Scientific Breakthrough
This New Satellite Engine Uses Earth’s Own Atmosphere as Fuel, and It Never Runs Out
European researchers have developed an air-breathing electric propulsion system that captures trace atmospheric particles in very low Earth orbit and uses them as fuel, eliminating…
Researchers Built a Hydrogen Fuel Cell That Works Without a Single Gram of Platinum
A new report shows Pakistan’s venture-backed startup ecosystem has grown 3.6 times since 2020, faster than India in percentage terms. But not a single company…
Scientists Finally Figured Out How to Make a Solid Battery Actually Work
Lithium-ion batteries power nearly everything, from phones and laptops to electric vehicles. But the liquid electrolytes inside them are flammable, and that fundamental chemistry has…
Scientists Build a Chip That Lets Robots See in 4D for the First Time
Researchers in Switzerland have packed an advanced imaging system onto a single silicon chip that can map 3D environments while simultaneously measuring the velocity of…
Scientists Finally Crack the Mystery of Why Lithium-Ion Batteries Die
New research reveals that lithium dendrites, the microscopic metal growths that cause battery failure and safety hazards, behave more like snapping dry spaghetti than bending…
Researchers Build Light-Powered AI Chips That Let Robots Learn Autonomously
A team at Xidian University has created a photonic neuromorphic chip that performs both linear and nonlinear neural computations entirely using light, removing the electronic…
Japanese Researchers Build A Bendable Battery That Can Make Lithium Batteries Obsolete
A University of Tsukuba team has replaced expensive platinum cathodes with nitrogen-doped nanoporous graphene, solving a decade-old degradation problem that kept magnesium-air batteries from competing…
How China’s “Flying” EV Chargers Make Standard Plugs Look Obsolete
A viral video circulating on social media has people in awe. The video shows China’s innovative approach to electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the form…
Breakthrough H12 Engine Promises 40% Better Fuel Economy
A new hybrid powertrain concept designed to operate on 100% renewable gasoline is promising up to 40% lower fuel consumption compared with conventional internal combustion…
Scientists Wrap Mini Brains in Soft Bioelectronics to Track Brain Waves
Researchers at Northwestern University and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab have built a soft electronic device that wraps around lab-grown human neural organoids and records electrical signals…
Lab-Grown Tissue Reverses Paralysis in Human Cells, Study Finds
Researchers have uncovered coordinated, wave-like molecular behavior and regenerative responses in lab-grown human spinal cord organoids. This new development comes with a better understanding of…
Germany’s Massive New Project Could Make EV Charging in 5 Minutes Possible
Germany is accelerating its electric vehicle infrastructure with cutting-edge high-voltage charging technology that could slash charging times to under 15 minutes. It is a development…
The Battery That “Breathes”: How Air is Powering the Next Energy Revolution
Researchers from Chinese Donghua University have reported a major advance in zinc air battery technology, addressing long standing stability problems that have limited the chemistry’s…
