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New candidate for universal memory is fast, low-power, stable and long-lasting

Researchers have developed a new phase-change memory that could help computers process large amounts of data faster and more efficiently.

January 22, 2024 Read more

Squid-inspired robot swims with nature's most efficient marine animals

Researchers have developed a flexible underwater robot that can propel itself through water in the same style as nature's most efficient swimmer - the Aurelia aurita jellyfish.

January 22, 2024 Read more

Scientists advance affordable, sustainable solution for flat-panel displays and wearable tech (w/video)

New 3D-printable material could enable cheaper, less toxic manufacturing processes for next-gen OLED televisions, smartphones, lighting, and wearable devices.

January 22, 2024 Read more

Artificial neural network hardware based on stacked neuron-synapse-neuron structural blocks

Implementing a neuron-synapse-neuron basic unit structure in hardware for high-performance, low-power neuromorphic computing. Same material, same structure for processability and network scalability.

January 22, 2024 Read more

Machine learning techniques accelerate development of anti-inflammatory biomaterials

Researchers demonstrate how machine learning models can predict anti-inflammatory potential of polymers, enabling faster design of immunomodulatory biomaterials for medical implants.

January 20, 2024 Read more

Mini-robots modeled on insects may be smallest, lightest, fastest ever developed

Such miniature robots could someday be used for work in areas such as artificial pollination, search and rescue, environmental monitoring, micro-fabrication or robotic-assisted surgery.

January 18, 2024 Read more

Self-assembling robotic structures with mechanical metamaterials for autonomous construction (w/video)

Researchers report a self-assembling system using mechanical metamaterials for autonomous construction, aimed at revolutionizing infrastructure and aerospace with its high-strength lattices.

January 18, 2024 Read more

Machine learning method speeds up discovery of green energy materials

Researchers ditch 'trial and error' and turn to machine learning to identify two uniquely structured proton-conducting oxides - a key material needed in hydrogen fuel cells.

January 18, 2024 Read more

AI-based algorithm enables better genetic diagnoses

Scientists developed the AI-based algorithm STIGMA, which enables better diagnoses of congenital diseases. Several new disease genes have already been identified.

January 17, 2024 Read more

Squishy, metal-free magnets to power robots and guide medical implants (w/video)

Strong enough to move soft robots and medical capsules, weak enough to not ruin MRI images.

January 16, 2024 Read more

Contact lenses to diagnose glaucoma

The new contact lenses contain micro-sensors which monitor changes in intra-ocular pressure over a period of several hours, sending the data collected wirelessly so it can be analysed by an ophthalmologist and a diagnosis given.

January 16, 2024 Read more

Advancement in thermoelectricity could light up the Internet of Things

Researchers have improved the efficiency of heat-to-electricity conversion in gallium arsenide semiconductor microstructures.

January 16, 2024 Read more

Material science advance could lead to airplanes that optimize their shape in flight

Study introduces a new path for development of materials that can be programmed to shapeshift in 3D autonomously.

January 16, 2024 Read more

AI could help power plants capture carbon using 36% less energy from the Grid

Using artificial intelligence, scientists adjusted a system based on a real coal-fired power station. The model could capture 16.7% more carbon dioxide, while using 36.3% less energy from the grid.

January 15, 2024 Read more

AI breakthrough creates images from nothing

'Blackout Diffusion', a new machine-learning algorithm, unlike other generative diffusion models, does not require initiating a 'random seed' to get started.

January 11, 2024 Read more

AI discovers that not every fingerprint is unique

Engineers have built a new AI that shatters a long-held belief in forensics - that fingerprints from different fingers of the same person are unique. It turns out they are similar, only we've been comparing fingerprints the wrong way!

January 11, 2024 Read more

An artificial muscle device that produces force 34 times its weight

Researchers have developed a fluid switch using ionic polymer artificial muscles that operates at ultra-low power and produces a force 34 times greater than its weight.

January 11, 2024 Read more

AI helps whittle down candidates for hydrogen carriers in liquid form from billions to about 40

In a computational study leveraging AI, scientists assessed 160 billion molecules, a number exceeding the people born in the entire span of human history. Their goal was to screen the molecules for suitability as liquid carriers of hydrogen.

January 10, 2024 Read more