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Caltech Chip Steers Light in Just 74 Femtoseconds
A new nanoengineered silicon surface lets one laser beam redirect another almost instantly, clearing a speed limit that has capped optical computing for decades.
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2.2 Billion People Get a Brine-Free Desalination Fix
University of Rochester scientists built laser-etched solar panels that turn seawater into drinking water without producing any liquid brine waste.
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China Creates Material 6× Harder Than Diamond
Chinese scientists have synthesized a material six times tougher than diamond, with potential uses from precision drilling and manufacturing to space elevator cables.
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Common Plastics Can Now Biodegrade in Soil Within a Year
A UK firm's new additive makes polyethylene and polypropylene fully biodegradable in 269 days — affecting the 32% of plastic packaging that leaks into the environment annually.
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Scientists Crack Solid-State Battery's Dendrite Problem
Max Planck researchers identified exactly how soft lithium dendrites shatter ceramic electrolytes — a discovery that could triple EV range and make batteries far safer.
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UC San Diego Turns Old EV Batteries Into Higher-Energy Cathodes
A new upcycling process converts spent lithium iron phosphate cathodes from EV batteries into higher-performance lithium manganese iron phosphate — more energy from the same material.
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Cambridge Study: A Simple Squeeze Doubles EV Battery Life
Steady physical pressure on lithium-ion pouch cells could double an EV battery's useful lifespan — no new chemistry required, according to new University of Cambridge research.
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New Solid Material Turns Ordinary Sunlight Into Higher-Energy UV Light
A Kyushu University team built a stable solid material that fuses two visible photons into one ultraviolet photon — a long-sought breakthrough that could power cleaner air purification and solar chemistry.
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Superconductor Breakthrough: Nanoscale Trick Could Slash Electronics Energy Use
Researchers at Chalmers used nanoscale ridges in the substrate to dramatically boost superconductivity in ultrathin films, opening a path to far more efficient electronics.
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A New Crystal Could Make Ultrathin AR Glasses and Smart Contacts Real
Scientists have mapped a layered crystal that bends light more strongly than any material before measured, opening a path to genuinely slim AR glasses and smart contact lenses.
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All-Perovskite Solar Cells Crack 30% Efficiency for the First Time
Chinese researchers have built the first all-perovskite tandem solar cell to surpass 30% certified efficiency, a milestone that pushes the cheap, flexible technology past long-time leader silicon.
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New Memory Chip Keeps Working at 700°C — Hotter Than Molten Lava
Engineers built a memory device from beta-gallium-oxide that holds data at 700°C, well past the temperature where ordinary silicon gives up — a leap toward electronics that can run inside engines, on Venus, or in geothermal wells.
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New Camera Captures Events Unfolding in Trillionths of a Second
Chinese researchers unveiled an imaging method that captures both brightness and structural change in a single shot at femtosecond speeds — opening a new window on ultrafast science.
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Solar Panels That Generate Power From Raindrops? It Works.
Spanish researchers built a thin-film coating that lets solar panels harvest energy from raindrops too — a single drop generates over 100 volts.
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AI-Powered Database Discovers 25 New High-Temperature Magnets, Could Slash EV Costs
Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have used artificial intelligence to build a massive database of 67,573 magnetic compounds, uncovering 25 previously unknown high-temperature magnets that could reduce dependence on costly rare earth elements in electric vehicles.