly coupled internal modules (photo by Luc Steels). (Right) The robot expands its repertoire of physical behaviors by converting high-level descriptions into operable code.
AIEvolvable AI could push technology into a new phase of evolutionShy Cohen
NASA tested a lithium-fed electric thruster at 120 kilowatts, a step toward faster deep-space and Mars missions.
SpaceNASA’s lithium-fed electric thruster could carry humans to Mars and beyondJoshua Shavit
New KIST composite blocks EMI and neutron radiation in a thin, flexible, 3D-printable film built for extreme environments.
SpaceUltra-thin new material shields spacecraft from electromagnetic waves and radiationJoshua Shavit
Texas A&M researchers built HIPPO, a password tool that creates site-specific logins without storing a password vault.
InnovationsNew password tool creates secure, site-specific logins that you don’t have to rememberJoshua Shavit
Lead scientist Rifath Shaarook with KalamSat which flew aboard a NASA Terrier Orion sounding rocket from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on June 22, 2017.
SpaceSpace Kidz India students are building satellites, turning space education into real missionsJoseph Shavit
Wanyi Nie, associate professor of physics, and Dave Tsai, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering, use a home-built optical microscope to probe the chiral properties of chiral perovskite crystals.
InnovationsMolecular add-on helps chiral perovskite semiconductors detect visible lightRebecca Shavit
Under the right conditions, a chaotic mess of laser light can spontaneously self-organize into a highly focused “pencil beam.” This schematic shows the pencil beam formation mechanism.
HealthMIT’s self-organizing laser revolutionizes 3D imaging of the brain’s protective barrierMac Oliveau
As part of the project, the team used a novel bacterial strain to upgrade the biogas in a reactor, converting carbon dioxide with hydrogen into methane or renewable natural gas.
Green ImpactWSU scientists convert sewage sludge into 99% pure natural gas sharply boosting energy recoveryRebecca Shavit
Texas A&M engineers used lasers to lift and steer tiny metajets, pointing to a new path for fuel-free propulsion.
SpaceLaser-powered, ‘metajets’ could be the future of interstellar flightShy Cohen
A lab-engineered bean gum from Henry Daniell at Penn Dental Medicine nearly wipes out three microbes tied to head and neck squamous cell cancer—while leaving healthy oral bacteria untouched.
HealthUPenn researchers develop bioengineered chewing gum to fight head and neck cancersMac Oliveau
Physicists found evidence that hidden quark pairs in the vacuum may shape how matter forms in high-energy collisions.
SpaceFor the first time ever, scientists create particles out of empty spaceShy Cohen
University of Rochester optics professor Nick Vamivakas and physics Ph.D. candidate Levi Neukich perform experiments with optically levitated nanodiamonds in Wilmott Hall June 14, 2013. The process allows researchers to test fundamental physics questions related to quantum mechanics as well as provide a tool to perform high sensitivity nanoscale force sensing.
InnovationsQuantum researchers created a new kind of laser built from soundShy Cohen
New AI wearable reads throat muscle movements and turns silent speech into a synthesized voice.
AINew wearable uses light and AI to turn silent throat movements into audible speechShy Cohen