A new study suggests that people do not equate human-like AI behavior with human-like consciousness.…
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Technology refers to the tools, systems, and methods developed through scientific knowledge to solve problems, enhance capabilities, and improve quality of life. It spans a broad range of fields—from computing and biotechnology to renewable energy and materials science—and evolves rapidly through research and innovation. Technology not only shapes how we communicate, work, and travel, but also plays a critical role in advancing science itself, enabling everything from high-powered telescopes to gene-editing tools. As new technologies emerge, they raise important questions about ethics, accessibility, and long-term impacts, making their development and deployment a central focus of scientific and societal discourse.
MIT engineers created a paper-thin swimming robot that uses light-controlled living muscle cells to move…
Australian engineers have developed a strong, lightweight titanium material that remains afloat even after severe…
Scientists have demonstrated a new way to dramatically enhance heat transfer across nanoscale gaps using…
Researchers used nanoscale manufacturing techniques from the semiconductor industry to design a copper current collector…
A new generation of quantum sensors could improve medical diagnostics. Diamond-based quantum sensors could make…
Building a circuit around a tiny diamond beam offers a way to keep more of…
A new electrically powered filter can strip nearly all ammonia nitrogen from wastewater in just…
Specialized microbes convert inedible materials into protein-rich snacks. A cookie made partly from molecules derived…
A new algorithm solves a blind spot that has challenged computer scientists since 1996, improving…
MIT researchers have engineered bacteria to behave like transistors, making it possible to build living…
A self-resetting soft robot can repeatedly jump under infrared light, with simple design changes controlling…
Researchers have developed the world’s first heat-driven elastocaloric cooling system, using waste heat and solar…
A game may be free to download, but for a small group of players, the…
Researchers built a dataset of 1,202 records from 448 papers and screened about 150 million…
New phononic subsurface designs could help control aircraft turbulence more broadly and predictably without reshaping…
A new bottom gate design takes advantage of the intrinsic properties of SiC. For more…
A new polymer coating helps water droplets form and detach faster, boosting condensation heat transfer…