A new brain-computer implant is helping blind seniors see again, and it just got approved in Europe
In clinical trials, 84% of patients regained the ability to read using the implant
Researchers create a drone that becomes almost invisible by spinning 25 times per second
It exploits motion blur rather than camouflage to hide in plain sight
Researchers synchronize 105,000 tiny magnetic oscillators in 45 nanoseconds, pointing to faster, low-power computing
This computing trick skips quantum's biggest problem
Europe is testing air conditioners that don't use any refrigerants at all
Solid-state cooling startups test semiconductor, magnetic, and pressure-based heat pumps across Europe
The big picture: A new generation of cooling technology is beginning to move from lab testing into early real-world trials, as researchers and startups look for ways to cool buildings without relying on traditional refrigerants. The push comes as demand for air conditioning accelerates in Europe, where rising temperatures are exposing the limits of both existing systems and the buildings they are meant to cool.
This MIT robot flies through the air then dives underwater using the same wings
The bird-inspired machine transitions from water to air in under a second
FCC approves giant mirror satellite designed to beam sunlight to Earth after dark
Astronomers warn the massive reflector could become one of the brightest objects in orbit
A new satellite wants to prove nuclear power can work in space without solar panels
The cubesat is testing whether tritium decay can power spacecraft in permanently dark regions of space
This tiny robot could help dentists prepare crowns in a single visit
A University of Basel prototype automates part of the drilling process
Bryan Johnson, the millionaire biohacker who wants to live forever, diagnosed with incurable autoimmune disease
He plans to "solve" the condition
SpaceX intentionally burned up 260 Starlink satellites in the last six months, with hundreds more set to follow
As Starlink grows toward 42,000 satellites, its constant deorbiting is raising unanswered questions
Researchers built a tiny diving suit for cyborg cockroaches to survive underwater
The goal is to help search-and-rescue teams reach flooded rubble, drains, and narrow gaps robots can't access
The US now has three microreactors running – and data centers are watching closely
DOE-backed microreactors from Deployable, Antares, and Valar Atomics have now all reached criticality
Concorde-style supersonic flights could return to the US, as long as they're quiet enough
FAA proposal would replace the decades-old ban with a noise-based standard
The US government wants a working quantum computer by 2028 and quantum-resistant encryption by 2031
Trump just signed two executive orders setting hard deadlines for quantum capabilities
Silicon Valley's longevity drug obsession is facing its first real reality check
From Rapamycin to ketone supplements, scientists say the evidence was never there
Scientists created a paint so black it makes cars look like silhouettes
A new carbon nanotube composite absorbs 99.9% of visible light
The FDA just cleared a maggot-based wound treatment from a Singapore startup
A second species of medical maggot is now cleared to do this messy job
Scientists made espresso with sound instead of heat, and most drinkers couldn't tell the difference
Ultrasonic espresso could cut coffee energy use by 75%
Midjourney wants to scan your body with half a million ultrasonic sensors, at a spa
The AI image company's next act
This jacket can harvest drinking water from the air like a real-life Dune stillsuit
Unlike Dune's fictional stillsuits, this jacket collects water from humidity rather than recycling sweat and urine
NASA's Roman Space Telescope is launching August 30, eight months ahead of schedule
Its 300.8-megapixel camera covers 100 times more sky than Hubble in a single shot
Birds in Ukraine are building nests from discarded drone fiber-optic cables
The Donbas discovery shows wildlife adapting to the waste of drone warfare
A truck-mounted nuclear reactor that runs for decades without refueling is being tested in China
The 10-megawatt mobile reactor can go to computing sites, remote regions, and industrial facilities
This solar-powered desalination device turns seawater into drinking water, can also extract lithium
Breakthrough solar desalination system produces fresh water without brine waste
Mathematicians used Minecraft mobs to calculate Pi without writing a single line of code
A slime-powered experiment turned creature movement and item drops into a Monte Carlo simulation