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Ultra-strong, lightweight metal composite can withstand extreme heat
University of Toronto researchers have designed a new composite material that is both very light and extremely strong—even at temperatures up to 500 Celsius.
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Robotics
Nature-inspired navigation system helps robots traverse complex environments without GPS
Robots could soon be able to autonomously complete search and rescue missions, inspections, complex maintenance operations and various other real-world tasks. To do this, however, they should be able to smoothly navigate ...
Nov 14, 2025
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AI-powered LED system delivers stable wireless power for indoor IoT devices
The world's first automatic and adaptive, dual-mode light-emitting diode (LED)-based optical wireless power transmission system, that operates seamlessly under both dark and bright lighting conditions, has been developed ...
Nov 14, 2025
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Low-grade heat from renewable sources could be used to desalinate water
A McGill University-led research team has demonstrated the feasibility of a sustainable and cost-effective way to desalinate seawater. The method—thermally driven reverse osmosis (TDRO)—uses a piston-based system powered ...
Nov 14, 2025
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New pathways to green hydrogen use seawater without additional reagents
An international research team led by the University of Bayreuth has developed an innovative method for producing green hydrogen directly from seawater—without the use of additional reagents. The researchers report their ...
Nov 14, 2025
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Engineering
Unique resin allows 3D-printing method to add and subtract
Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, is normally a one-way street. In a digital light processing (DLP) printer, a structured pattern is projected onto a layer of liquid resin, which cures and solidifies. This builds an ...
Nov 14, 2025
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Hi Tech & Innovation
AI at the speed of light just became a possibility
Researchers at Aalto University have demonstrated single-shot tensor computing at the speed of light, a remarkable step towards next-generation artificial general intelligence hardware powered by optical computation rather ...
Nov 14, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Long-range EV batteries could last 2.8 times longer thanks to new gel electrolyte
A research team affiliated with UNIST has introduced a gel-like material that could extend the lifespan and enhance the safety of high-voltage electric vehicle (EV) batteries designed for long-distance driving.
Nov 14, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Solid-state sodium batteries could be safer, cheaper, more powerful option
We rely on batteries now more than ever, from our phones and laptops to electric vehicles. But the ones powering today's technologies aren't without their shortcomings. They can be expensive, flammable, and they rely on increasingly ...
Nov 14, 2025
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Engineering
Randomly aligned defects explain low thermal conductivity in some materials
QUT researchers have identified why some materials can block heat more effectively, which is a key feature for energy conversion, insulation and gas storage.
Nov 14, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Universal in-situ cross-linking strategy enhances stability of inverted perovskite solar cells
Hole-selective self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) are ultrathin organic films that play a crucial role in modern optoelectronic devices, particularly in perovskite and silicon-perovskite tandem solar cells. However, their inherent ...
Nov 14, 2025
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Engineering
'Big brother' system designed to monitor solar plants
Using a network of synchronized sensors, a new system provides energy and meteorological data every tenth of a second to more accurately predict the performance of solar plants.
Nov 14, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
New cathode chemistry slashes self-discharge in grid-scale zinc-iodine batteries
The formula powering aqueous zinc-iodine batteries has been brought under the microscope, with researchers from the University of Adelaide finding a way to enhance their performance.
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Computer Sciences
Cracking the code of complexity in computer science's P vs. NP problem
New research from the University of Waterloo is making inroads on one of the biggest problems in theoretical computer science. But the way to do it, according to Cameron Seth, a Ph.D. researcher working in the field of algorithmic ...
Nov 14, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
Cheaper cars emit more pollution, creating urban air quality inequality
More expensive cars emit lower levels of pollution—meaning that motorists owning cheaper, higher-emitting vehicles contribute disproportionately to their local urban air quality problems, a new study reveals.
Nov 14, 2025
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Robotics
Rise of the robots: The promise of physical AI
A pair of swiveling, human-like robotic arms, built for physical artificial intelligence research, mirror the motions of an operator in a VR headset twirling his hands like a magician.
Nov 14, 2025
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Novel smart fabrics give robots a delicate grip
Robots aren't always the most delicate of machines when handling fragile objects. They don't have the lightness of touch of humans. But that could be about to change thanks to a new development in smart materials.
