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  • Ultrasound system recharges pacemakers without invasive surgery

    Ultrasound system recharges pacemakers without invasive surgery

    As the demand for implantable medical devices surges worldwide, so do concerns about their long-term usability and patient safety. Devices like pacemakers, neural stimulators, and drug delivery systems are becoming increasingly common due to…

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  • Scientists recreate universe’s first molecule in early-cosmos lab test

    Scientists recreate universe’s first molecule in early-cosmos lab test

    The universe’s first molecule just surprised us again.

    In a discovery that could rewrite our understanding of how the first stars formed, researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics (MPIK) in Heidelberg have revealed…

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  • DOT Pulls Plug on $26 M Baltimore–Washington SCMAGLEV Grants

    DOT Pulls Plug on $26 M Baltimore–Washington SCMAGLEV Grants

    Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced Aug. 1 that the Federal Railroad Administration will cancel two grants totaling more than $26 million for the Baltimore–Washington Superconducting Magnetic Levitation (SCMaglev) Project.

    Duffy said…

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  • 2D InSe wafer outperforms silicon in mobility, switching, leakage

    2D InSe wafer outperforms silicon in mobility, switching, leakage

    Silicon just met its golden challenger.

    In a landmark breakthrough, Chinese scientists have fabricated the world’s first wafer-scale, two-dimensional indium selenide (InSe) semiconductor, outperforming silicon and paving the way for…

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  • Advanced DC breaker tech speeds up protection, cuts energy loss

    Advanced DC breaker tech speeds up protection, cuts energy loss

    The U.S. power grid is under strain from rising demand and modern energy sources. Direct current (DC) offers better efficiency for renewables and data centers, but outdated circuit breakers limit its use.

    Traditional mechanical breakers…

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  • Bacteria found behind Pacific sea star collapse and kelp loss

    Bacteria found behind Pacific sea star collapse and kelp loss

    The tide has finally turned in one of the ocean’s most puzzling and devastating epidemics.

    Scientists have finally traced the deadly marine outbreak that wiped out billions of sea stars along the Pacific coast, stretching from Alaska all…

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  • Senate Confirms Trump Pick Marc Molinaro to Lead Federal Transit Administration

    Senate Confirms Trump Pick Marc Molinaro to Lead Federal Transit Administration

    The U.S. Senate confirmed Marcus Molinaro to lead the Federal Transit Administration by a 71-23 vote Aug. 2 shortly before senators broke for their summer recess.

    Molinaro previously outlined some of his priorities as FTA administrator during a…

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  • St. Louis Stops Certifying MBE and WBE Construction Contracts

    St. Louis Stops Certifying MBE and WBE Construction Contracts

    Effective Aug. 4, St. Louis won’t issue new, non-emergency city construction contracts under its Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MBE/WBE) goals—citing new federal rules that could withhold or eliminate funding for cities that…

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  • Russian students build anti-drone simulator to train gunners

    Russian students build anti-drone simulator to train gunners

    Students at Russia’s Southern Federal University (SFU) say they have built the world’s first dedicated simulator for training with anti-drone rifles and detection systems, hoping to speed up instruction as unmanned aircraft dominate…

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