NASA’s DSOC experiment, aboard the Psyche spacecraft, has successfully demonstrated the farthest-ever optical communication using a near-infrared laser from 10 million miles away. This milestone,…
View More 10 Million Miles Away: NASA Achieves Historic Data Exchange With Deep Space Optical Communications Experiment
MIT’s CSAIL introduced F3RM, a robotic system that combines visual and language features, allowing robots to grasp objects following open-ended instructions. This innovation, which supports…
View More Robotic Grasp of Language: Unlocking an Open-Ended World for Automation
Researchers are exploring the use of lithium metal as an anode in batteries to increase energy density but face challenges with the natural solid-electrolyte interphase…
View More The Next Leap in Battery Tech: Lithium-Ion Batteries Are No Longer the Gold Standard
NASA’s X-59, set to undergo painting, is an experimental aircraft designed to lessen sonic booms. It is a key part of the Quesst mission, which…
View More NASA’s X-59: A Supersonic Aircraft’s Patriotic Paint Transformation
A recent study indicates that AI chatbots may excel over the average human in creative thinking tasks, such as suggesting alternative uses for everyday objects.…
View More New Study: AI Chatbots Surpass the Average Human in Creativity
A team from MIT, Stanford, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, and Toyota Research Institute used machine learning to re-analyze X-ray movies of lithium ions flowing in…
View More Pixel-by-Pixel X-ray Analysis: Revolutionizing Lithium-Ion Battery Insights
Scientists are developing the world’s first non-toxic aqueous aluminum radical battery. This new battery design, which uses water-based electrolytes, offers fire retardancy, air stability, and…
View More New Aluminum Radical Battery Promises More Sustainable Power
Researchers have highlighted the potential of on-chip nanophotonic systems as a solution to the challenges presented by traditional electrical networks. These systems utilize light for…
View More Quantum Well Nanowire Array Micro-LEDs: The Future of On-chip Optical Communication
A recent study identifies issues with current computer security guidelines, suggesting they are often confusing and overwhelming for employees. Researchers recommend a more curated approach,…
View More Why Is Computer Security Advice So Confusing?
Using the ultrahigh-vacuum atomic force microscope at DOE’s Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences at ORNL, researchers found unique environmentally induced ferroelectric phase transitions in hafnium…
View More Hafnium Oxide: Unraveling the Secrets of Next-Gen Semiconductors