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New DART pocket-scope maps DNA and proteins using deep-UV light, offering fast, label-free imaging for medicine and research.
New DART pocket-scope maps DNA and proteins using deep-UV light, offering fast, label-free imaging for medicine and research.
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Decoding motor intentions directly from within peripheral nerves may enable more natural and intuitive control of prosthetic limbs.
HealthNew implant can read leg movement signals from amputated nervesJoseph Shavit
From left, SLAC research technical manager Concetta "Tina" Cartaro, staff scientist Paul Brink, senior staff scientist Richard Partridge and Santa Clara University physics professor Betty Young with the fourth, and final, SuperCDMS tower, in the SLAC Building 033 clean room.
Space6,800 feet below ground, in the search for dark matter, something has gone very, very coldShy Cohen
Penn engineers built a nanoparticle that blocks tumor immune suppression and activates T cells simultaneously
HealthNanoparticle discovery could unlock universal immunotherapy for cancerMac Oliveau
An implantable device researched by Mass General Brigham investigators and colleagues allows communication through rapid typing for a person with ALS and a person with a spinal cord injury.
HealthInside the neural implant letting paralyzed patients type at 110 characters per minuteMac Oliveau
King's College London chemists created a new triangular aluminium molecule that breaks chemical bonds and builds unprecedented ring structures, offering a cheap platinum alternative.
InnovationsNew triangular form of aluminum may be more valuable than platinumJoshua Shavit
The world's first two-terminal AI chip using hydrogen to control memory and learning.
AIIntroducing the world’s first AI semiconductor that thinks with hydrogenShy Cohen
Augmented reality boosted task accuracy from 14% to 93%, cutting training from months to minutes.
InnovationsAR headset transforms workplace training for people with disabilitiesJoseph Shavit
InnovationsPure hexagonal diamonds are real and harder than natural diamondsJoshua Shavit
A powerful laser shines into a jet of gas, creating a bright plasma and generating ultraviolet light. The light leaves a visible white line as it interacts with leftover gas in the vacuum chamber. This process helps scientists precisely measure the energy needed to excite the thorium-229 nucleus, which is the core of a future nuclear clock.
InnovationsNew ‘vacuum ultraviolet’ laser is 100 to 1,000 times more efficient than existing techJoseph Shavit
Jonathan Calvert (left) is lead author of the research. David Borton (right) is the senior author.
HealthElectrical stimulation can restore ability to move limbs after spinal cord injuryJoshua Shavit
Close-up view of the top of the sample transfer box (top door open), showing that the lithium dendrite was transferred using a micromanipulator tip (a sharp silver needle) from the brown copper transmission electron microscopy grids to the Rice micromechanical devices (silver blocks), ready for subsequent testing and characterization.
Green ImpactHard truth: Here’s the reason most lithium-ion batteries failShy Cohen
A 28-pound electric motor now produces over 1,000 horsepower, setting a new power-density record in EV propulsion.
Green ImpactNew 28-pound electric motor out-powers a Tesla Model S PlaidJoshua Shavit
MIT-led researchers built photonic “ski jumps” that beam light off chips for displays, LiDAR, 3D printing, and quantum computing.
InnovationsMIT scientists built photonic ‘ski jumps’ that beam light off chips for faster quantum computingJoseph Shavit
Researchers PhD researcher Surya Kanta Ghadei and Dr Ataur Rahman in an RMIT University engineering lab working on the sea‑urchin‑inspired oil‑spill filtering material.
Green ImpactInside the dolphin-inspired robot designed to clean oil spillsRebecca Shavit
A simulated cell in the early stages of division. Left half shows cytoplasm (blue cubes), mRNA degradation machinery molecules (pink), and sugar transporters (brown). Right half adds the membrane (green) and ribosomes (yellow/red).
HealthScientists create the most detailed digital simulation of life ever attemptedJoshua Shavit
PhD student Elle Miller (left) and Professor Sethu Vijayakumar (right) with the NASA Valkyrie robot
InnovationsNASA robot completes 10-year missionShy Cohen