MIT Chemical Engineers Are Cracking the Carbon Removal Challenge
Verdox, founded by MIT chemical engineers and winner of an XPRIZE Carbon Removal milestone award, is working to move the needle on climate change. By…
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Conventional Computers Can Learn To Solve Tricky Quantum Problems in Physics and Chemistry
Physicists prove that classical machine learning models can improve predictions about quantum materials. Quantum computers have generated a lot of buzz and for good reason….
Caltech’s Breakthrough New Nanophotonic Chip “Squeezes” More Out of Light
Electronic computing and communications have advanced significantly since the days of radio telegraphy and vacuum tubes. In fact, consumer devices now contain levels of processing…
1,000,000 Times Thinner Than a Single Strand of Hair – Scientists Develop Leak-Free Nano-Pipes
The world’s tiniest plumbing could potentially funnel drugs to individual human cells. Working on microscopic pipes just a millionth the width of a single strand…
A Hidden Flaw – Unlocking Better Batteries for Electric Vehicles
Fixing a hidden flaw might lead to improved batteries for electric cars. When compared to traditional lithium-ion batteries, solid-state batteries provide quicker charging, higher range, and…
Bitcoin Is As Costly to Environment As Beef Production
Taken as a share of the market price, the environmental costs of mining the digital cryptocurrency Bitcoin are more comparable to the climate damages of…
“Erasure” – New Discovery Could Be the Key to Practical Quantum Computing
A new error correction method. Researchers have uncovered a brand-new technique for correcting errors in quantum computer calculations, potentially eliminating a significant barrier to a…
MIT Engineers Build Wireless Underwater Camera That Doesn’t Need Batteries!
New underwater camera could help scientists explore unknown regions of the ocean, track pollution, or monitor the effects of climate change. More than 95 percent…
MIT AI Image Generator System Makes Models Like DALL-E 2 More Creative
A new method developed by researchers uses multiple models to create more complex images with better understanding. With the introduction of DALL-E, the internet had…
Innovative MIT Passive Cooling System Works Without Electricity
Relying on evaporation and radiation — but not electricity — the MIT passive cooling system could keep food fresh longer or supplement air conditioning in…
99.7% in Only One Hour – New Nanocoating Kills More Bacteria Faster
A new copper coating could be the next superbug fighter. A new copper covering that kills bacteria faster and in greater amounts than existing formulations…
A New, Disposable Paper Battery Has Been Developed
The battery is water-activated and could be applied to a broad range of single-use electronic devices. A proof-of-concept study published in the journal Scientific Reports outlines a…
Making Hacking Futile – Quantum Cryptography
An improved version of quantum key distribution. The Internet is filled with highly sensitive data. In general, sophisticated encryption techniques guarantee that such material cannot…
Quantum Breakthrough: Researchers Demonstrate Full Control of a Three-Qubit System
Error correction in a silicon qubit system was demonstrated by the researchers. By demonstrating error correction in a three-qubit silicon-based quantum computing device, researchers from…
Yale Scientists Discover That Light Accelerates Conductivity in Nature’s “Electric Grid”
There is a global web of tiny bacteria-generated nanowires in the soil and oceans that “breathe” by exhaling excess electrons, composing an intrinsic electrical grid…
Extending EV Driving Range With Diamond Quantum Sensors
High-accuracy electric vehicle battery monitoring with diamond quantum sensors for driving range extension toward carbon neutrality. The popularity of electric vehicles (EVs) as an environmentally…
Researchers Discover a Material With Brain-Like Learning Capabilities
Vanadium Dioxide has the ability to “remember” the entire history of past environmental stimuli. During his research on phase transitions in Vanadium Dioxide (VO2), Mohammad…
Japanese Scientists Create Remote-Controlled Cyborg Cockroaches
Researchers have engineered a system for creating remote-controlled cyborg cockroaches, equipped with a tiny wireless control module that is powered by a rechargeable battery attached…
