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Researchers say they produced pure hexagonal diamond, a rare form once found mainly in meteorites.
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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
PFAS have been used in a range of products, including non-stick cookware, cosmetics and fire extinguisher foam.
Green ImpactNew carbon-based catalyst breaks down forever chemicals using lightJoseph Shavit
One experimental injection helped mice and pigs heal after heart attack by boosting a protective heart hormone.
HealthBreakthrough intramuscular injection speeds heart attack recoveryMac Oliveau
Engineers develop magnetic cloaks for complex shapes using superconductors and ferromagnets.
InnovationsResearchers create an invisibility cloak by bending magnetic fields around real-world objectsShy Cohen
A good sign: Bone-forming cells (light blue) with nuclei (purple) have already colonized a hydrogel that has been structured like bone.
HealthNew hydrogel prints bone-like implants at record speedMac Oliveau
Purdue’s IZUMO1 vaccine cut fertility in mice, aiming for humane control of feral horses, deer, and other wildlife.
HealthNew contraceptive vaccine sharply reduces fertility enabling humane wildlife managementHannah Shavit-Weiner
The microspheres (green), hepatocytes (magenta), and supporting fibroblasts (orange) assemble and reorganize into engineered liver grafts over time. Image shows a comparison of day zero (left) and day fourteen (right) of the grafts cultured in the laboratory.
HealthMIT engineers built injectable ‘satellite livers’ as an alternative to liver transplantsJoshua Shavit
A UC Berkeley device uses a MOF and sunlight to harvest drinking water from desert air, even in Death Valley conditions.
Green ImpactNobel prize winner invents machine that pulls water from dry airJoshua Shavit
Scientists used lasers to turn simulated moon dust into durable material, offering a path for building structures directly on the Moon.
Space3D printed moon dust structures could be the future of lunar constructionJoshua Shavit