Fraunhofer scientists in Germany have created a safer method to produce essential polyurethane plastics by replacing toxic isocyanates with CO2-derived dicarbamate. Led by Christoph Herfurth, the innovation enables controlled production and recycling, targeting first use in medical tubing.
A defunct Russian military satellite, previously used to closely inspect other spacecraft, appears to have violently broken apart in a
Idaho National Laboratory has launched the supercomputer “Teton,” a CPU-only powerhouse ranked 85th globally. It provides a four-fold increase in compute capacity to model next-gen nuclear reactors, slashing simulation times from days to hours for researchers.
In a world-first, Professor Hiroshi Kimura and team at the Institute of Science Tokyo have engineered a mouse that lights up when genes are active. This revolutionary tool visualizes hundreds to thousands of transcription sites in real-time, transforming our ability to study development, disease, and drug effects in living tissue.
Chinese scientists from the Aerospace Information Research Institute have shattered the national record for space-ground laser communication, achieving a stable downlink speed of 120 Gbps. This breakthrough overcomes key stability challenges for transmitting massive satellite data, doubling the previous speed record.
Japanese researchers have successfully hauled up sediment containing valuable rare earth elements from a crushing depth of 6,000 metres (20,000
Lund University researchers in the EU’s InsectNeuroNano project are designing a chip that mimics a bee’s brain for navigation. Using nanophotonic circuits, the specialized chip aims for the extreme efficiency of insects, consuming a fraction of the power of traditional hardware to guide future micro-robots.
UBC and University of Washington experts warn in Science that swarms of AI personas could hijack democracy. Unlike simple bots, these agents adapt in real-time, threatening to tilt elections and erode public trust before anyone notices.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Kyoto Fusioneering are building UNITY-3, a landmark test facility for fusion breeding blankets. This DOE-backed public-private partnership aims to solve the critical fuel production challenge for commercial fusion power plants.
An international team including the South African Medical Research Council and HZDR analyzed hair from over 400 children, proving for the first time that uranium from 140-year-old gold mining waste is being absorbed by communities living nearby.
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