Quantum Internet Is One Step Closer to Reality With U.S. Army Research Breakthrough
Research Triangle Park, N.C. — A U.S. Army research result brings the quantum internet a step closer. Such an internet could offer the military security,…
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Secure Printing Using Pure Water As Invisible Ink [Video]
Researchers in China have developed a rewriteable paper coating that can encrypt secret information with relatively low-tech invisible ink—water. A message printed out by a…
Digital Computers Fail to Accurately Model Chaos Because of Fundamental Numbers Limit
The study, published today in Advanced Theory and Simulations, shows that digital computers cannot reliably reproduce the behavior of ‘chaotic systems’ which are widespread. This…
Researchers Recreate Living 3D Displays – Lightweight Smart Skins With Artificial Muscles [Video]
It is safe to say that 3D displays do not necessarily occur in nature – unless one considers the cephalopod, which includes the squid and…
Scientists Discover a More Efficient Way to Turn Heat Into Electrical Energy
Scientists find a new way to capture heat that otherwise would have been lost. An international team of scientists has figured out how to capture…
Experimental Brain Implant Restores Visual Perception to the Blind [Video]
With wireless device, patients can detect motion, distinguish light and dark. Of the nearly 39 million people worldwide who are legally blind, many were born…
Physicists Accomplish Crucial Step for Advancing Quantum Computers
Physicists at Uppsala University have identified how to distinguish between true and ‘fake’ Majorana states in one of the most commonly used experimental setups, by…
‘Tunabot’ Unveiled – First Robotic Fish to Keep Pace With a Tuna [Video]
In New Paper Published in Science Robotics, UVA Engineering-Led Team Unveils “Tunabot,” the First Robotic Fish to Keep Pace with a Yellowfin Tuna. With a…
Reversing Baldness by Wearing a Hat – New Low-Cost Hair Growth Technology
Few things on earth strike fear into the hearts of men more profoundly than hair loss. But reversing baldness could someday be as easy as…
Scientists Develop ‘Nanochains’ to Increase Lithium-Ion Battery Capacity
How long the battery of your phone or computer lasts depends on how many lithium ions can be stored in the battery’s negative electrode material….
Phone and Computer Performance Boosted by Powerful New Memory Compacting System
UMass Amherst researchers develop powerful new memory-compacting system: Introducing ‘mesh,’ memory-saving plug-in to boost phone and computer performance. Applications like web browsers or smartphone apps…
U.S. Army Research Uncovers Pattern in Progression of Weapons Technologies
Anticipating the technology and weapon systems of our future Army might not be entirely daunting, new Army research finds. Trends in the progression of weapon…
Innovative Process for ‘Extremely’ Energy-Efficient Logic Circuits
Data centers are processing data and dispensing the results at astonishing rates and such robust systems require a significant amount of energy — so much…
Microscopic Biohybrid Robots Propelled by Muscles & Nerves Built by Researchers
Researchers have developed soft robotic devices driven by neuromuscular tissue that triggers when stimulated by light — bringing mechanical engineering one step closer to developing…
In Less Than 90 Minutes Raytheon’s F-35 Precision GPS Landing System Can Be Set Up Anywhere
A Raytheon Company team recently conducted a rapid set up demonstration of a land-based expeditionary version of its Joint Precision Approach and Landing System to…
Quantum Computing Breakthrough: New Detection Tool Uncovers “Noise” That Can Kill Qubits
Uncovering the hidden “noise” that can kill qubits: New detection tool could be used to make quantum computers robust against unwanted environmental disturbances. MIT and…
New Material – 14x Stronger & 8x Lighter Than Steel – May Lead to Next-Gen Military Armor
Army research looks at pearls for clues on enhancing lightweight armor for soldiers. Round, smooth and iridescent, pearls are among the world’s most exquisite jewels;…
New High-Performance Photovoltaic Solar Cells That Work Indoors
Wide-gap non-fullerene acceptor enabling high-performance organic photovoltaic cells for indoor applications. Swedish and Chinese scientists have developed organic solar cells optimized to convert ambient indoor…