Wireless self-charging batteries already withstand 100+ cycles in tests
A team of Spanish researchers from the Institute of Materials Science in Barcelona has demonstrated a new induction mechanism that enables partial self-recharging of batteries.
Dams around the world have shifted the Earth’s poles by 1 km and continue to do so, — study
A new study conducted by Harvard researchers has shown that thousands of dams built over the past few decades have failed, shifted the Earth’s poles for more than 1 km.
Artificial intelligence outperforms the world’s top 30 mathematicians at a test in California
This May, thirty leading mathematicians from around the world gathered in Berkeley, California, to compete in math skills with the o4-mini chatbot from OpenAI.
For the first time in history: the share of solar energy in Europe exceeded all other types
According to the British analytical center Ember, the share of generation solar energy in EU countries in June for the first time reached 22.1% and exceeded all other types.
A glass quantum processor is being created in Europe
A collaboration of scientists from Italy, Germany, and France is working to create quantum computer, which will use glass photonic chips.
Mysterious sand structures in the sea off Norway are changing the way we think about geology
Giant sand structures at the bottom of the North Sea have puzzled scientists for years. Now researchers have learned that they were formed as a result of geological process, which has never been observed on such a scale before.
Batteries of the future: the lifetime of quantum batteries has been increased by 1000 times
Australian researchers from RMIT University and the Organization for Scientific and Industrial Research The Commonwealth Organisation (CSIRO), Australia’s national science agency, has developed a new method that extends the life of quantum batteries by a thousand times compared to previous results.
New test distinguishes AI text with 96% accuracy and 1% margin of error — University of Michigan
American researchers from the University of Michigan have developed a new text recognition test, generated by AI and the one created by man.
«A disaster for space science»: NASA lays off more than 2,100 employees
Despite the fact that Elon Musk is no longer in charge The Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE), the administration of US President Donald Trump continues to carry out massive layoffs of civil servants.
Mondays are really bad for health, — scientists
Many people on Mondays feel increased stress, lethargy, anxiety. A new study by scientists shows that Mondays can actually be harmful to health.
Scientists print cancerous tumors on a 3D printer to study oncology
Canadian researchers from the Tissue Tinker company at the University McGill printed cancerous tumors on a 3D printer as part of a study oncological diseases.
Scientists reverse quantum entanglement and discover a new law of quantum physics
An international team of researchers has found a way to make quantum entanglement of particles reversible, which was previously thought to be impossible.
The ultra-thin membrane transmits sound with almost no loss — this can change acoustics and information technology
Danish researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen, together with scientists from the University of Konstanz and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich have created a tiny membrane capable of transmitting sound signals with almost no energy loss.
Centaur AI model accurately models and predicts human behavior
The new Centaur AI model is able to predict and model human thoughts and behavior quite accurately.
Fig trees turn CO₂ into stone and make fertilizer for themselves, — study
Scientists from the United States, Kenya, Austria and Switzerland have confirmed in a new study, that figs can to absorb CO₂ and effectively store it in its own trunk and the soil around it.
Flat contacts instead of soldering will make smartphones thinner, — LG Innotek development
Developers from LG Innotek have proposed to replace solder balls that connect chip substrates with motherboards in smartphones, on flat copper contacts, which will allow make gadgets even thinner.
Infrared ink adds invisible information to objects that can be read by a smartphone
Researchers from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M), the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and Adobe Research have presented Imprinto, an app for embedding invisible digital information in printed documents and objects.
AI’s «limitations fly away» if you flog it with jargon and nonsense, — research
American researchers from Intel Corporation, the University of The University of Idaho in Boise and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have described in detail a new method of hacking the popular Big language AI models, such as ChatGPT and Gemini.
New lithium-sulfur battery for electric cars reduces charging time to 12 minutes
Researchers from Germany, India and Taiwan have presented the concept of lithium-sulfur batteries for electric cars, which will reduce the full charging time to less than 30 minutes.
Chinese create laser weapon against mosquitoes — 30 insects per second
A Chinese company has created a low-power laser to kill mosquitoes that carry dangerous infections.
A new AI model turns blurry video into clear video
Researchers at the UNIST Graduate School of Artificial Intelligence in South Korea have developed an advanced AI model «BF-STVSR» capable of simultaneously improving video resolution and frame rate.
Doomscrolling: scientists tell how to avoid stress from the news and stay informed
The abundance of disturbing and negative news that people around the world view on a daily basis (doomscrolling) keeps them in a state of constant stress and tension, which is exhausting.
Saving the planet: what scientists advise to overcome the climate crisis
Last year, the average global temperature rose by 1.5° C above pre-industrial levels, jeopardizing the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement. Global warming is a growing concern for climate scientists and researchers, who are calling for radical measures to bring the situation under control. Some proposed options seem threatening and a bit crazy,…
New Korean NPU speeds up AI by 60% and saves 44% of energy
Korean researchers from the KAIST School of Computing in collaboration with HyperAccel Inc. have developed a new neural processor that improves inference performance generative models of AI by an average of 60%.
