Read MoreOliver Hayes2026-08-172Ancient Sea Reptile Preserved Its Organs for 245M YearsAn exceptionally preserved 245-million-year-old Austronaga minuta fossil reveals stomach, liver and intestines, offering fresh insights into early archosaur adaptations to marine life and Triassic ecosystems.
Read MoreNora Schmidt2026-08-172How Researchers Turn Stubborn PVC Waste Into Engine OilVirginia Tech researchers developed a chemical route that converts hard-to-recycle PVC into polyalphaolefin-like lubricant oil, potentially diverting waste while producing valuable synthetic lubricant components.
Read MoreOliver Hayes2026-08-163How Scientists Bypass Kirchhoff to Direct Heat FlowResearchers propose a theoretical device that breaks Kirchhoff's reciprocity to direct thermal radiation one way while storing that setting. Applications range from improved solar capture and thermal management to infrared sensing and thermal memory.
Read MoreOliver Hayes2026-08-162Japanese Team Converts Male Mouse Embryos to Fertile FemalesJapanese scientists used a CRISPR-based tool called Y-CUT to remove the Y chromosome from male mouse embryos, producing healthy, fertile XO female mice and raising new possibilities for reproductive biology and conservation.
Read MoreOliver Hayes2026-08-03How Quantum Dots and OLEDs Give Night Vision Real ColorScientists built a lightweight prototype using mercury telluride quantum dots and a two-layer OLED to convert infrared into full-color images. The semi-transparent glasses reveal simultaneous normal and IR-enhanced vision, with implications for prosthetics and sensing.
Read MoreNora Schmidt2026-08-01Knitted Fabrics That Snap: Programmable Textile SwitchesHarvard engineers turned machine-knitted fabric into programmable, multistable devices: snap-through textiles that act as mechanical switches, sensors, and reconfigurable lampshades using conductive yarn and standard knitting machines.
Read MoreOliver Hayes2026-07-302Light-Steered Electron Beams Open New Routes in ChipsTwo-color lasers steer a narrow electron beam through a semiconductor without applied voltage. University of Michigan researchers demonstrate light-controlled photocurrents via quantum interference, opening paths for optoelectronic routing and sensors.
Read MoreOliver Hayes2026-07-283Earth’s Core Could Be Up to 1000°C Cooler Than ThoughtNew high-pressure experiments suggest iron in Earth’s core melts at temperatures up to 1,000°C lower than prior estimates, which could explain how the planet’s magnetic field stayed active for billions of years.
Read MoreOliver Hayes2026-07-273Lung-Inspired Hydrogel From MIT Lets Wearables BreatheMIT researchers developed a lung-inspired, air-permeable hydrogel that lets oxygen and water vapor pass while keeping 70 percent water, improving wearable comfort and long-term ECG monitoring.
Read MoreOliver Hayes2026-07-2533D Thermal Cloak Hides Objects from Infrared Eyes NowA 3D-printed aluminum-and-rubber thermal cloak reroutes heat around complex shapes, hiding them from infrared cameras while stabilizing internal temperatures, with implications for electronics, defense, and adaptive heat management.
Read MoreNora Schmidt2026-07-224Tiny Insect-Scale Robot Now Flips with Insect AgilityMIT teams taught a microcassette-sized flying robot to perform insect-like maneuvers using a two-step AI controller. The system pairs a powerful planner with a learned policy to enable rapid, robust aerial flips.
Read MoreOliver Hayes2026-07-223Cobalt-Aluminum Nanolaminate: Ten Times Stronger Than SteelPurdue researchers engineered a cobalt-aluminum nanolaminate with amorphous interfaces that reaches up to 6 GPa yield strength and over 15% plastic strain, combining extraordinary strength and ductility for turbine and aerospace use.
Read MoreAmir Gohari2026-07-21Why Artificial Intelligence May Never Think Like HumansPeter J. Denning argues that tacit, embodied, and cultural knowledge may prevent AI from ever thinking like humans. This article explains the representation problem, risks for alignment, and possible research paths.
Read MoreOliver Hayes2026-07-203Earth's Spacetime Twist Measured to 0.2% by LARES-2LARES-2, a reflective spherical satellite, allowed scientists to measure Earth’s frame-dragging effect with 0.2 percent uncertainty, confirming Einstein’s prediction and tightening limits on alternative gravity theories.
Read MoreOliver Hayes2026-07-113A Tiny Chemical Trick That Could Shrink Future ChipsA Princeton-led simulation study shows that coating molybdenum disulfide with oxygen or fluorine makes plasma etching selective enough to remove just the top sulfur layer, widening the manufacturing window for future, smaller chips.
Read MoreNora Schmidt2026-07-072Robots Learn to Feel with Color-Shifting Tactile SkinQueen Mary University researchers turned touch into color, letting ordinary cameras detect pressure patterns on soft robotic skin. The method promises cheaper, faster tactile sensing for prosthetics, industry, and surgery.
Read MoreNora Schmidt2026-07-062How Italian Students Built the World's Largest Paper PlaneUniversity of Pisa students set a new Guinness record with ICARUS, a 20 meter wingspan paper airplane that flew 59 meters. The project used aircraft engineering principles, honeycomb paper structures and extensive testing.
Read MoreOliver Hayes2026-07-053Dom van Keulen: Lost Dutch Ship Laden with Moroccan GoldA cache of 17th-century Moroccan gold linked a lost Dutch merchant ship to North African trade. Archaeology, coins and archives identify the wreck as the Dom van Keulen and illuminate early modern commerce.
Read MoreNora Schmidt2026-07-052UC Berkeley's Electric Nose Could Transform Food SafetyUC Berkeley engineers built an 'electric nose' using 16 carbon-nanotube sensors and machine learning to detect spoiled food and trace allergens with about 93% accuracy; could power smart fridges and portable apps.
Read MoreNora Schmidt2026-07-023Diamond Quantum Sensor Could Reveal Altermagnets' SecretsA diamond-based quantum sensing method could reveal altermagnets, a newly identified class of magnetic materials that combine antiferromagnetic cancellation with ferromagnetic-like electronic behavior.
