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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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Governments will start ‘lashing back’ as internet grows

Hoping to Set Sail on Sunlight – Solar sail

This new CRISPR-based system will open the door to next-generation targeted immunotherapies

Blocking electromagnetic radiation with the flip of a switch has big implications

“Wetting” a battery’s appetite for renewable energy storage

Biola University

Tooth fillings of the future may incorporate bioactive glass

Combining solar energy and a chemical reactor to get more from biomass

Antimatter changed physics, and the discovery of antimemories could revolutionise neuroscience

Solar cells of the future could be based on iron molecules

Quantum Cash and the End of Counterfeiting

The next step toward fusion energy is channeling helium

Eos Energy Storage Looking to Disrupt Grid-Scale Batteries With Zinc-Air

World’s most efficient semiconductor material for managing heat and energy efficiency

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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

Learning and remembering “on the fly” with a new nanowire “brain” network

A team led by scientists at the University of Cambridge has invented a reliable and transparent way of estimating the benefit of carbon stored because of forest conservation. Credit: Marije Schaafsma

Restoring faith in carbon credits via new offset markets

Using radio waves to monitor nuclear weapons stockpiles

Experimental setup. A thin layer of cobalt nitride (CoN) in a liquid with ionic conductivity. The voltage is applied to the liquid via two platinum plates. (Credits: Zheng Ma)

Facilitating the creation of magnetic nanorobots without wires for biomedicine and computing systems

University of Copenhagen

A new synthetic melanin, developed by researchers at Northwestern University, mimicking the natural melanin in human skin, can be applied topically to injured skin, where it accelerates wound healing. Credit: Yu Chen.

Imagine a skin cream that heals damage occurring throughout the day when your skin is exposed to sunlight or environmental toxins

A software capable of detecting intricate details of emotions that remain hidden to the human eye