The Baby Tech That One Parent Found Helped the Most
Last spring, when my wife and I were preparing to welcome our first child, we started a list of baby gear — a rite of passage for parents. The difference with our list, or so…
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Scientists Just Found a Way to Generate Power From Tiny Beads
What if everyday movement powered your devices? Researchers have discovered that tiny beads, when chosen carefully, can generate electricity through friction. This could lead to self-powered wearables and more sustainable energy solutions. Credit: SciTechDaily.com Imagine…
A New LED Breakthrough Could Cut Costs and Boost Sustainability
Muyi Zhang, PhD student at the Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology at LiU, holds a perovskite LED. Credit: Olov Planthaber Perovskite LEDs are emerging as a game-changing technology, offering vibrant colors, lower costs, and…
Photonic Chip Unlocks Ultra-Broadband Optical Signal Boosting
A focus-stacked macro photograph of a fabricated gallium phosphide photonic chip featuring multiple spiral waveguides and other test structures. The chip width is just 0.55 cm across. Due to the high Kerr nonlinearity of gallium…
Revolutionizing Titanium Manufacturing: AI-Powered 3D Printing Breaks Barriers
Johns Hopkins researchers are using AI to speed up and improve titanium alloy manufacturing, unlocking new processing techniques for stronger, high-quality materials. (Artist’s concept.) Credit: SciTechDaily.com AI-driven research is making titanium 3D-printing faster, stronger, and…
How to Spend Less Time on Social Media (or Leave It Altogether)
Have you been spending too many hours on your social feeds feeling anxious, combative or just plain unproductive? Just as limiting exposure to social media has been recommended for children’s mental health, many adults may…
13x Stiffer Than Existing Designs: Scientists Develop New Material With Remarkable Compressive Strength
Dr. Jiaming Ma holds a 3D-printed model of the team’s double lattice design. Credit: RMIT University Inspired by the humble deep-sea sponge, RMIT University engineers have developed a new material with remarkable compressive strength and…
Can an A.I. Travel Bot Plan Your Trip to NYC?
A “Friday evening matinee?” To quote the Gershwins, it ain’t necessarily so. But that’s how modern artificial intelligence suggested I hit Broadway. When I was asked to see what A.I. gets right and wrong about…
Full Throttle, Mach Diamonds: NASA’s X-59 Turns Up Power, Soars Through Engine Tests
NASA’s X-59 lights up the night sky with its unique Mach diamonds, also known as shock diamonds, during maximum afterburner testing at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California. The test demonstrated the engine’s ability…
Raised in a Civil War, He Makes Games to Bring People Together
Within a modern but nondescript building a few hundred feet from Stockholm’s pretty Riddarfjarden Bay, a frosted glass wall in Josef Fares’s office displays etched characters from It Takes Two, his video game studio’s “Toy…