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Time Crystals and the Future of Quantum Computers
Time Crystals and the Future of Quantum Computers A team of physicists at Aalto University has taken a bold step into the frontier of quantum science by successfully linking a time crystal to an exter...
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Urban Nature is Transforming Storm Sewers for Greener Cities
Urban Nature is Transforming Storm Sewers for Greener Cities Across the world, cities are grappling with ageing sewer systems, heavier rainfall events, and rising expectations around public health and...
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AUVs and Underwater Sensor Networks Team Up for Precision Tracking
AUVs and Underwater Sensor Networks Team Up for Precision Tracking Underwater environments rarely play fair. Between murky visibility, unpredictable acoustic conditions, and mission-critical applicati...
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Ultra-Thin Fabric Muscles and the Future of Wearable Robotics
Ultra-Thin Fabric Muscles and the Future of Wearable Robotics In the race to develop smarter, more intuitive wearable robotics, one breakthrough is quietly reshaping expectations across healthcare, co...
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Seismic Safety for Tunnel-Group Metro Stations
Seismic Safety for Tunnel-Group Metro Stations Engineers have long understood that when earthquakes strike, underground structures are not immune from nature’s relentless energy. Yet metro systems bui...
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Shape Memory Alloys Set to Transform Concrete Railway Ties
Shape Memory Alloys Set to Transform Concrete Railway Ties Concrete rail ties are the backbone of modern railway networks, securing rails in place and maintaining precise alignment under immense loads...
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Plasma Breakthrough Promises Cleaner, Cheaper Iron Production
Plasma Breakthrough Promises Cleaner, Cheaper Iron Production A research team at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities has opened a potential new chapter in the history of iron and steelmaking. By o...
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Hydrogen Catalyst Breakthrough Could Power Heavy-Duty Fuel-Cell Vehicles
Hydrogen Catalyst Breakthrough Could Power Heavy-Duty Fuel-Cell Vehicles Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have unveiled a new recipe for catalysts that coul...
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Cracking the Code of Major Road Traffic Accidents in China
Cracking the Code of Major Road Traffic Accidents in China China’s transportation network has expanded at breakneck speed, fuelled by the country’s transportation power strategy. New highways, express...
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Mapping Sanitation Gaps in India Sparks Global Framework for Change
Mapping Sanitation Gaps in India Sparks Global Framework for Change Access to basic sanitation remains one of the most pressing public health and social challenges in the world. Now, ground-breaking r...
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Unlocking Rooftop Potential for Smart Sustainable Cities
Unlocking Rooftop Potential for Smart Sustainable Cities Urbanisation continues to reshape the world at a dizzying pace. With more than half of the global population now living in cities, municipal le...
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Smart Concrete Testing with GPR and Deep Learning to Transform Rebar Detection
Smart Concrete Testing with GPR and Deep Learning to Transform Rebar Detection Reinforced concrete has been the backbone of modern infrastructure for over a century, but evaluating its integrity has a...
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Unlocking the Secrets of Long-Term Creep in Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Bridges
Unlocking the Secrets of Long-Term Creep in Concrete-Filled Steel Tube Bridges When it comes to modern bridge engineering, few projects have captured global attention quite like the Tian’e Longtan Bri...
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Smarter Concrete with Hybrid Random Forest Strength Predictions
Smarter Concrete with Hybrid Random Forest Strength Predictions Concrete remains the most widely used construction material on the planet, but it comes at a cost. Traditional cement production account...
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Korea’s Breakthrough in Liquid Air Energy Storage
Korea’s Breakthrough in Liquid Air Energy Storage As the world pivots towards renewable energy, one of the toughest challenges lies in balancing power supply with demand. Solar and wind are plentiful...
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Unlocking the Secrets of Polymer Aging for a Sustainable Future
Unlocking the Secrets of Polymer Aging for a Sustainable Future Polymers are the workhorses of modern materials science, embedded in everything from life-saving medical devices to high-performance aer...
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Hydrogen Breakthrough Could Revolutionise Green Metal Production
Hydrogen Breakthrough Could Revolutionise Green Metal Production A pioneering study from Binghamton University and Brookhaven National Laboratory is challenging decades-old assumptions in the world of...
