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Water mist and gas running through an ultrasound tube emitted by 256 speakers.
An eight-centimeter prototype uses ultrasound to guide liquids, solids and gases along paths that can change electronically.
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Nivedita Arora Breed Chair Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science wearing the GlassTENG prototype.
HealthSmart glasses turn blinks and jaw movements into precise health monitoringJoseph Shavit
Four glowing ionic liquids can be mixed to create distinctive light signatures, offering a potential route to new security markings.
InnovationsNew glowing liquid technology could revolutionize the fight against counterfeit goodsJoshua Shavit
A new MIT catheter coated with nanosensors can detect bladder cancer biomarkers directly inside the bladder and create chemical maps that reveal tumor locations long before they become visible.
HealthNew molecular camera could revolutionize bladder cancer screeningJoshua Shavit
LSTs under construction at the CTAO-North site in La Palma, Spain.
SpaceNew large-sized telescope array in Spain ushers in a new era in exploring the extreme universeJoseph Shavit
Five silicon spin qubits share a microwave line, with new calibration preserving high accuracy during simultaneous operations.
InnovationsSilicon spin qubits reach 99.99% fidelity bringing larger quantum processors into reachShy Cohen
Ultrathin facial electrodes blend into skin while recording eye movements, muscle activity and brain signals in volunteer tests.
HealthInvisible facial sensors could transform wearable health technologyJoseph Shavit
A ten-person trial found modest visual gains with gene therapy and special goggles, but larger studies must establish efficacy.
HealthExperimental treatment helps some blind patients see objectsMac Oliveau
Two niobium-titanium alloys stayed tough at −253°C by generating new routes for deformation inside their crystal structures.
InnovationsNew, cold-resistant, metal alloys tolerate extreme temperatures up to −253°CJoshua Shavit
A Wits optical neural network reads topological information in structured light, with promising lab results and practical limits ahead.
InnovationsLight-powered neural network could transform future quantum communicationsShy Cohen
Scientists develop a quantum sensor that uses one molecule to detect atomic signals, opening new paths for studying proteins.
InnovationsQuantum sensor breakthrough could finally map proteins and other biomoleculesJoseph Shavit
Tiny artificial samples exposed a rugby-ball-shaped nucleus whose properties closely match modern nuclear theory.
InnovationsLasers reveal a rugby-ball-shaped nucleus inside fermium-255Shy Cohen
PhotoTat inks reveal and erase tattoo colors with light, but human safety and blue-dye durability remain unresolved.
InnovationsLight-activated tattoo inks make skin a rewritable, animated canvasJoshua Shavit
A Tallinn University project uses webcam input to generate AI facial responses, while testing accuracy, context and demographic bias.
AINew webcam-based AI system reads and responds to human facial expressionsShy Cohen
PTB researcher Vishal Lal with the PTB's nuclear clock experiment.
InnovationsScientists demonstrate sustained operation of the world’s first self-regulating nuclear clockJoseph Shavit
Physicists Darius Köhnke (left) and Hans-Christian Ahlswede in front of the experimental setup they used to generate three-dimensional light fields.
InnovationsPhysicists use 3D light pulses to unlock new electron quantum statesJoshua Shavit
Brain-IT reconstructs viewed images from fMRI data with improved detail and one-hour calibration, but dreams remain beyond its tested scope.
AINew AI can reconstruct what you’re looking at by reading brain activityShy Cohen