New, high-efficiency STEGs were engineered with three strategies: black metal technology on the hot side, covering the black metal with a piece of plastic to make a mini greenhouse, and laser-etched heat sinks on the…
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Using DNA as smart LEGO bricks, scientists are building the next generation of tiny tech that could change computing, medicine, and more. Credit: Shutterstock Columbia researchers are using DNA—the biological instruction manual of life—as the…
Caltech’s sound-based quantum memory lasts 30x longer than superconducting qubits, moving practical quantum computing closer to reality. Credit: SciTechDaily.com Caltech scientists have created a hybrid quantum memory that converts electrical information into sound, allowing quantum…
Some AI models burn through 50× more carbon to think through a question, yet don’t always offer better answers. Shutterstock Every time we ask an AI a question, it doesn’t just return an answer—it also…
Polished emails may look great, but when managers lean too heavily on AI, employees often see the messages as fake. The study shows that trust takes a hit, even if the writing looks professional. Credit:…
UC Riverside and Google built an AI that spots deepfakes—even without faces. By analyzing motion and background clues, it exposes fakes hiding in plain sight. Credit: Shutterstock Deepfakes are no longer just about swapped faces—they…
An 8-inch wafer fabricated at Sandia National Laboratories’ MESA complex for new acousto-optic device technologies. Credit: Craig Fritz/Sandia National Laboratories Once a dominant force in chipmaking, the United States has watched its lead slip to…
Mechanical engineering professor Dan Negrut poses with a space rover used for testing. Credit: Joel Hallberg / UW–Madison Engineers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have pinpointed a surprising flaw in how <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="…
Argon plasma in the vacuum chamber during magnetron sputtering, with the substrate in the center of the photograph. Credit: Empa Scientists have cracked a long-standing challenge in thin-film electronics. We are surrounded by electronic devices…
AI has uncovered promising new materials that could make lithium-ion batteries obsolete and revolutionize energy storage. Credit: Shutterstock AI just helped scientists find five new materials that might outperform lithium in future batteries. These discoveries…
