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New tech promises instant paper-based glucose monitoring for under 15 cents | The device, affordable, and eco-friendly, uses a paper-based technology that can be connected to a smartphone app for instant glucose detection.

How scientists traced a mysterious covid case back to six toilets

Will Liquid Circuits Enable Brain-Imitating Computers? New microchips shuffle around ions like synapses in the human brain.

Engineers find a new way to convert carbon dioxide into useful products

Blazing bits transmitted 4.5 million times faster than broadband

Scientists devise healthy mouse pups from two dads, without female DNA | The application is expected to take a long time in humans, maybe 10 years or more and it is unknown whether the eggs are safe enough to produce (a) baby with two male DNA.

Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years for multi-billion dollar FTX fraud

CERN to supercharge world’s most powerful atom smasher to hunt new physics | Team to construct vital detector parts and analysis tools for High-Luminosity-LHC upgrade.

AI chatbots are beating Moore's law to improve at an even faster rate than computer chips | After eight months, a model only needs half the computing power to hit the same benchmark score

Silicon spikes take out 96% of virus particles. An international research team led by RMIT University has designed and manufactured a virus-killing surface that could help control disease spread in hospitals, labs and other high-risk environments.

Swiss hydrogen-powered train sets 1741-mile record for nonstop travel | The record attempt took place over 46 hours at a test track in Colorado where Stadler’s hydrogen-powered train is being tested.

This drug-delivering contact lens will heal corneal wounds faster | “The more injured you are, the more drug gets delivered, which is unique and potentially a game changer.”

Speaking without vocal cords, thanks to a new AI-assisted wearable device

Scientists reveal new flow battery tech based on common chemical | At the center of the design is a lab-scale, iron-based flow battery with unparalleled cycling stability.

China’s new guidelines block Intel and AMD chips in government computers

Doctors Take Another Step Toward Animal-to-Human Organ Transplants With the First Pig Kidney Transplant. The experimental procedure was done on a man experiencing end-stage kidney failure last week who had been on the transplant waiting list for two years.

Pacemaker Powered By Light Eliminates Need For Batteries And Allows The Heart To Function More Naturally. Scientists have designed a solar panel-like pacemaker that can precisely control heartbeats.

Mind-blowing science: ‘Star Wars-style’ holograms to communicate with the brain

Molecular weaving makes polymer composites stronger without compromising function

The next generation of drugs could be made in space. Here’s why

Exosuit Muscle Control Steps Closer to Reality. Brain-guided muscle stimulation finds relief with electronic clutch system.

This stretchy electronic material hardens upon impact just like “oobleck”

An AI robot is spotting sick tulips to slow the spread of disease through Dutch bulb fields

Here’s Proof You Can Train an AI Model Without Slurping Copyrighted Content | OpenAI claimed it’s “impossible” to build good AI models without using copyrighted data. An “ethically created” large language model and a giant AI dataset of public domain text suggest otherwise

Medics design AI tool to predict side-effects in breast cancer patients

Watchworthy will now tell you which streaming services to cancel and which to keep | TechCrunch

Winged cargo ship saves three tons of fuel per day on first voyage

Cape, a privacy-first mobile carrier, listed as a Fast Company Most Innovative Company for 2024

Nvidia has virtually recreated the entire planet — and now it wants to use its digital twin to crack weather forecasting for good

World's fastest wireless EV charger unlocks 100 kW parking spots

A sprayable gel could make minimally invasive surgeries simpler and safer

Speaking without vocal cords, thanks to a new AI-assisted wearable device

Laser-Driven Pacemaker Guides Ailing Hearts With Light | PV semiconductor tech could find applications in neurostimulation, too

Korean researchers power-shame Nvidia with new neural AI chip — claim 625 times less power draw, 41 times smaller

A cargo ship’s ‘WindWing’ sails saved it up to 12 tons of fuel per day

Aussie invention predicts power line faults that can cause bushfires

Woman given a new 3D-printed windpipe in a world-first

World’s largest AI chip with 4 trillion transistors to power supercomputers | The chip also needs 97percent lesser code to train a LLM when compared to a GPU.

Wearable Sticker Reads Even the Smallest Finger Motions. The sensor can aid stroke patients and people with disabilities.

Classic classroom toy inspires scientists to build electricity generator | The generator device generated an output of over 100 volts and worked for several days using only 100 ml water as fuel.

US scientists power EV with 100-kW wireless charger in 20 minutes | The researchers have achieved the highest power density for a wireless charger for a SUV class of vehicle.

Scientists stick materials with electricity in a shocking discovery | By passing small electric charge, different types of materials can be bound together firmly. The attraction can be reversed with ease.

Game-changing printed solar tech gets even more flexible | With their lightweight, flexible design, printed solar cells can be deployed in previously unimaginable ways.

Tiny Laser Opens Door to Chip-Size Sensors | The new frequency comb could make powerful sensors fit in a phone

Silicon Valley is pricing academics out of AI research

Austrian scientists use beer byproduct to recycle metal waste | The material successfully helped recover 70 percent of zinc from metal waste and can also be reused multiple times.

AirPods Pro to Gain 'Hearing Aid Mode' in iOS 18

This High Schooler Invented an A.I.-Powered Trap That Zaps Invasive Lanternflies.

50 Global Experts Warn: We Must Stop Technology-Driven AI

Scientists use a new type of nanoparticle that can both deliver vaccines and act as an adjuvant