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Dec 11

Stanford University: Existing EV batteries may last up to 40% longer than expected

Consumers’ real-world stop-and-go driving of electric vehicles benefits batteries more than the steady use simulated in almost all...

Dec 10

IIT Bombay: Green roofs can effectively reduce floods in dense urban areas, finds study

Planting small trees on roofs of buildings in dense urban areas can reduce flood volume and runoff. ...

Dec 10

IIT Bombay: IIT Bombay’s TARA mobile app to help achieve nationwide oral reading fluency

TARA App launches reading assessments in Kendriya Vidyalaya schools across India involving 7 lakh students Over the past decade, the...

Dec 10

HKU: Enhancing solar energy harvesting

HKU Engineering researchers unlock the key to efficient organic photovoltaics A team of researchers led by Professor Philip C.Y. Chow...

Dec 10

NUS: NUS researchers innovate scalable robotic fibres with light-emitting, self-healing and magnetic properties

Novel multifunctional SHINE fibres enhance human-robot interactions in applications ranging from smart textiles to robotics. A team of...

Dec 10

JHU: Webb telescope's largest study of universe expansion confirms challenge to cosmic theory

The findings offer a crucial cross-check for previous Hubble Space Telescope measurements of the universe's mysterious expansion New...

Dec 10

JHU: New AI cracks complex engineering problems faster than supercomputers

The shape-shifting technological solution by Johns Hopkins researchers could be a game-changer for engineering designs Modeling how cars...

Dec 10

MIT: MIT astronomers find the smallest asteroids ever detected in the main belt

The asteroid that extinguished the dinosaurs is estimated to have been about 10 kilometers across. That’s about as wide as Brooklyn, New...

Dec 10

MIT: Enabling AI to explain its predictions in plain language

Using LLMs to convert machine-learning explanations into readable narratives could help users make better decisions about when to trust a...

Dec 10

NC State University: Magnetically Controlled Kirigami Surfaces Move Objects: No Grasping Needed

Researchers have developed a novel device that couples magnetic fields and kirigami design principles to remotely control the movement of...

Dec 10

University of Colorado Boulder: Mars’ infamous dust storms can engulf the entire planet. A new study examines how

Today’s weather report on Mars: Windy with a chance of catastrophic dust storms blotting out the sky. In a new study, planetary...

Dec 10

University of Canterbury: Tracking high-speed rays from the far corners of our galaxy

A galactic mystery could soon be solved if University of Canterbury researchers are able to pinpoint the source of lightning-fast cosmic...

Dec 10

La Trobe University: AI supercharges smart irrigation for farmers

Developed by Victoria’s La Trobe University for far-north Queensland ag-tech company Aglantis, the intelligent irrigation system uses the...

Dec 10

University of Rochester: Researchers developing tool to instantly conceal and anonymize voices

The voice-changer system will produce computer-generated speech within milliseconds, allowing users to control factors like age, gender,...

Dec 9

Stanford University: Decoding the mysteries of the universe

A new center brings astrophysics, data science, and AI together to answer some of the universe’s biggest questions. How fast is the...

Nov 26

Rice University: Newly designed nanomaterial shows promise as antimicrobial agent

Newly developed halide perovskite nanocrystals (HPNCs) show potential as antimicrobial agents that are stable, effective and easy to...

Nov 26

The Ohio State University: Novel supernova observations grant astronomers a peek into the cosmic past

An international team of researchers has made new observations of an unusual supernova, finding the most metal-poor stellar explosion...

Nov 26

WashU: The main events: How scenes from life shape consciousness, build memories

WashU researchers are studying how brain perceives, processes, remembers everyday events Life is a series of small events: making morning...

Nov 26

University of Wollongong: Could printable organic x-ray sensors transform treatment for cancer patients?

New research shows promising signs in the effort to develop safer radiotherapy protocols An international research team, led by the...

Nov 26

Khalifa University: How 3D Printing is Enhancing Composite Durability and Reinforcing the Future

Fiber-reinforced polymer composites (FRPCs) have emerged as key players across the aerospace, automotive and biomedical engineering...