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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.
The first clockmakers did not guess the hour. They calibrated their machines against the sky, beginning a long progression from local sundials to mechanical clocks, global time signals and quantum-based optical standards.
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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
Deep Fission’s underground nuclear reactor has entered Kansas field testing, but licensing and a working demonstration remain ahead.
InnovationsA nuclear reactor buried one mile below ground moves from concept to a Kansas test siteShy Cohen
Lipoic acid trisulfide strengthened a key muscle-repair signal and reduced chemical damage in early cell and mouse experiments.
HealthBreakthrough sulfur compound may slow muscle loss as we ageMac Oliveau
A breath acetone detector measures fat metabolism in 90 seconds and delivers readings that closely match laboratory equipment.
HealthHandheld breath detector reveals when the body starts burning fatMac Oliveau
Mechanical Science and Engineering (MechSE) Associate Professor, Kyle Smith (middle) and PhD students, Paul Rozzi (left) and Jenna Lee (right), have developed a new battery-type device that can capture CO2 from the air.
Green ImpactNew, battery-like, device sucks carbon dioxide directly out of the airShy Cohen
Entangled photons crossed Chicago-area fiber carrying enough optical power to support 36 terabits of conventional data per second.
InnovationsScientific breakthrough brings quantum entanglement to existing telecom networksShy Cohen
Two teleoperated robots work as a team to perform a laparoscopic gallbladder removal during a pre-clinical trial.
HealthSurgical First: Humanoid robots perform gallbladder surgery in living animalsMac Oliveau
Scientists develop a device that lets machines adapt to light like the human eye, improving vision in complex environments.
InnovationsNew artificial eyes could bring human-level vision to robotics and self-driving carsShy Cohen
Scientists find that AI cannot solve certain problems, even with infinite data, reshaping how we trust machine learning systems.
AIScientists reveal limits of AI – where it succeeds and where it failsShy Cohen
Mechanically guided blood vessel growth could help engineers build organized capillary networks inside artificial tissues and organs.
HealthMIT scientists develop a new way to grow artificial blood vesselsRebecca Shavit
A neural bypass for paralysis restored hand movement, grip control and wrist sensation, with some benefits lasting after stimulation.
HealthBrain implant helps paralyzed man move his hand and feel touch againMac Oliveau
The Phantom Twist drone spins so quickly that motion blur turns it into a faint haze, making it 10 times less visible than a quadcopter.
InnovationsNew Phantom Twist drone spins so quickly that it virtually disappearsRebecca Shavit