Ghost particle mystery: Silicon honeycomb could slash noise to help weigh neutrinos

Scientists at Fraunhofer IZM have sculpted something unexpected into a slice of silicon: a 250-micrometer-deep...

5 November 2026

Ferroelectric memory capacitor switches at 0.6 volts and survives 1 trillion cycles

A team led by Seoul National University has built a ferroelectric memory capacitor that switches...

5 November 2026

​World’s first laser-generated plasma antenna could enable space communications

Researchers at a U.S. university have developed a technique to create plasma antennas that look...

5 November 2026

US’ advanced 4D neutron technique could help unlock better solid-state batteries

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have created a method to...

5 November 2026

Underwater exoskleteon slashes breathing volume by 30 percent in early human tests

Researchers at the Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology say a soft, wearable hip exosuit lowered...

5 November 2026

Video: MIT students build battle-ready robots that smash rivals in high-impact fights

MIT’s Combat Robotics Club is upgrading its ARES and KRATOS fighting robots while developing a...

5 November 2026

Mercedes plans 800-volt EV system using 3 kW converters to boost efficiency

Mercedes-Benz is developing an electric vehicle architecture designed to keep the traction inverter supplied with...

5 November 2026

Quantum computers could break banking encryption in just three days, study finds

RSA-2048, the high-end encryption protecting your bank accounts and data online, can be cracked with...

5 November 2026

660-MW unit starts at China’s highest-altitude coal plant to help stabilize grid

A 660-megawatt coal-fired unit began commercial operations Thursday in Golmud, in China’s northwestern Qinghai Province,...

5 November 2026

US ally tests new rocket capable of carrying 660 pounds for hypersonic weapons research

France has successfully launched its SyLEx sounding rocket for the second time, marking the first...

5 November 2026