Alex de Vries’ research highlights the substantial water consumption of Bitcoin mining, exacerbating the global water crisis. This issue is particularly severe in water-scarce regions…
View More Cryptocurrency’s Thirst: A Single Bitcoin Transaction Consumes a Pool’s Worth of Water
An Anthrobot is shown, depth colored, with a corona of cilia that provides locomotion for the bot. Credit: Gizem Gumuskaya, Tufts University The multicellular bots…
View More Medical Marvel: Human Cells Transformed Into Tiny Biological Robots
Scientists have developed innovative supramolecular memristors for nano-RRAM, demonstrating rapid resistance switching and non-volatile storage capabilities. This breakthrough paves the way for advanced data storage…
View More The Data Storage of Tomorrow – Scientists Make Supramolecular Breakthrough
Researchers have developed the first fiber laser that can produce femtosecond pulses in the visible range of the electromagnetic spectrum. Credit: Jérôme Lapointe Technology advance…
View More The Fast and the Luminous: First Visible Wavelength Femtosecond Fiber Laser Developed
New advanced photonic chips have been developed that optimize light transmission for optical wireless systems. These chips, essential for future 5G and 6G networks, represent…
View More Light-Speed Calculations: New Photonic Chips Are Changing Wireless Communication
The NexGen 7T MRI scanner marks a breakthrough in brain imaging, providing unprecedented resolution that could transform neuroscience research and the diagnosis of brain disorders.…
View More Brain Imaging Redefined: NexGen 7T MRI Achieves 10x Better Resolution
A collaborative research effort spearheaded by Nagoya University has uncovered crucial details about the FliG molecule in bacteria’s flagellar motors, offering insights for creating efficient,…
View More From Microbes to Artificial Life: Harnessing Bacterial Motors for Nanomachines
Researchers from UNIST and Nanyang Technological University have developed a Thermally Regenerative Electrochemical Cycle (TREC) system, offering a novel approach to convert low-grade heat into…
View More Innovative Method to Efficiently Harvest Low-Grade Heat for Energy
The MIT Game Lab combines research and education to critically explore the gaming industry and its societal impact. It encourages students to think beyond games…
View More Beyond Entertainment: Serious Play at MIT’s Game Lab
A novel reinforcement learning method, HuGE, developed by MIT, Harvard, and the University of Washington researchers, uses crowdsourced feedback to efficiently teach AI agents complex…
View More HuGE AI Breakthrough: Using Crowdsourced Feedback in Robot Training