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A fuel cell catalyst for data centers retained 82.5% performance after 150,000 cycles while using stable platinum-cobalt particles.
Radial carbon channels kept platinum-cobalt particles small, ordered and active through punishing fuel-cell durability tests.
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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
Researchers develop a catalyst-free process that turns plastic waste into useful chemicals using water and oxygen.
Green ImpactNew recycling process converts plastic waste into useful chemicals using only water and oxygenJoseph Shavit
A green laser aimed beneath a drone wing powered a propeller without a conventional wired connection
InnovationsResearchers power drones using ground-based green laser lightJoshua Shavit
Carbon black and nanotubes create a durable car coating with extreme darkness and practical manufacturing potential.
InnovationsNew ultra-black automotive coating uses carbon nanotubes to absorb 99.9% of visible lightShy Cohen
Wolfgang Maass from the Institute of Machine Learning and Neural Computation at Graz University of Technology.
AIBrain-inspired AI model adapts and plans without massive data centersShy Cohen
Early clockmakers used the Sun and stars to set their machines, but longitude, distance and mechanical drift meant every town once kept slightly different time.
InnovationsHow did the first-ever clockmaker know what time to set?Joseph Shavit
UC Irvine engineers analyzed 100,000 inspections to map which California homes are most likely to be destroyed by wildfire.
Green ImpactUC Irvine’s new map predicts which California homes are most likely to burn in a wildfireAmyn Bhai
MIT’s recyclable polyethylene yarn stays strong after repeated melting and could replace hard-to-recycle spandex blends.
InnovationsMIT engineers create a stretchy yarn designed to be melted down and recycledShy Cohen
The Meablex adjustable bionic arm uses soft robotics and magnetic sensors to improve comfort, safety, and control.
HealthUniversity of Melbourne start-up has developed a new, cutting-edge bionic prostheticJoshua Shavit
ConlangCrafter AI language generator builds new grammar and vocabulary, then checks translations for consistency.
AIAI tool builds entirely new languages, then checks its own grammarShy Cohen
Coffee grounds biodiesel could become cleaner and more efficient through a one-hour oil extraction process that preserves useful biomass.
Green ImpactNew process extracts 90% of the oil locked in waste coffee grounds – producing clean bio-dieselShy Cohen