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…
CU Boulder researchers have engineered ultra-high-performance optical microresonators that trap and amplify light with remarkable efficiency, paving the way for powerful next-generation sensors. Credit: SciTechDaily.com Scientists have built tiny “light racetracks” that could supercharge the…
In virtual reality, participants embodied an avatar whose left forearm was replaced by an autonomous prosthetic arm that flexed toward a target at different movement speeds. Credit: Copyright (c) Toyohashi University of Technology. All Rights…
AI just helped crack a complex pregnancy data challenge in record time — and it might reshape how medical research gets done. Credit: Shutterstock Generative AI tools stunned researchers by building accurate preterm birth prediction…
Scientists at Caltech have brought fiber-like ultralow light loss to silicon chips, even in the visible spectrum. Credit: Vahala Lab/Caltech Caltech’s new fiber-like photonic chips achieve record-low visible-light loss, enabling more coherent lasers and next-generation…
The team used their new printing method to encode a photo of the Mona Lisa onto their “smart skin” material (left). The photo, which can initially appear hidden in the material, can be revealed by…
Tungsten carbide-cobalt is a cornerstone material for industries that demand extreme hardness and wear resistance, but manufacturing it efficiently has long been a challenge. A new study explores how advanced additive manufacturing techniques could reduce…
Researchers in China have demonstrated a crucial advance in quantum repeater technology, achieving long-lived entanglement and extending device-independent quantum key distribution beyond 100 kilometers. Credit: Shutterstock A breakthrough in quantum repeater technology has enabled secure…
