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Dr. John Nassour (left) and Nicolas Berberich (right) are testing the newly developed glove. In the background: Prof. Gordon Cheng.
New soft robotic glove helps people with paralysis grasp objects using muscle signals and machine learning.
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Mano Raj Dhanalakshmi Veeraraj and Joan Vila-Comamala, both from the PSI Center for Photon Science, with the achromatic neutron lens outside the Swiss Spallation Neutron Source SINQ.
InnovationsFirst-of-its-kind achromatic neutron lens brings the world into sharper focusShy Cohen
Microwave rocket propulsion tests reveal progress in beam tracking, plasma control and thrust, but major efficiency barriers remain.
SpaceCan rockets ride on a microwave beam? A radical launch idea is moving beyond the labJoseph Shavit
Autonomous distributed quantum entanglement links distant qubits through a shared bath of correlated microwave photons. ISTA PhD student and the study’s first author, Alejandro Andrés-Juanes, in the lab.
InnovationsQuantum bath keeps distant qubits entangled without human controlShy Cohen
Researchers at MIT created a new kind of hydrogel, a soft, water-rich material that behaves much like conventional hydrogels but also allows air to move through it.
InnovationsNew hydrogel could transform wearable medical devicesRebecca Shavit
Iowa State University and Ames National Laboratory researchers have experience synthesizing alloys with magnetic properties.
AIScientists use AI to search for the next generation of ultra-powerful magnetsShy Cohen
Artistic impression of a superconducting quantum heat engine. Aalto University researchers built the first cyclic quantum heat engine in a superconducting circuit, extracting real work from heat in a single qubit near absolute zero.
InnovationsWorld’s first superconducting quantum heat engine looks to transform quantum computingJoseph Shavit
A ribozyme found by accident selectively repairs broken RNA, suggesting early life could have preserved its genetic code without any proteins.
HealthNo proteins required: Newly discovered enzyme can hunt and mend broken RNAMac Oliveau
Researchers built a nanoscale device that acts like a neuron, processing light signals with high efficiency. (CREDIT: Nanoscale)
HealthNew light-sensing device acts like a neuron in the human brainRebecca Shavit
The aerial-aquatic robot can swim underwater, then flap out of the water to continue flying through air, much like diving birds.
InnovationsBird-inspired robot swims, plunges, and flies using flapping wingsJoseph Shavit
Researchers developed an AI test that predicts breast cancer recurrence faster and more affordably than current methods.
HealthNew AI tool predicts breast cancer recurrence fasterShy Cohen
Artistic rendering of Penrose super-radiance: electromagnetic waves with selected rotation patterns are amplified as they interact with a system that appears to rotate at superluminal speeds.
SpaceCUNY physicists recreate black hole energy extraction in a historic lab experimentJoseph Shavit
MIT research outlines a way to detect possible nuclear weapons aboard suspicious satellites in low-Earth orbit.
SpaceMIT scientist reveals a new method to detect nuclear weapons in spaceJoseph Shavit
Lunar regolith geopolymers survived six months outside the ISS, and some samples returned stronger than Earth-based controls.
SpaceISS test finds that moon dust could be effective as a lunar building materialJoseph Shavit
RMIT University Associate Professor Biplob Pramanik in the laboratory where researchers developed a dual-bubble wastewater treatment approach that significantly improves microplastic removal.
Green ImpactScientists use microbubbles and nanobubbles to remove 90% of microplastics from waterJoshua Shavit
A new octopus-inspired robotic arm can sense, adapt, and grasp objects on its own, marking a major leap in soft robotics.
InnovationsOctopus-inspired robot arm can feel and grasp like living creaturesHannah Shavit-Weiner
NASA and Katalyst are attempting a robotic rescue of the Swift telescope before solar drag pulls it into Earth's atmosphere.
SpaceNASA’s risky bid to save Swift telescope before solar drag pulls it into Earth’s atmosphereJoseph Shavit