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Cold Metal Fusion Makes it Easy to 3D Print Titanium

CADmore Metal has introduced a fresh take on 3D printing metal components to the North American market known as cold metal fusion (CMF). John...

Newest underwater scooter is one of the fastest we’ve seen

Although underwater scooters may offer users an aquatic “thrill ride,” many of the things don’t go much faster than the person could swim on...

New Device Generates Power by Beaming Heat to Space

Instead of absorbing energy from the sun to produce electricity, a new class of devices generates power by absorbing heat from its surroundings and...

Cool idea: Blimps lifting quantum data centers to the stratosphere

In a proposal that reads more like the script to a new sci-fi movie, researchers are suggesting a unique way to tackle one of...

Scientists just teleported information using light

Their study appears in Nature Communications. Quantum Dots as Tiny Platforms for Information Transfer “For the first time worldwide, we have succeeded in transferring quantum information...

Tuneable perovskite: A breakthrough in low‑cost solar and laser materials

Perovskites may sound like perogies or piroshkis, but no high-carb-cheese-and-potato-flavor-pocket can do what they do. They’re minerals that can do the same party trick...

DARPA moves to decentralize critical nitric acid production

DARPA issued a solicitation for the HNO3 program to develop high-rate, energy-efficient nitric acid production from air and water. The 42-month effort aims to...

Solar arrays will be manufactured in space by 2027

Commercial spaceflight is booming and looks to go into full-on kaboom stage in the near future, sparking the need for an ever-increasing supply of...

Lithium mining waste finds purpose in strengthening concrete

Concrete is the world’s most manufactured item, with more than 25 billion tons used in construction each year. It’s also responsible for consuming vast...

Ultrasound device shakes out clean water from thin air in minutes

MIT researchers have found a way to use the mechanical vibrations of sound waves to shake water molecules free from a storage medium. The...

Quantum Sensors Head for Space

An emerging generation of quantum sensors are capable of performing tasks such as detecting the magnetic fields of thoughts with unprecedented levels of sensitivity....

Pyka’s long-range cargo drone reshapes frontline logistics

Pyka’s CEO says the DropShip unmanned aircraft is built for multi-mission logistics, ISR, and medevac roles using a modular payload architecture. The platform offers...

Joby Aviation conducts first flight of turbine-electric autonomous VTOL aircraft

Summary Points: Joby Aviation in Santa Cruz, Calif., completed the first flight of its turbine-electric, autonomous VTOL demonstrator aircraft.• The aircraft integrates a hybrid turbine...

Nuclear waste may hold the key to greener hydrogen production

Nuclear waste and a hydrogen economy may seem poles apart, but a new study by the University of Sharjah claims that spent fuel from...

New system vibrates airplane wings to shake off the ice

While most planes use heat to melt ice that can form on the wing either before takeoff or during flight, the process is highly...

Underwater exoskeleton conserves breath by powering kicks

Divers may soon be able to get a welcome boost to their flutter kicks thanks to an exoskeleton developed by researchers at Peking University...