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Researchers at UC Davis have developed a spectrometer-on-a-chip that replaces bulky optics with silicon detectors and artificial intelligence.
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A Michigan State team focused terahertz light onto a microscope tip to nudge surface atoms in WTe2, briefly changing its electronic behavior.
InnovationsScientists use ultrafast laser to flip materials into a different electronic stateShy Cohen
A new PSI method combines gentle sintering and an ultra-thin LiF layer to curb dendrites and stabilize solid-state lithium metal batteries.
Green ImpactNew solid-state battery design retains 75% capacity after 1,500 cyclesShy Cohen
A 3D rendering of a pair of hands holding glowing bands of energy like a cat’s cradle. One of the bands fold inwards, reminiscent of the Mexican-hat-like momentum dispersion indicative of Floquet effects. The glowing orbs above the hands, one dark and the other light, represent the electron and hole that together form an exciton.
InnovationsExcitons Let Scientists Reshape Quantum Materials With Less LightShy Cohen
Chemists built the on-off switch into plastic building blocks, enabling shelf-stable liquids that harden only when triggered by light or heat.
InnovationsScientists develop a shelf-stable ‘smart’ plastic that hardens only when you trigger itShy Cohen
Lucas Museum of Narrative Art under construction in Exposition Park in Los Angeles.
Los Angeles$1 billion Lucas Museum of Narrative Art is set to open in September 2026Rebecca Shavit
Tufts scientists engineer bacteria to make tagatose, a low-calorie sugar that tastes like sucrose and may benefit health.
HealthScientists engineer bacteria to produce lower calorie, healthier sugarRebecca Shavit
Chinese researchers unveil the first practical lunar timekeeping software to support navigation, landings, and future Moon missions.
SpaceChina releases first practical software to keep time on the MoonJoseph Shavit
AltoVolo’s Sigma is not an air taxi. It is a privately owned hybrid electric aircraft designed for quiet, long-range personal flight.
InnovationsAltoVolo redefines personal air travel with 220 mph hybrid eVTOL aircraftJoseph Shavit
Scientists engineer living skin that glows in response to inflammation, offering a new way to monitor health from within.
HealthScientists create skin graft health monitor that glows in response to inflammationMac Oliveau
Two spinners inside a circular container and surrounded by liquid with bubbles that help to visualize the flows. The left spinner is actively driven to rotate with a motor (not shown) and the right one passively rotates due to the flows.
InnovationsGroundbreaking water-driven gear works without teeth or direct contactJoshua Shavit
Images of PDLC/TW as one side of the showcase during the day and at night.
Green ImpactScientists develop smart transparent woods that block UV and save energyShy Cohen
By copying how natural polymers fold and fall apart, researchers created materials that stay strong in use, then break down under everyday conditions without heat or harsh chemicals
Green ImpactNew smart plastics can be programmed to break down on scheduleRebecca Shavit
A new NYU tool turns your language history into a multilingualism score and a dominance measure, aiming to standardize how multilingualism is described.
InnovationsAre you truly multilingual? A new calculator has the answerMelanie Livingstone
USC Roski Eye Institute researchers are launching a phase 2b trial of a stem cell retinal implant designed to replace damaged retinal support cells in advanced dry age-related macular degeneration.
HealthTiny eye implant could restore vision lost to macular degenerationJoseph Shavit
A new building system made from cardboard, soil, and water slashes carbon emissions and reimagines how sustainable construction can work.
Green ImpactEngineers turn waste cardboard into a low-carbon building materialRebecca Shavit
A team at Brown University and partner institutions has created CaBLAM, a bioluminescent sensor that turns neurons into tiny light sources. By glowing in sync with calcium signals, it lets researchers watch single brain cells fire for hours without lasers, opening a safer window into how the brain and body work in real time.
HealthNew bioluminescent tool lets scientists watch live neural activity for hoursMac Oliveau