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This unassuming material is capable of capturing or releasing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in response to moisture swings.

Pulling carbon dioxide out of the air using moisture

A more efficient way to capture fresh water from the air

Bringing transformative potential to agriculture with a natural technology for ‘dimming’ genes

Staving off coral reef collapse via a new technique

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CubeSats with lasers can provide steady reference light for telescopes investigating distant planets

First-of-its-kind nanoparticle vaccine immunotherapy targets several different cancer types

Google’s Instant Translators Could Become The Universal Tongue

Gold Nanoparticles Used to Diagnose Flu in Minutes

New Era in Safety When Cars Talk to One Another

Robot blood enables robots for sophisticated long-duration tasks

English: Phyllorhiza punctata Lendenfeld, 1884 Category:Phyllorhiza punctata Category:Marine life of Haiti (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Israeli tech turns jellyfish into paper towels

Breakthrough: A mask that instantaneously deactivates SARS-COV-2

Another milestone on the way to to control aging and age-related diseases

With just a small number of self-organizing autonomous vehicles on the road traffic flow can become faster, greener, and safer

Miniature medical analytic devices that could make Star Trek’s tricorder seem a bit bulky in comparison

The GelSight Fin Ray gripper holds a glass Mason jar with its tactile sensing. Photo courtesy of MIT CSAIL.

A new approach to tactile sensing is based on inexpensive components that can meet or exceed the sensitivity of human skin

Could risk for psychotic disorders be detected by neurological brain markers

University of Borås

New communication systems would allow vehicles to ‘talk’ with roadways

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University of Texas at Dallas (UTD)

The integration of biology and microelectronics using silk-based hybrid transistors

Causes of hydrogen generation and incessant accumulation within the cell in the aqueous rechargeable batteries CREDIT Korea Institute of Science and Technology

A breakthrough technology for the commercialization of cheaper, safer aqueous rechargeable batteries

Precooling homes in the middle of the day using renewable energy in the middle of the day can make a big difference

Fighting food waste: New system uses wireless signals in the sub-terahertz band to determine fruit ripeness

University of Toronto

Harnessing 40 percent of the sun’s heat to produce clean hydrogen fuel using only solar energy

Harnessing 40 percent of the sun’s heat to produce clean hydrogen fuel using only solar energy

The high-temperature electrothermal process is beneficial to soil fertility, with experiments showing germination rates improve by 20-30% in remediated soil. (Image courtesy of Tour lab/Rice University)

A rapid high-temperature process that removes heavy metals, organic contaminants from soils

A different way to generate electricity: Molecular thermal motion harvester devices

A schematic of ISOOS. CREDIT W. Xu, J. L. Li, Y. P. Li, H. F. Chen, S. Q. Yang, J. B. Zeng, Y. H. Wang. Networks of Unmanned Underwater Vehicles for Ocean Exploration: Advances and Prospects. Science and Technology Foresight, 2022, 1(2): 60-78.

Autonomous intelligent oceanic exploration is upon us

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Duke University

Artistic rendering of a photonic chip with both light and radio frequencies encoding data. Credit: B.Dong/University of Oxford.

Hardware processing for AI goes 3D resulting in 100-times enhancement in energy efficiency and compute density

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Could quantum computing and artificial intelligence yield true generative AI?

Simulating models of hypothetical time travel can solve experimental problems that appear impossible to solve

Laboratory plants, normally green, turn red in the presence of a toxic pesticide. (Sean Cutler/UCR)

What if your house plant could tell you your water isn’t safe?

Automated emotion recognition grows closer

Prussian blue could safely remove nanoplastics from water

Schematic illustration of comprehensive and combination RA therapy by Ce-MSCNV nanoparticles. Ce-MSCNVs scavenge the over-produced ROS in an RA knee joint, induce M1 to M2 macrophage polarization for immediate relief of inflammation and symptoms, modulate DCs into tDCs, and finally induce Tregs. CREDIT Institute for Basic Science

New effective treatment for rheumatoid arthritis utilizing a nanoparticle-based system as a solution

Researchers from MIT and Northeastern University developed a liquid crystal elastomer fiber that can change its shape in response to thermal stimuli. The fiber, which is fully compatible with existing textile manufacturing machinery, could be used to make morphing textiles, like a jacket that becomes more insulating to keep the wearer warm when temperatures drop. Credits:Credit: Courtesy of the researchers

Shape shifting morphing fabrics

A research team member who is blind uses acoustic touch to locate and reach for an item on the table. Photo: Lil Deverell CC-BY 4.0

This technology has the potential to transform the lives of those who are blind or have low vision

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)

Rowan University

UC Davis researchers find adding crushed volcanic rock to farmlands can remove carbon dioxide from the air. This'enhanced' rock weathering works even in dry climates. (Amy Quinton/UC Davis)

Adding crushed volcanic rock to cropland could play a key role in removing carbon from the air

(A-B) Remarkable cycling performance of the battery at both room temperature and subzero temperature. (C) Pressure tolerance of the battery up to 40 atmospheric pressure. (D) Non-flammability of the aqueous electrolyte compared to flammable commercial Li-ion electrolyte.

A high-performance, high energy density and quasi-solid-state magnesium-ion (Mg-ion) battery