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A Stamp-Sized Sensor Could Make Every Flight Through Winter Safer
Technology

A Stamp-Sized Sensor Could Make Every Flight Through Winter Safer

University of Surrey engineers have built a 3-cm sensor that warns pilots the moment ice starts forming on a wing — a problem that has eluded reliable, lightweight detection for decades.

3 min read
Finland Builds Sensor That Detects Energy Below a Zeptojoule
Technology

Finland Builds Sensor That Detects Energy Below a Zeptojoule

Researchers at Aalto University built a calorimeter that can detect energy pulses smaller than 0.83 zeptojoules — a milestone for quantum computing and the hunt for dark matter.

3 min read
New Device Detects 'Forever Chemicals' in Water in Minutes, Not Days
Technology

New Device Detects 'Forever Chemicals' in Water in Minutes, Not Days

A Boise State and Pearlhill Technologies device spots PFAS in water samples on the spot at trace levels — slashing testing time and cost compared with lab analysis.

2 min read
Northwestern Scientists Build a Fuel Cell That Runs on Dirt
Technology

Northwestern Scientists Build a Fuel Cell That Runs on Dirt

Engineers at Northwestern have built a soil-powered fuel cell that uses natural bacteria to generate steady electricity for underground sensors — no batteries, no solar panels, no recharging required.

3 min read
Duke Engineers Build the Fastest Light Detector Ever — and It Needs No Power to Run
Science

Duke Engineers Build the Fastest Light Detector Ever — and It Needs No Power to Run

A new ultrathin photodetector from Duke University captures light across the entire electromagnetic spectrum in just 125 picoseconds, opening doors to revolutionary cameras for medicine and agriculture.

2 min read