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The researchers were able to create high-quality low-loss microwave resonators, critical components of quantum computing.

US achieves superconductor breakthrough, creates new material for quantum leap

Researchers have leveraged artificial intelligence to enhance the photostability of molecules for solar energy applications, achieving molecules four times more stable than previous ones. Their novel approach involved AI-driven closed-loop experimentation and automated chemical synthesis to uncover the underlying chemical principles of stability, offering fresh insights into molecular design for...

AI Cracks the Chemistry Code to Better, Longer-lasting Solar Panels

SPIE--International Society for Optics and Photonics. As the global energy crisis intensifies and climate change accelerates, finding sustainable solutions for energy management is increasingly urgent. One promising approach is passive radiative cooling, a technology that allows objects to cool by emitting heat directly into space, requiring no additional energy. Radiative...

Radiative cooling technology with adaptive temperature management for enhanced energy efficiency

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Scientists build a new light source for quantum communications by combining existing technologies together to create a stronger and more robust quantum signal.

'Unbreakable' quantum communication closer to reality thanks to new, exceptionally bright photons

Perovskites aren't just limited to solar cells, they have the potential to provide the world with the best light emitters and displays ever witnessed.

Highly efficient perovskite nanocrystals to help develop next-gen ultra-HD LEDs

Cheap and flexible perovskite solar cells could revolutionize solar power, making it easier than ever to power the world with sunlight.

Ultra-thin solar 'coating' can turn phone cases and EVs into mini power generators

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These stocks have the potential to snap out of their current funk, driven by their underlying companies' unique work in AI.

3 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stocks That Could Go Parabolic

Investigators involved in a multicenter study co-led by Cedars-Sinai discovered a pathway by which immune cells prevent the lungs’ protective barrier from healing after viral infections like COVID-19. The findings, published in Nature may lead to new therapeutic treatment options. The COVID-19 pandemic revealed how viral infections can cause...

Immune cells prevent lung healing after viral infection

Quantum systems are a fascinating area of study that has led to significant advances in our understanding of the behavior of matter and energy at the smallest scales. These systems exhibit unique properties, such as superposition and entanglement, which allow them to exist in multiple states simultaneously. This means that they can be in multiple places or have multiple properties simultaneously, making them inherently noisy and prone to errors due to interactions with their environment.

5 Minute Guide to Quantum Science

Researchers at the University of Toronto are utilizing AI to advance breakthroughs in sustainable energy.

Game-changing method makes green hydrogen production cheaper

About The Study: Among adults age 60 years and older in 19 U.S. states, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccination was associated with a reduced likelihood of hospitalization with RSV compared with no vaccination. These findings expand upon prelicensure trial results in 2 ways. First, they provide evidence of vaccine protection against RSV-associated hospitalization, of which an estimated 60,000 to 160,000 occur annually among U.S. adults age 65 years and older. Second, they demonstrate protection in a population that more closely represents those at high risk of severe RSV disease, including adults age 75 years and older and those with immunocompromising conditions.

RSV vaccine effectiveness against hospitalization among US adults 60 years and older

New study upends what scientists thought they knew about why gallium melts in your hand. As a metal that turns to liquid at near room temperature and has the uncanny ability to take on the catalytic properties of other metals, gallium is an enigmatic element that intrigues material scientists. The...

Liquid gallium is stranger than assumed

Around 4 billion years ago, an asteroid hit the Jupiter moon Ganymede. Now, a Kobe University researcher realized that the Solar System's biggest moon's axis has shifted as a result of the impact, which confirmed that the asteroid was around 20 times larger than the one that ended the age of the dinosaurs on Earth, and caused one of the biggest impacts with clear traces in the Solar System.

Gigantic asteroid impact shifted the axis of Solar System's biggest moon

Hydrogen burnt as fuel produces only water as byproduct offering a sustainable mode of transportation.

Astron’s hydrogen engine achieves record 60% efficiency with 0 emissions

Despite what we’ve been led to believe, the timing of evening screen use, rather than the activity itself, negatively impacts youth sleep, a University of Otago study has found. Current sleep guidelines recommend no screen use in the hour or two before bed. However, the researchers found screen time...

Keep devices out of bed for better sleep – Otago study

Who knew your favorite sandwich spread could be the key to unlocking a cleaner, more sustainable future? Scientists at Lehigh University are using mayonnaise in groundbreaking experiments that could revolutionize fusion energy production, according to Ars Technica. This tasty condiment is helping researchers overcome a major hurdle in inertial confinement...

Researchers make nuclear energy breakthrough after experimenting with mayonnaise: 'It behaves like a solid, but when subjected to a pressure gradient, it starts to flow'

The first known prototype of the Model 437 from Northrop Grumman subsidiary Scaled Composites has flown. The design has been in development as an advanced “loyal wingman” air combat drone since at least 2021, but this initial example interestingly emerged earlier this month with a cockpit, as you can read more about in The War Zone‘s previous reporting here.

Stealthy High-Tech Model 437 Vanguard Jet Has Flown For The First Time (Updated)

The UK-based laboratory supplier has brought FUJIFILM Wako's PYROSTAR Neo+, a wildlife-conscious recombinant alternative to the conventional LAL assay, to its range of laboratory solutions. In line with its sustainability ethics, Alpha Laboratories has introduced the new PYROSTAR (trademarked) Neo+ from FUJIFILM Wako. Alpha Laboratories told Cleanroom Technology that although...

Alpha Laboratories adds non-animal-derived endotoxin detector to range

Researchers have made a significant breakthrough in photocatalysis, identifying that electrons trapped near metal cocatalysts, rather than free electrons, are crucial for hydrogen evolution. This discovery, facilitated by using a Michelson interferometer in operando FT-IR spectroscopy, overturns previous beliefs and opens new avenues for designing advanced catalysts that could enhance...

Electron Secrets at the Heart of Clean Energy Breakthrough

Scientists have long been able to create small red and blue lasers, but other colors have proven more challenging. Now, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have filled a critical technology gap by creating tiny orange, yellow, and green lasers that can fit on a chip. This breakthrough is significant because compact, low-noise lasers in this wavelength range are essential for applications such as quantum sensing, communications, and information processing.

Scientists Fill Green Gap in Laser Technology with Tiny Breakthrough

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Chiral asymmetry creates a path to high-efficiency future electronics

In two-dimensional quantum materials, chiral edge states are one-dimensional conducting channels through which electrons travel in one direction only, like cars on a one-way road. This...

Chiral asymmetry creates a path to high-efficiency future electronics

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