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NYU physicists discover a simple time crystal using levitated foam beads and sound waves, revealing motion that breaks classic physics rules.
NYU researchers have created a visible time crystal using foam beads levitated by sound.
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Tiny methane-eating microbes could fight climate change and produce fuels, protein, and biodegradable plastics from waste gas.
Green ImpactMethane-eating microbes turn greenhouse gas into fuel, food, and bioplasticsShy Cohen
An artist’s depiction of a superfluid plasmonic wave. With the terahertz scope, the team observed a frictionless “superfluid” of superconducting electrons that were collectively jiggling back and forth at terahertz frequencies.
InnovationsGlobal first: Physicists use light to reveal quantum vibrations in a superconducting materialShy Cohen
The Dubai BioVault will serve as the first facility in an emerging international network of bio-resource centers.
InnovationsColossal BioVault in Dubai to preserve DNA of Earth’s most endangered speciesShy Cohen
Oxford study finds reading quantum clocks costs far more energy than running them, reshaping quantum tech design and understanding of time.
InnovationsWhat costs more energy — running a quantum clock or observing it?Mac Oliveau
New research suggests Thomas Edison’s early light bulbs may have unknowingly produced graphene more than a century ago.
DiscoveriesEdison may have unknowingly created graphene with his 1879 light bulbJoshua Shavit
Researchers have developed a wearable, comfortable and washable device called Revoice that could help people regain the ability to communicate naturally and fluently following a stroke, without the need for invasive brain implants.
HealthAI-powered neck wearable helps stroke survivors speak again without implantsShy Cohen
New research shows that AI systems learn better when trained with inner speech and working memory models inspired by the human brain.
AIAI systems learn better when trained with inner speech like humansShy Cohen
Reconstruction of Xigou tool-making.
DiscoveriesAncient stone tools in China reveal an unexpectedly early start to human technologyJoshua Shavit
Gold supraballs absorb most sunlight, boosting thermoelectric output and pointing to simpler, high-efficiency solar coatings.
Green ImpactNew gold nanospheres capture nearly the full spectrum of solar energyJoshua Shavit
Nilton Renno mounts the infrared sensor onto his car, to test how well it performs on a snow-covered, residential road.
InnovationsCars and planes could avoid hazardous ice, freezing rain with new sensorsJoshua Shavit
5×4 ultrasonic transducer array developed by Dr. Shin Hur’s research team at KIMM.
HealthNew ultrasound patch measures blood pressure without a cuffMac Oliveau
Assistant Professor Shigehisa Shibayama (right) and lead author Shota Torimoto (left), together with their colleagues, created a room-temperature resonant tunneling diode made entirely from non-toxic Group IV semiconductor materials.
InnovationsWorld-first room-temperature RTD looks to safely deliver terahertz wireless communicationJoshua Shavit
InnovationsScientists shrink a lab-grade spectrometer down to the size of a grain of sandShy Cohen
A Michigan State team focused terahertz light onto a microscope tip to nudge surface atoms in WTe2, briefly changing its electronic behavior.
InnovationsScientists use ultrafast laser to flip materials into a different electronic stateShy Cohen
A new PSI method combines gentle sintering and an ultra-thin LiF layer to curb dendrites and stabilize solid-state lithium metal batteries.
Green ImpactNew solid-state battery design retains 75% capacity after 1,500 cyclesShy Cohen
A 3D rendering of a pair of hands holding glowing bands of energy like a cat’s cradle. One of the bands fold inwards, reminiscent of the Mexican-hat-like momentum dispersion indicative of Floquet effects. The glowing orbs above the hands, one dark and the other light, represent the electron and hole that together form an exciton.
InnovationsExcitons Let Scientists Reshape Quantum Materials With Less LightShy Cohen