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Karen Neely (left) and Kathryn Toth (right) work on a shade.
Brain corals under shades regained color during a hot Florida summer. The trial supports temporary protection of selected colonies.
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The looming-eyes buoy. Floating eye buoys and predator-shaped kites reduced seabird bycatch odds in a monitored trial with Cornish fishermen.
Green ImpactFloating scarecrows help keep diving seabirds out of fishing netsRebecca Shavit
An optical cavity improves quantum-dot photon indistinguishability by controlling the timing of two successive light emissions.
InnovationsA tiny semiconductor device lifts quantum photon interference visibility to 90%Shy Cohen
Laser-generated terahertz waves accelerated 35 MeV electrons at 99.99% light speed through a millimeter-scale structure.
InnovationsCompact particle accelerator uses terahertz waves to accelerate electrons to 99.99% light speedJoseph Shavit
Dr Xiaohui Zhang from the Chair of Intelligent Bio-Robotic Systems at TUM demonstrates her exoskeleton, which helps older people with hip problems to stand up.
HealthSoft robotic suit helps older adults stand up and walk with less effortRebecca Shavit
A paper-based wallpaper harvests electricity from indoor humidity and can power small electronics while helping regulate moisture.
Green ImpactNew wallpaper generates electricity from the moisture inside your homeJoshua Shavit
Queen Mary researchers developed a transparent graphene-based soft lens that changes focus with electricity, opening paths for compact optics.
InnovationsScientists redesign the camera lens using graphene and artificial musclesShy Cohen
Using a specially engineered beam of light from an ultrafast laser, UC San Diego engineers demonstrate a new approach to switch magnetic information in materials without using an external magnetic field.
InnovationsScientists reshape light to control magnetic memory and a material’s magnetic propertiesJoshua Shavit
A solid-state quantum memory stored single photons for 180 microseconds while preserving nonclassical correlations.
InnovationsQuantum memory stores single photons for record time in major leap towards a quantum internetJoshua Shavit
Adults who played Zelda and Yoshi games reported less loneliness, though the study cannot prove the games caused it.
DiscoveriesPlaying alone does not necessarily mean feeling lonely, gaming study findsRebecca Shavit
OpenAI says AI produced a Navier-Stokes proof, raising questions about verification, priority, and the future of mathematics.
AICan AI solve a Millennium Prize problem? OpenAI says its system just didShy Cohen
Tiny pH-sensitive containers helped scratched water-based coatings keep corrosion at bay during demanding saltwater tests.
InnovationsSmart nanocoating slows rust corrosion by more than 600 timesRebecca Shavit
Inspired by the cracked, water-retaining skin of African elephants, architect Dorit Aviv and materials scientist Shu Yang have designed a cement-based tile that captures and slowly evaporates water, lowering surface temperatures without air conditioning.
Green ImpactElephant-skin tiles could help buildings stay cool without air conditioningJoseph Shavit
Thousands of dead satellites, spent rocket components and fragments of spacecraft circle Earth at tremendous speeds.
SpaceScientists develop a way to capture space junk using robots and spinning magnetsJoseph Shavit
A new dual-gate tribotronic transistor array could help robots, prosthetics and wearable devices sense touch and nearby objects.
HealthNew electronic skin sensor detects touch, pressure and nearby objectsJoshua Shavit
The lab of Robert Boyd, right, the William F. Krupke Distinguished Professor in Optics, has spent more than a decade refining the new imaging system, with contributions from PhD students including Yang Xu ’26 (PhD), center, and physics doctoral student Long Nguyen, left.
AINew optical shutter uses light and AI to see through dense fog and tissueJoshua Shavit
A new Virginia Tech study shows how PVC waste can be transformed into high-performance synthetic oil for lubricants.
Green ImpactScientists turn hard-to-recycle PVC plastic into high-performance engine oilJoseph Shavit