Scientists have found a clever way to double the efficiency of thermoelectric materials — those that convert heat into electricity — by mixing two substances with contrasting mechanical properties but similar electronic traits. The result is…
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Scientists Smashed Two Crystals – And Unlocked Double the Power From Heat
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AI is pushing the limits of the physical world
Technology has long enabled architecture to push the limits of form and function. As early as 1963, Sketchpad, one of the first architectural software programs, allowed architects and designers to move and change objects on screen. Rapidly,…
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The quest to build islands with ocean currents in the Maldives
Off one atoll, just south of the Maldives’ capital, Malé, researchers are testing one way to capture sand in strategic locations—to grow islands, rebuild beaches, and protect coastal communities from sea-level rise. Swim 10 minutes out into…
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Yahoo will give millions to a settlement fund for Chinese dissidents, decades after exposing user data
But in the years that followed, its chosen nonprofit partner, the Laogai Research Foundation, badly mismanaged the fund, spending less than $650,000—or 4%—on direct support for the dissidents. Most of the money was, instead, spent by the late…
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$8 billion of US climate tech projects have been canceled so far in 2025
In recent months, the White House has worked to claw back federal investments, including some of those promised under the Inflation Reduction Act. New tariffs on imported goods, including those from China (which dominates supply chains for…
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Analysts warn US could be handing chip market to China
Analysts say US chipmakers like Nvidia, whose CEO Jensen Huang is seen here, will face intensified competition from China and other countries due to new constraints imposed… Continue Reading
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Humanoid robots run a Chinese half-marathon alongside flesh-and-blood competitors
The Sky Project Ultra robot also known as Tien Kung Ultra crosses the finish line to win the Humanoid Robot Half-Marathon held in Beijing on Saturday, April 19, 2025…. Continue Reading
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Tiny Diamonds, Big Spark: A Laser-Free Leap in Quantum Spin Detection
A research team at HZB has developed a clever technique to read quantum spin states in diamonds using electrical signals instead of light. This breakthrough could dramatically simplify quantum sensors and computing hardware. Diamonds that contain…
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Lasers in a Loop: How a Micro Ring Just Shattered Quantum Limits
Researchers in China have achieved a major leap in quantum photonics by generating a massive 60-mode entangled cluster state directly on a chip using optical microresonators. By leveraging a deterministic, continuous-variable approach and a…
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Quantum Telepathy Goes Real: How Lasers and Ions Outsmarted Logic
Physicists have successfully played a mind-bending “quantum game” using a real-world quantum computer, in which lasers shuffle around ions on a chip to explore the strange behavior of qubits. By creating a special, knotted structure of…
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