China’s humanoid robots steal the show at Chengdu concert
The line between technology and live entertainment was on display at a concert in the Chinese city of…
Sweden launches wind-powered car park built from old turbine blades
Sweden has made great progress on its long-standing renewable energy waste issue after recently launching a car park…
China’s new ceramic won’t fail even if frozen, twisted, or torched
Researchers from the Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics in China have reportedly developed a new ceramic that can…
US lab creates clear window gel that traps heat to cut energy loss
A new, thin insulator has been designed to boost the energy efficiency of windows by blocking heat. Designed…
Hybrid matter that behaves like both liquid and solid discovered
Researchers have unveiled a startling discovery: not all atoms in a liquid are jostling around. Some, it turns…
Self-destructing plastic achieved with built-in ‘on/off’ switch
Researchers from Rutgers University have figured out a way to make plastics that can be programmed to self-destruct.…
French scientists discover law that predicts how most objects shatter
Fragmentation, the way objects break into pieces, has long intrigued scientists. Researchers have observed that broken objects tend…
Record-breaking quantum material could outpace every semiconductor
Scientists at the University of Warwick and the National Research Council of Canada say they have achieved the…
Study overturns 180-year physics rule about light–matter interaction
Researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have overturned a 180-year-old scientific assumption, proving that the magnetic component…
Light-controlled material changes shape in 1D, 2D, or 3D on demand
In the future, there could be materials that can reconfigure themselves on demand, adapting their structure and properties…
448-qubit milestone puts fault-tolerant quantum computing within reach
Researchers at Harvard, publishing in the journal Nature on Monday, have demonstrated a new quantum system that can…
Swiss researchers pioneer robot-assisted recycling for EV lithium-ion batteries
Researchers in Switzerland have taken an important step toward circular mobility by developing a robotic system that extends…