Electric current improves math skills — bold experiment in Oxford
A group of scientists from the University of Oxford, led by Roy Cohen Kadosh, conducted a bold experiment and used weak electrical pulses stimulated the brain students to improve their math skills.
Between the living and the inanimate: scientists have found a very strange bacterium
Off the coast of Japan, scientists have discovered unique microorganism, which should not exist according to the ideas of modern biologists.
Scientists extract ammonia from the air using plasma — plants in the fields should like it
Australian scientists from the University of Sydney have developed a new innovative method of ammonia production that allows them to produce straight from the air.
ISS astronaut photographs mysterious phenomenon in the atmosphere
NASA astronaut Nicole Ayers took a rare image from the ISS of a natural phenomenon called a sprite — a powerful flare in the atmosphere that occurs during strong thunderstorms with lightning.
Made in China: new memristors speed up AI data processing by 7.7 times
Chinese researchers present new technology for data processing and sorting AI systems using memristors.
Can a brilliant idea come to you in a dream? Scientists confirm
German scientists from the University of Hamburg have proven that after a short sleep people do have breakthrough ideas in their heads more often.
Gadgets will consume less energy thanks to triple alloy nanofilm
Japanese researchers from The Institute of Science in Tokyo was able to create a nanofilm with a record high content of scandium in an alloy with gallium nitride and aluminum nitride, paving the way for the development of low-power storage devices.
Scientists have compiled a top list of hydrating drinks — water is not in the first place
British researchers have compiled a rating of drinks that best moisturize the body and support water balance. Interestingly, water is far from being in the first place in this ranking.
NASA confirms a new interstellar object in the solar system — live broadcast shows its movement
On Wednesday, July 2, NASA officially confirmed that a mysterious space object, that flew into the solar system from interstellar space is probably a comet.
Heat sinks with wax inside cool electronics better — tested in space
A group of American researchers is conducting experiments on board a CubeSat satellite to study better cooling methods heats.
AI analyzes 100,000 galaxies and refines five cosmological parameters
Astrophysicists from the United States have used AI model SimBIG to calculate and refine the five main cosmological parameters with an accuracy that exceeds traditional methods.
AI language models have learned to recognize emotions and hidden meaning better than some people
Large AI language models are already capable of recognizing hidden subtext and emotions and other subtleties in the texts on a par with people.
James Webb telescope detects a jellyfish galaxy wandering through space
Astronomers using the «James Webb» telescope have discovered a rare jellyfish-like galaxy in deep space.
«What an unfortunate suicide»: a giant planet provokes explosions on a star that destroy it
Astronomers have discovered an unusual exoplanet such as hot Jupiter, which orbits so close to the parent star that it provokes plasma flares on the surface of the luminary.
MIT creates a pocket-sized 3D printer that prints objects in seconds
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States have created a tiny 3D printer chip-sized device that forms the necessary objects using light in a matter of seconds.
The first nuclear reactor producing energy, hydrogen and clean water is launched in the United States
NuScale Power, a US corporation, together with GSE Solutions, has launched the world’s first fully integrated simulator of hydrogen, electricity and clean water production simultaneously in a small modular nuclear reactor.
Super-precise qubits: Oxford reduces quantum computer errors to 1 in 6.7 million
Physicists from Oxford University set a new world record for accuracy management of qubits in a quantum computer.
«Catch» planet: scientists have a plan to reach Sedna in just 10 years
A group of scientists from Italy proposes several options for space missions to the dwarf trans-Neptunian planet Sedna on the outskirts of the solar system.
Fusion Google: the company will receive 200 MW from a technology that does not yet exist
Corporation Google has signed an agreement with the American startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems to purchase 200 MW of energy fusion from ARC, the world’s first commercial fusion power plant.
Terahertz instead of gigahertz — quantum material speeds up transistor switching by 1000 times
Researchers from Northeastern University in the United States have found a way to speed up electronics by a thousand times by replacement of silicon chips on quantum materials.
Scientists have found a «cholesterol switch» — it could save millions of lives
American researchers from the University of Texas at Arlington have discovered the enzyme IDO1, which during inflammation leads to a violation of cholesterol processing macrophages.
Liquid metal printed circuit boards are self-healing and work despite damage
Scientists from the Virginia Institute of Technology in the United States have created new printed circuit boards with liquid metal, which are self-healing and work effectively even in severe damage.
Starlink at the lowest possible altitude: Sceye airships will distribute Internet from an altitude of 20 km
The American aerospace startup Sceye will launch airships into the stratosphere to provide high-speed Internet access and connectivity to remote areas and natural disaster zones.
The Great Space Show — Netflix will be broadcast by NASA
NASA is teaming up with Netflix, a streaming service that will broadcast the agency’s space missions to millions of viewers around the world.
«Feces researchers» collect human feces in case the world ends: «It’s our duty to the future»
Swiss researchers from the Microbiota Vault project plan to freeze about 10 thousand human fecal samples in the so-called «Doomsday» vault.
Indium oxide replaces silicon in a new transistor by Japanese scientists
Researchers from the Institute of Industrial Sciences of the University of Tokyo have developed powerful transistor, by replacing silicon with a crystalline material — gallium-doped indium oxide.
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