An artist’s conception of fusion diagnostics. Credit: Ariel Davis Scientists say the path to commercial fusion power may hinge on better ways to measure the behavior of superheated plasma. A new DOE-backed report highlights advanced…
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A rendering of the metasurface chip in action. When hit with an infrared laser, the microscopic chip converts the incoming light to a higher frequency and sends it out as a narrow beam that can…
As AI-generated images become increasingly realistic, a new study suggests that the ability to detect them may depend less on technical expertise and more on a fundamental visual skill. Credit: Shutterstock People with stronger object…
Mobile ions (in orange) move through the atomic structure of a sodium solid electrolyte material. Credit: Dr. Manuel Grumet, Dr. Waldemar Kaiser from Technical University of Munich A new AI-driven technique spots the telltale Raman…
A newly developed hybrid photonic platform couples a tungsten disulfide monolayer to Mie void resonators—subwavelength air cavities carved into a high-index bismuth telluride substrate. Credit: Zhuoyuan Lu (Australian National University) A single layer of atoms…
This image shows the silicon, silicon dioxide, and hafnium oxide layers inside a transistor channel. Credit: Cornell University A stunning new imaging breakthrough lets scientists see — and fix — the atomic flaws hiding inside…
Scientists have unveiled a real-time method for tracking rapid qubit fluctuations inside quantum computers. The breakthrough reveals that even stable qubits can deteriorate in milliseconds, offering new insight into how to improve quantum processor performance….
A former coal-mining village on Vancouver Island is exploring an unexpected path to clean energy: using the water pooled in a sprawling network of abandoned mine tunnels beneath the town. Credit: Shutterstock Cumberland is testing…
The world’s smallest QR code is only visible with an electron microscope. Credit: TU Wien A 1.98-square-micrometer QR code, etched into ceramic thin film and verified by Guinness, showcases a new approach to ultra-dense, long-term…
Researchers at JQI have designed and tested new chips that reliably convert one color of light (represented by the orange pulse in the lower left corner of the image above) into many colors (represented by…
