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Researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences propose a battery design that forms an internal "firewall" under heat, aiming to interrupt thermal runaway from the inside rather than relying only on...
Researchers at Kyushu University describe a "spin-flip" approach that could let solar cells harvest additional energy from heat, yielding an apparent efficiency above 100% under certain definitions.
Researchers have demonstrated a "phonon laser" that amplifies and controls quantized vibrations. By suppressing noise in these sound-based systems, the approach could sharpen measurements of motion,...
A new study details how the bacterial regulator MraZ changes shape-bending and partially breaking apart-to bind DNA and control genes that initiate cell division, clarifying a key checkpoint in...
Researchers unveil a toolbox enabling fault-tolerant, measurement-free quantum computation, eliminating the need for costly mid-circuit measurements and advancing scalable quantum technology.
A new study reveals AI helps researchers publish more frequently and advance their careers, but leads to less impactful scientific discoveries overall.
Discover how recent studies compare AI language models to the human brain, revealing surprising similarities and differences in processing language.
Discover how world models promise to solve AI's consistency issues, enabling machines to better understand space, time, and reality.
Scientists have developed synthetic non-genetic DNA systems that enable precise protein binding in living cells, opening new possibilities for cellular engineering beyond traditional genetic...
Discover how thiazole-conjugated COF membranes deliver exceptional molecular desalination performance and chemical stability under harsh acidic conditions.
China's EAST fusion reactor has surpassed the long-standing plasma density limit, proving tokamaks can achieve higher atom densities and paving the way for breakthroughs in fusion energy.
Discover a streamlined protocol for producing impermeable fluorescent HaloTag ligands, enabling rapid, high-contrast visualization of cell surface proteins for live-cell and super-resolution...
Researchers achieve tunable optical forces—both attractive and repulsive—on metasurfaces by engineering multipolar mode interference in suspended silicon nanomembranes.
Discover how innovative bulk-cusp microstructures allow precise, energy-free control of liquid spreading in up to four directions, advancing wetting technology for science and engineering.
CellScope introduces a powerful tree-structured workflow for single-cell data, enabling detailed cellular hierarchies, advanced clustering, and intuitive visualization for deeper biological insights.