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Concrete That Heals Itself with Bacteria could Transform the Built Environment
Concrete That Heals Itself with Bacteria could Transform the Built Environment Concrete may be the backbone of our cities, roads and bridges, but it’s not invincible. Over time, exposure to temperatur...
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Cracking the Code of Surface Topography
Cracking the Code of Surface Topography Anyone who has slipped on a gleaming marble floor or battled for traction on an icy road understands that surfaces matter. In manufacturing, whether it’s crafti...
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Light-Driven Breakthrough in Atom-Thin Metals Paves the Way for Next-Gen Devices
Light-Driven Breakthrough in Atom-Thin Metals Paves the Way for Next-Gen Devices In a leap forward for the electronics industry, researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have unveiled a...
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Electric Charge Shapes the Future of Smart Materials
Electric Charge Shapes the Future of Smart Materials A quiet revolution is brewing in the realm of materials science, and it all begins with a twist—literally. Researchers from the University of Vienn...
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The Rapid Rise of a Man-Made Sedimentary Rock Born from Waste
The Rapid Rise of a Man-Made Sedimentary Rock Born from Waste In a twist worthy of a geological thriller, scientists have unearthed a brand-new type of sedimentary rock formed from the unlikeliest of...
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Extracting Gold Sustainably from Ore and E‑Waste
Extracting Gold Sustainably from Ore and E‑Waste Gold’s role in technology, aerospace and finance is indisputable, but extracting it comes at a high environmental price. Traditional mining relies heav...
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Quantum Computing could Revolutionise Low-Carbon Building Management
Quantum Computing could Revolutionise Low-Carbon Building Management Buildings, for all their bricks and mortar, are voracious consumers of energy. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA),...
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Gripping the Future with Gecko-Inspired Adhesives for Robotic Handling
Gripping the Future with Gecko-Inspired Adhesives for Robotic Handling In the fast-evolving realm of robotics and material science, a quiet revolution is taking place, one that could reshape how machi...
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Revolutionising EV Charging with Liquid Metal-Enabled Synergetic Cooling
Revolutionising EV Charging with Liquid Metal-Enabled Synergetic Cooling Electric vehicles (EVs) are rapidly becoming a cornerstone of modern transportation, driving the need for innovations that make...
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Smart Cement to Generate Power from the Pavement and Store the Energy
Smart Cement to Generate Power from the Pavement and Store the Energy Concrete has long been the workhorse of modern civilisation. From motorways to megacities, it’s laid the very foundations of...
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Mixing Intensification is Shaping the Future of Materials Manufacturing
Mixing Intensification is Shaping the Future of Materials Manufacturing At the heart of every chemical reactor, there’s an unsung force quietly steering the course of industrial progress: mixing...
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Human + AI to Reimagine R&D with Smarter, Collaborative Machine Learning
Human + AI to Reimagine R&D with Smarter, Collaborative Machine Learning Artificial intelligence has been making waves across sectors, from chatbots to self-driving cars. But scratch beneath the s...
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Fungi, Filaments and the Future of Materials
Fungi, Filaments and the Future of Materials What if the building materials of tomorrow sprouted from the forest floor? It sounds like something out of a sci-fi novel, but the microscopic secrets hidd...
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Smarter Structures with Self-Sensing Composite Bars
Smarter Structures with Self-Sensing Composite Bars In the world of construction, there are few challenges more pressing than ensuring the long-term safety and performance of reinforced concrete (RC)...
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Shape-Shifting Perovskites Pave the Way for Smarter Solar and Lighting Tech
Shape-Shifting Perovskites Pave the Way for Smarter Solar and Lighting Tech There’s a quiet transformation taking place in labs that could have a profound impact on the future of solar energy and smar...
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Reinventing Polypropylene with a Smart Shell for Cold Toughness
Reinventing Polypropylene with a Smart Shell for Cold Toughness In a world driven by materials innovation, a fresh approach to an old challenge has emerged from China. Polypropylene (PP), the go-to th...
