New battery designs that are safer than today’s models will be required to power tomorrow’s electric-propelled aircraft like the one shown in this illustration. A…
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Quantum Photonics Breakthrough Promises a New Era of Powerful Optical Circuits
A world-first method to enable quantum optical circuits that use photons—light particles—heralds a new future for secure communication and quantum computing. The modern world is…
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Technological Leap for Holograms: Real “Doodles of Light” in Real-Time
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have devised and implemented a simplified algorithm for turning freely drawn lines into holograms on a standard desktop CPU. They…
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What’s the Buzz About Bitcoin Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology?
We know Elon Musk is a fan, but what’s all the fuss about, and when will the Bitcoin bubble burst? Just like the stock market,…
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POINTER: Seeing Through Walls to Help Locate Firefighters Who Need Rescuing
A unique positioning technology is being developed to pinpoint firefighters inside buildings where other positioning technologies fail. When mounting a rescue inside a building, firefighters…
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New Type of Battery Created That Can Charge 10x Faster Than Lithium-Ion Batteries
Symbolic representation of the chemical formula of the new polymer. Credit: Anatoliy A. Vereshchagin Moreover, it is safer in terms of potential fire hazards and…
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Powerful Algorithms Used by Netflix, Amazon and Facebook Could “Crack the Language of Cancer and Alzheimer’s”
Fluorescence microscopy image of protein condensates forming inside living cells. Credit: Weitz lab, Harvard University Artificial Intelligence can ‘predict’ the biological language of cancer and…
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“Invisible Tattoo” Made of Gold Nanoparticles Revolutionizes Medical Diagnostics
Gold nanoparticles embedded in a porous hydrogel can be implanted under the skin and used as medical sensors. The sensor is like an invisible tattoo…
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New Low-Cost Dynamically-Controlled Surface for 3D Printers Reduces Waste and Saves Time
A new dynamically-controlled base for 3-D printing (left) will reduce the need for printed supports (center), cutting wastage and saving time. Credit: Yong Chen 3-D…
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New Material Breakthrough Could Be the Key to Revolutionary, Transparent Electronics
The optical transparency of the new materials could enable futuristic, flexible, transparent electronics. Credit: RMIT University Filling a Crucial Gap in the Materials Spectrum A…
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