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Space habitat design could shape astronaut mental health on long missions by influencing sleep, privacy, connection, and homesickness.
MIT engineers mapped how lighting, layout, privacy, and reconfigurable spaces can affect crews living far from Earth.
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UCLA’s lying mirror optical technology uses structured light to replace many different input images with the same deceptive output.
InnovationsUCLA engineers build a ‘lying mirror’ that displays a fake reflected imageJoshua Shavit
Researchers developed an AI model that reads routine cancer slides to predict tumor type, TP53 mutations and survival-related outcomes.
AIAI model predicts 32 cancer tumor types from images already used in hospitalsShy Cohen
The XPRIZE Healthspan competition advances 20 teams testing ways to restore muscle, brain and immune function as people age.
Health$101 million XPRIZE Healthspan competition advances 20 teams to finals with UCSD named as testing hubJoseph Shavit
Time crystal synchronization in a semiconductor links distant spin oscillators through diffusing spin-polarized electrons.
InnovationsNew semiconductor turns billions of spin oscillators into a shared time crystalJoseph Shavit
12-Year-Old Inventor’s Solar-Powered Backpack Brings Warmth to Glasgow’s Rough Sleepers
Innovations12-year-old inventor’s solar-powered backpack is keeping Glasgow’s homeless warmRebecca Shavit
Scientists have developed a seed-sized injectable device that wirelessly controls nerves, offering a safer alternative to surgery for treating pain and neurological conditions.
HealthTiny injectable device could transform treatment for chronic pain and nerve disordersJoseph Shavit
Clemson’s solar-powered electric vehicle generates surplus energy during a typical 12-mile commute using 1,700 solar cells.
Green ImpactDeep Orange 17: Clemson University students build a car for BMW that generates more energy than it usesJoseph Shavit
Gene-edited dogs without Can f 1 allergen showed normal development and produced no detectable major allergen in saliva or dander.
HealthGenetically engineered beagles could bring relief to millions of dog allergy sufferersHannah Shavit-Weiner
Researchers developed a robot that can choose how to move on its own, switching between walking, running, and jumping in real environments.
AIAI-Powered robot learns to walk, run, and jump on its ownShy Cohen
A fuel cell catalyst for data centers retained 82.5% performance after 150,000 cycles while using stable platinum-cobalt particles.
InnovationsNew fuel-cell catalyst could power next-generation data centersJoseph Shavit
Researchers used a cone-shaped solar concentrator to generate entangled photons from sunlight, demonstrating a technique that could one day allow satellites to produce secure quantum encryption keys using the Sun as a natural light source.
InnovationsUniversity of Ottawa scientists produce quantum entanglement using sunlightShy Cohen
A new AI tool analyzes simple video to measure how children imitate movements, offering a more accessible and objective aid for autism assessment.
AIResearchers develop new video-based AI tool for autism assessmentShy Cohen
A new AI system can redesign proteins at scale, preserving structure and function while enabling faster breakthroughs in medicine and biology.
AIDuke scientists create an AI Raygun that shrinks, expands, and rewrites proteinsShy Cohen
A bladeless wind turbine design produced 460 modeled watts while balancing power, efficiency and structural safety.
Green ImpactBladeless wind turbine ‘skybrator’ sways to generate quiet, clean, bird-safe powerJoseph Shavit
Asst. Prof. Ruben Verresen shows a new way to give a quantum computer the flexibility of current computers, harnessing the capabilities of exotic quantum particles called non-Abelian anyons.
DiscoveriesQuantum breakthrough uses anyons to achieve universal computing powerShy Cohen
A proposed chip architecture uses phonons as a compact quantum bus between qubits separated across a semiconductor wafer.
InnovationsNew quantum chip design uses phonons to link distant qubitsShy Cohen