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Magnetic Surprise Could Spark a Revolution in Quantum Tech
Magnetic Surprise Could Spark a Revolution in Quantum Tech In a quiet lab at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, a research team has made a breakthrough that could change the game for quantum com...
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Unlocking Molecular Potential to Reshape Materials Science
Unlocking Molecular Potential to Reshape Materials Science After decades of synthetic struggles, researchers have cracked one of organic chemistry’s most elusive puzzles. Scientists from Waseda...
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KIST Powers a Metal-Free Motor Revolution with CNT Coil Technology
KIST Powers a Metal-Free Motor Revolution with CNT Coil Technology In the relentless race towards cleaner, smarter transportation, every gram matters. The lighter the vehicle, the more miles it can sq...
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Supercharging Aluminium with Next-Gen Alloys
Supercharging Aluminium with Next-Gen Alloys In the global race to decarbonise, the spotlight has firmly landed on hydrogen. As a clean, high-energy fuel with the potential to revolutionise transport,...
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Shaping the Invisible with 3D and 4D Printing of Electromagnetic Metamaterials
Shaping the Invisible with 3D and 4D Printing of Electromagnetic Metamaterials In a world increasingly shaped by electromagnetic technologies, the materials behind the scenes are finally stepping into...
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AI Unveils the Hidden Science Behind Gully Erosion
AI Unveils the Hidden Science Behind Gully Erosion Gully erosion is a silent saboteur of agriculture, often carving destructive paths through fields after just one heavy downpour. It doesn’t just dama...
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Smarter Algorithms Beat the Digital Rush Hour in Smart Cities
Smarter Algorithms Beat the Digital Rush Hour in Smart Cities In a world where smartphones, wearables, and sensors track everything from traffic patterns to air quality in real time, the future of sma...
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Scientists Break New Ground with Rare Earth-Free Magnets for Industrial Motors
Scientists Break New Ground with Rare Earth-Free Magnets for Industrial Motors Step onto any factory floor or industrial plant, and you’ll hear the rhythmic hum of machinery powered by industrial moto...
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Understanding Galvanic Metal Corrosion
Understanding Galvanic Metal Corrosion Ever encountered unexpected rust or corrosion despite meticulous planning and careful choice of materials? You’re not alone. The galvanic series, an often...
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Copper Catalysts Revolutionising CO2-to-Fuel Conversion
Copper Catalysts Revolutionising CO2-to-Fuel Conversion Scientists have finally cracked a decades-old mystery surrounding the degradation of copper catalysts, bringing commercial-scale artificial phot...
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Reinventing Miniaturisation with Insulated Stainless Steel
Reinventing Miniaturisation with Insulated Stainless Steel In the fast-paced world of electronics, where size matters and performance is everything, Japan’s Nippon Kinzoku Co., Ltd. is turning h...
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Pushing Computing Performance Further with Laser Cooling
Pushing Computing Performance Further with Laser Cooling In an unexpected twist, lasers, typically known for their prowess in heating and cutting, are now being harnessed for cooling computer c...
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The Future of Astrophotography with Flat Lens Technology
The Future of Astrophotography with Flat Lens Technology For centuries, the design of lenses has remained largely unchanged—curved glass or plastic bending light to bring images into focus. While this...
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The Case for a Global Tech Fund for Least Developed Countries
The Case for a Global Tech Fund for Least Developed Countries As the world races towards 2030, the progress of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is alarmingly off course. With less than a fifth...
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Revolutionising Green Hydrogen in Korea With Breakthrough Catalyst
Revolutionising Green Hydrogen in Korea With Breakthrough Catalyst Green hydrogen, hailed as the future of clean energy, has long been hindered by high production costs and limited efficiency. However...
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Turning Industrial Waste Sulfur Into High-Performance Polymers
Turning Industrial Waste Sulfur Into High-Performance Polymers For years, the disposal of industrial waste sulfur has presented a major environmental and economic challenge. Traditional methods, such...
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Teaching Solar Panels to Dance with the Wind
Teaching Solar Panels to Dance with the Wind Harnessing the power of the sun has never been more critical in the global pursuit of net-zero emissions. As solar energy rapidly ascends as the fastest-gr...
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