New 3D Model Detects Corrosion, Cracking in Nuclear Reactors
Engineers and scientists prioritize building safe and efficient nuclear reactors. Thanks to a team of MIT researchers, these…
A New Approach to Turning Sunlight Into Fuel Looks Promising
Plants transform sunlight into fuel, creating oxygen in the air we breathe. This magical process is called photosynthesis.…
New Alert System Gives Satellites Early Warning of Space Junk
Space debris is a growing threat, especially to the increasing number of satellites in orbit. Satellite explosions, anti-satellite…
Automated protocol predicts new thermoelectric materials
Andrej Pustogow (left) and Fabian Garmroudi (right) next to an exhibit of a quantum computer at the APS…
New haptic technology adds the sense of touch to virtual reality
Credit: Premankur Banerjee USC scientists have developed a wearable system that enables more natural and emotionally engaging interactions…
Scientists use imaging technology to visualize heat
(left) atoms present in the 2D material. (right) photos of single atoms. Credit: The Grainger College of Engineering…
Researchers demonstrate modular approach for building scalable quantum computers
Experiment overview. Credit: Nature Electronics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41928-025-01404-3 What do children’s building blocks and quantum computing have in…
New research shows why people use the Internet of Things (IoT) and why sometimes they do not
Adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT). Credit: Journal of Consumer Behaviour (2024). DOI: 10.1002/cb.2427 The Internet of…
Model predicts long-term effects of nuclear waste on underground disposal systems
(A) Computational domain and material distribution used in the simulations. The domain is rotated so that the Opalinus…
Researchers unveil efficient, eco-friendly method for recycling lithium-ion batteries
WPI Professor Yan Wang leads the team who developed the new process. Credit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute In a…