Tech

Porous compound pulls 2 liters of water from air, and is factory-ready

The Mediterranean is getting hotter and drier, pushing scientists to look for water even in the air itself. A German team has now scaled...

New Metal Alloy Is up to 10 Times Stronger Than Structural Steel

A cobalt aluminum nanolaminate has shattered the usual tradeoff between strength and flexibility, emerging up to 10 times stronger than structural steel without becoming...

Quantum Sensor Sniffs Out Radio Signals in 3D

Modern battlefields are bathed in radio waves for communications, radar, remote control of drones, and signal jamming to disrupt those functions. The ability to...

A Simple Twist Gives Scientists New Control Over Quantum Light

A simple twist of ultra-thin material gave scientists surprising control over quantum light, bringing future quantum technologies closer to reality. University of Technology Sydney researchers...

Floating capsule auto-disinfects water without chemicals or battery

An international team of scientists has created a portable water purifier that works simply by shaking it for three seconds and setting it to...

The biggest problem with solid-state batteries may finally be solved

Smartphones, electric vehicles, and countless portable electronics all depend on batteries. As demand for better energy storage grows, improvements in battery capacity, lifespan, and...

Quantum hacking: The race to quantum-proof encryption is moving into chips

The new collaboration between SEALSQ and GF focuses on developing hardware-based security technologies. Every message, financial transaction, medical record, or government document encrypted today could...

New Quantum Sensor Opens a Window Into the Invisible Universe

Results from a UK collaboration mark a major advance toward building large-scale quantum sensors. A prototype quantum sensor built by Imperial researchers has shown for...

Incredible portable survival pod fends off bombings, floods and worse

A new class of survival capsule wants to turn disaster-proofing into something you can order rather than build. French startup Momentum Technologies showed off...

DARPA X-Plane Designed To Maneuver With Just Bursts Of Air Finally Gets Its Wings

Aurora Flight Sciences is now putting the wings on the X-65 experimental drone. This is an important step forward for the X-65, which is...

The emergence of the web data infrastructure layer for AI

AI is booming. New use cases are emerging each day. To capitalize on the technology’s potential, enterprises require data at scale. In many cases,...

‘Friction’ from light seen in strange new physics experiment

Light could put the brakes on material diffusing through a solution, and the reason why touches on some of the stranger corners of quantum...

New Discovery Could Unlock Quantum Computers the Size of a Coin

Physicists at the University of Vienna have discovered magnons with lifespans 100 times longer than previously measured. For decades, magnons have shown enormous promise for...

Europe’s First TES Spectrometer Makes Previously Impossible X-Ray Experiments Possible

Europe’s first TES spectrometer is transforming X-ray research with up to 1,000 times greater sensitivity, making once impossible experiments finally possible. Europe’s first and only...

Can Time Flow in Reverse? A Quantum Breakthrough Challenges Our Assumptions

Researchers investigate how quantum time flow can be stretched, blurred, or even reversed. What if the direction of time isn’t as fixed as it seems?...

Cheap metacrystal panels could easily steer wireless signals around barriers

History is filled with stories of the great being felled by the puny. Goliath and a pebble, Achilles and his heel, the ultra-fast 6G...