Shape-shifting material to enable light-controlled artificial muscles
Researchers at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) are scaling individual molecular machines into three-dimensional structures to create a new class…
NASA gets its largest 777 research aircraft for Earth science missions
Most Boeing 777s spend their lives shuttling passengers between global hubs. But one specific triple-seven just touched down…
Physicist bends light with gravity, improves remote sensing
Enbang Li, a senior lecturer at the University of Wollongong’s School of Physics, has developed a simple yet…
NASA plans nuclear-powered rocket for Mars exploration
Following a December 2025 executive order prioritizing “American space superiority,” NASA is advancing nuclear propulsion under the leadership…
UK firm installs world’s first offshore platform to tap ocean heat energy
A UK clean energy firm, Global OTEC, on Wednesday announced it has completed the offshore installation of a…
US scientists aim to develop staple-inspired interlocking materials
Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder are developing a new class of “entangled materials” inspired by the…
US tests spin fuel in 180-million-degree Fahrenheit plasma for reactors
Scientists in the US have been testing spin-polarized nuclear fuel inside tokamaks operating at around 100 million degrees…
Waste from 150 million date palm trees could help make bio-oil
The date palm has been a “Tree of Life” in the Middle East, providing shade, shelter, and sustenance. …
China’s new crystal may help submarines, missiles navigate without GPS
Scientists from Xinjiang University in China have allegedly developed a new ultraviolet (UV) producing crystal that could help build…
Scientists achieve 99.9% accurate quantum gates across 17,000 qubits
Scientists in Switzerland have come closer to building stable quantum computers after developing a swap gate made of…
Scientists make ytterbium atomic clock that could detect dark matter
Physicists have developed a highly precise and ultra-sensitive atomic clock based on ytterbium, which could test the limits…
Liquids can fracture like solids under extreme stress: Scientists
Researchers from Drexel University have discovered that liquids can, it appears, fracture like solids under specific conditions. In…