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Telegram: 'The dark web in your pocket'

Heart simulator with nanoparticles can temporarily correct arrhythmia

World’s largest air-to-water heat pump to warm 30,000 homes in Finland | The heat pump will supply 200 GWh of energy annually and help save 26,000 tonnes of carbon emissions.

The world’s fastest microscope captures electrons down to the attosecond

AnandTech shuts down after 27 years

New method turns plastic waste into valuable resources with vaporizing process | The new catalysts simplify the process by eliminating the need for a previously crucial step: removing hydrogen to create breakable points in the plastic’s structure.

ETH unveils iron-based hydrogen storage that’s 10x cheaper, safer

Low cost ‘smart mask’ can detect disease from breath, researchers say | Hopes that device may improve diagnosis and monitoring of conditions such as lung and kidney disease

4-hour power: World’s 1st 62-mile-range hydrogen-powered drone soars in China | The drone weighs around 42 pounds (19kg), carries up to 13 pounds (6kg), flies for over 4 hours, and boasts industry-leading performance and design.

Injectable pacemaker regulates heartbeat for 5 days then dissolves

Brain Scientists Finally Discover the Glue that Makes Memories Stick for a Lifetime

This app makes it easier for neurodivergent people to navigate daily tasks

New wood-based material captures, releases CO2 on demand

China scientists’ breakthrough flow battery hits 850 cycles, retains 99.95% capacity | With new organic molecules, the organic flow battery performed well for 600 cycles without a drop in capacity.

No glue required: Wood and metal bonded with sound and 3D printing | The two methods create super strong bonds at the pore level, eliminating the need for caustic adhesives.

Sponge for CO2: New wood-based material captures, releases carbon on demand | FAMU-FSU College of Engineering creates a biomaterial that could not only replace plastic but absorb carbon dioxide.

H2Starfire: New hydrogen engine boasts 60% efficien

Japan’s manganese-boosted EV battery hits game-changing 820 Wh/Kg, no decay | Manganese anodes in Li-ion batteries achieved 820 Wh/kg, surpassing NiCo batteries’ 750 Wh/kg.

Tiny might: Nanoparticles with huge surface area created to capture carbon | The nanoparticles could be used to curb emissions from various industries including cement and metals.

New EV battery transforms waste energy into power for extended range | DEOGAM is currently field-testing their innovative battery in 500 Hyundai Ioniq 5 taxis on Jeju Island, South Korea.

Bacteria helping to extract rare metals from old batteries in boost for green tech | Team at University of Edinburgh using microbes to recycle lithium, cobalt and other expensive minerals

US achieves superconductor breakthrough, can benefit quantum computing

Lotus leaf-inspired tech advances 3D nanoscale tumor study

MIT develops low-cost, high-energy batteries using disordered rock salt cathodes | The new material family primarily comprises manganese, an earth-abundant element less expensive than nickel and cobalt.

Swarmbotics founders grew 'obsessed with robot swarms' and now plan to bring them to the battlefield

Eco-friendly "living plastic" contains the seeds of its own destruction

China submarine bests NATO, claims record 18.6-mile underwater transmission | The tests conducted in the South China Sea achieved a data transmission speed of 4,000 bits per second.

67-year-old receives world-first lung cancer vaccine as human trials begin

Sprayable safety: Stanford engineers wildfire-shielding gel to protect homes | The innovative gel transforms into a silica-based aerogel under heat, providing superior insulation and protection.

Lotus-inspired reactor turns carbon emissions into useful chemicals, fuel

‘World’s fastest’ microscope captures electron motion in striking detail | The researchers generated a single attosecond electron pulse to capture an electron in a fixed state, matching the speed at which electrons move.

‘Natural cement’: Scientists electrocute sand to stop coastline erosion | Calculations estimate that the cost of electrically cementing one cubic meter of ground ranges from $3 to $6.

World's fastest microscope freezes time at 1 quintillionth of a second | Physicists at the University of Arizona have developed the world’s fastest electron microscope to capture events lasting just one quintillionth of a second.

Unique ‘heart-in-a-box’ tech keeps donated organ beating for 9 hrs

Salsa hack: 50% recycled glass mix boosts cilantro, pepper, jalapeño plant growth | Preliminary results suggest that recycled glass not only accelerates plant growth but also prevents fungal growth.

Continuous Flow Reactor Recycles Many Common Plastics | Aduro's water-based process could address growing plastic waste

Plastic pollution solution: Scientists develop green plastic alternative

Printed electronics with 1,000 times more charge could detect spoiled milk, food | The printed electronics can be used to scan everyday objects—for example, milk cartons and fridges—to enable communication between these objects and smartphones and computers.

GPS-free navigation nears reality with quantum technology breakthrough | Integrated photonic chips enable compact, low-cost quantum navigation

Spit to save lives: 15-minute saliva test detects heart failure at home

Australia’s largest bank pulls funding for fossil fuel companies

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon: 'AI is not a bubble'

Clean lithium extraction possible with new zero-water, zero-chemical method

Why? This is so disappointing.

Flying robot can navigate collapsed structures easily, aid disaster response | Hovering six feet up, drones convert 3D lidar data into a 2D map, analyzing pixels to identify doors and rooms.

From pebbles to power: the rise of potassium silicate batteries

OpenAI blocks Iranian group's ChatGPT accounts for targeting US election

US: World’s largest 8,500 MWh capacity battery to be built in Maine | The project will use iron-air batteries that are easier to build, maintain and also recycle at the end of their life.

New air-powered computer fights device failure, cuts stroke, blood clot risk

Researchers develop fabric that generates electricity from body heat | The fabric offers possibilities for health checks, and activity tracking.