why LINE-1 might be the key to cancer and aging
In our latest episode of Lexicon, we sat down with Dr. Liam Holt, associate professor at NYU Langone…
Self-breaking EV battery material could make recycling fast, easy
MIT researchers have developed a new “self-assembling” battery material for electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling. Currently, many used…
First protein-based quantum bit could change biological research
In an interesting development, the team at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (UChicago PME)…
SpaceX Mars rocket gets radical fin redesign to prevent flight failures
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has redesigned some parts of its colossal Mars-bound Starship to improve its stability and control.…
Harvard team builds sunlight-powered disc to explore mesosphere
Researchers have demonstrated a lightweight disc-like device that can float in the mesosphere, a part of the atmosphere…
Scientists use perfectly timed lasers pulses to pause silicon melting
A team of researchers from University of California and the University of Kassel in Germany has developed a…
US tech helped spot lead-turn-to-gold in the world’s largest collider
Earlier in May this year, researchers at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) detected the creation of gold nuclei…
US scientists shrink giant lasers with 1,000x faster electron beams
Scientists have demonstrated a new method for generating and sustaining the high-quality electron beams required for X-ray lasers,…
German physicists control electronics with light pulses
German scientists have discovered a method to control atomically thin semiconductors using ultrashort pulses of terahertz light, rather…
Chinese scientists detect rare quantum friction in folded graphene
Friction, though familiar in everyday life, remains a complex phenomenon—especially at the microscopic level. Scientists long believed it…
Cigarette waste turned into road-building material by scientists
Cigarette butts are now being turned into a valuable additive for road construction. Backed by the Chinese government,…
10% recycled glass mix boosts earth block strength by 90%: Study
Recycled glass could become part of the next big step in sustainable construction. Scientists from the University of…