New smart bandages create ‘cyber skin’ over wounds
Caltech researchers, working in collaboration with the USC Keck School of Medicine, have created a new type of smart bandage that can help improve the …
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Scientists are spiking rhino horns with radioactive poison to thwart poachers
Scientists in South Africa are going to startling lengths to dissuade poachers from hunting rhinos by implanting radioactive isotopes in their horns. The scientists accomplish …
Scientists are getting closer to proving the multiverse exists
The universe is a massive place, with galaxies well beyond our own. However, some also hypothesize that there may be more than one universe. The …
Plastic bottles found to leach toxic chemicals in the sunlight – should you be worried?
New research has discovered some troubling news. According to a study conducted by scientists at the Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution and Health at …
This game-changing new gel can convert motion into energy
Japanese scientists have created an electric gel that could revolutionize the future of electronics. The gel can be combined with highly flexible electrodes to create …
Researchers invented a bio-based leather that’s 60x stronger than rival materials
Scientists have made a revolutionary breakthrough in bio-based materials. According to a study published in the journal Sustainability, the researchers were able to create a …
Scientists invented a new concrete that’s 17 times more resistant to cracking
A new type of cement is bridging the gap between nature and one of the most used construction materials on the planet. This new, more …
Renowned scientist says humans will soon live to be 1,000 years old
Immortality. It’s an age-old idea that has plagued humankind for centuries. Many men over the years have sought to find some way to live forever, …
This bizarre self-healing gel is a totally new class of material
A group of researchers at North Carolina State University (NCSU) have created a new self-healing gel that is as strong as glass but can stretch …
Scientists just discovered something about leeches that will haunt your nightmares
For decades, scientists have posed one interesting question about leeches—can they jump? While the idea of jumping leeches might sound like it’s only the stuff …
A 13-year-old built Archimedes’ death ray
Thousands of years ago, Ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes posited that a death ray could be created to harness the power of the Sun. Now, a …
DARPA’s new military-grade quantum laser is like nothing we’ve seen before
Researchers working with the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have been awarded a $1 million grant to create a prototype quantum laser unlike …
Scientists used AI to learn elephants may have a language and names like humans
Elephant communication may more complex than we previously thought. That’s because new evidence suggests that elephants likely have unique names for each other, which they …
First clinical trials for deafness treatment prove successful in children
A new study has shared details about the first clinical trial surrounding a new deafness treatment. The treatment relies on gene therapy to treat inherited …
There’s scientific evidence that your name can affect the direction of your life
Names have power. It’s a pretty common trope in fantasy books. Even here in the real world, some people believe that the influence of names …
Researchers claim GPT-4 passed the Turing test
OpenAI’s GPT-4 has become the first AI to pass the Turing Test. At least, that’s what a group of researchers claim in a new study. …
Researchers invented an X-ray vision device that can see through solid surfaces
A new X-ray vision chip could soon bring the powers of Superman’s powerful X-ray vision to smartphones everywhere. Researchers created the tiny chip to take …
Scientists are making energy-storing concrete to turn buildings into giant batteries
Researchers at MIT continue to look for ways to turn concrete into a perfect energy storage option. The researchers first shared their findings in 2023, …
Researchers are using AI to monitor malaria-spreading mosquitos in Africa
Researchers with the University of South Florida plan to leverage AI to revolutionize the monitoring and current state of mosquito control and combat the spread …
Groundbreaking tech could lead to realistic holograms in regular eyeglass lenses
Scientists have created a new device small enough to fit inside of a regular pair of glasses. This new design could help solve one of …
Researchers made ultra-thin night-vision lenses that fit regular glasses
The ARC Centre of Excellence for Transformative Meta-Optical Systems (TMOS) in Australia has made an extraordinary breakthrough. The researchers working at TMOS have devised a …
How researchers use AI to decode the language of dog barks
The secret language of dogs is an intriguing thing. I’ve long wished I could understand the little grunts and barks my corgi sends my way …
Researchers found a way to reinvent chocolate and make it healthier
Healthier chocolate might sound a bit ironic. After all, chocolate is normally made by adding loads of refined sugar to components from the cacao plant. …
New glass-like material can clean itself and keep rooms cooler
We use glass for a lot of things. We use it to brighten up the rooms of our house by creating windows that let sunlight …
New breakthrough may let us charge smartphones in 60 seconds
What if charging your phone took less time than brushing your teeth? A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences could …
New concrete strengthened by coffee is now being tested in a real neighborhood
Last year, I reported on how scientists had found a way to create concrete that was 30 percent stronger thanks to combining heated coffee grounds …
World’s first bioprocessor made with human brain tissue uses a million times less power
A Swiss startup has claimed to create the world’s first bioprocessor, which is part of an online platform with remote access to 16 human brain …
Researchers invented water-based batteries that store more energy than lithium-ion
Chinese scientists have created a new type of water-based battery that is more efficient at storing energy than standard lithium-ion batteries. The new battery type …
Creepy video shows plants ‘breathing’ in real-time
Nature is pretty freaking cool when you really sit down and think about it. Plants take carbon dioxide and breathe it in, eventually turning it …
MIT scientists discovered how to make steel with electricity
Steelmaking is an important part of our global industries. However, the process by which we make steel is extremely bad for the climate, with the …
