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NEMS Device Exhibits Quantum Behavior Through Material Properties Alone
3+ hour, 59+ min ago (837+ words) Dr. Donovan is a futurist and technology writer covering the quantum revolution. Where classical computers manipulate bits that are either on or off, quantum machines exploit superposition and entanglement to process information in ways that classical physics cannot. Dr. Donovan…...
Swiss nanodevice generates continuous electricity from the evaporation of saltwater, using a three-layer structure, silicon nanopillars, and the combined effect of heat and sunlight to produce autonomous energy for applications such as environmental sensors, wearables, and the Internet of Things.
1+ hour, 33+ min ago (861+ words) Saltwater has become the basis for a nanodevice capable of producing continuous electricity from evaporation, in research by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne, EPFL, in Switzerland. The study, published in Nature Communications, involves researchers from the Laboratory of…...
The Truth About 'AI-Powered' Home Batteries
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (967+ words) Every second battery brochure that crosses my desk now has "AI-powered" stamped on it somewhere. Enphase has "AI-based energy management software." Sigenergy promises "AI optimisation." Even no-name brands are getting in on the act. But what does "AI" actually mean…...
Why doesn't gold rust? Scientists discover the "atomic reason" behind the precious metal's durability
4+ hour, 25+ min ago (442+ words) There are several reasons why gold is considered one of the most precious metals in the world, and one of the most unique is the fact that it does not rust, tarnish, or corrode easily. Unlike many other metals, it…...
Mystery of this elusive particle has been solved leading to a surprising answer
7+ hour, 58+ min ago (192+ words) Sayan Sen Neowin @ssc_combater007 " May 24, 2026 11: 30 EDT with 0 comments In the 1990s, experiments at Los Alamos and Fermilab found odd results suggesting muon neutrinos were turning into electron neutrinos in ways that could not be explained with just three flavors. "The most popular…...
HWO Target Stars and Systems: Activity and Rotation Catalog (ARC) of Potential Target Stars for the Habitable Worlds Observatory
7+ hour, 33+ min ago (369+ words) Biologist, Explorers Club Fellow, ex-NASA Space Biologist and Payload integrator, Editor of NASAWatch. com and Astrobiology. com, Lapsed climber, Explorer, Synaesthete, Former Challenger Center board member " HWO Target Stars and Systems: Activity and Rotation Catalog (ARC) of Potential Target Stars…...
Scientists found a hidden stage in chemistry that could change clean energy
8+ hour, 44+ min ago (782+ words) An orange powder goes into the furnace. Somewhere in the run it turns jet black. A yellow crystal comes out the other end. For labs making solar-fuel materials, the start and end have always been the whole story. A new…...
Breakthroughs for batteries could soon make them much better
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A slow laser bottleneck just got a 250x AI shortcut for next-generation X-ray experiments
9+ hour, 29+ min ago (718+ words) Building a world-class X-ray experiment begins with a laser operating at the wrong frequency. Before it becomes useful, researchers pass the beam through precision crystals twice, stepping the light from infrared into ultraviolet. That type of conversion has to be…...
Laser Metrology and Simcenter: The Case of Abrasive Wear in Mining Cable Car Jaws
16+ hour, 58+ min ago (337+ words) Foro3 D A high-gradient aerial tramway in a mining area suffered a catastrophic cabin slip. The failure was attributed to loss of braking capacity due to asymmetric wear on the steel jaws. The main hypothesis pointed to contamination by silica dust,…...