Chinese battery giant CATL has launched a new sodium-ion battery it says will “restructure” the EV industry. Chinese battery giant CATL launched on Monday a new sodium-ion battery it says…
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It’s a quantum zoo out there, and scientists just found a dozen new ‘species’
A “map” of the zoo: quantum states emerging in samples of twisted molybdenum ditelluride. The peaks correspond to different fractional charges. Credit: Columbia University There are a seemingly endless number…
Speech-filtering technology balances privacy and utility in smart devices
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Sound is a powerful source of information. By training algorithms to identify distinct sound signatures, sound can reveal what a person is doing, whether it’s cooking,…
Using AI to reveal the neural dynamics of human conversation
By combining AI with electrical recordings of brain activity, researchers were able to track the language exchanged during conversations and the corresponding neural activity in different brain regions. Credit: Mass…
All models are wrong—a computational modeling expert explains how engineers make them useful
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Nicknamed “Galloping Gertie” for its tendency to bend and undulate, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge had just opened to traffic on July 1, 1940. In a now…
NASA’s Curiosity rover finds major clue that Mars was once habitable
While slowly climbing the slopes of Mount Sharp — a towering peak inside Mars’ Gale Crater — NASA’s Curiosity rover made a remarkable discovery: large deposits of carbon locked away…
Tusi (a mixture of ketamine and other drugs) is on the rise among NYC nightclub attendees, study suggests
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain “Tusi,” also known as “tucibí” or “pink cocaine,” is a drug concoction that emerged in Latin America and Europe within the past decade and is becoming…
Ramses III inscription discovered in Jordan’s Wadi Rum
Jordan’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has announced the discovery of an inscription bearing the seal of Ramses III in the Wadi Rum Reserve, Jordan. Usermaatre Meryamun Ramesses III, the…
Reunion hospital boss urges reinforcements amid chikungunya outbreak
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The head of the hospital service on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion on Sunday called for medical reinforcements to cope with an epidemic of…
Analysts warn US could be handing chip market to China
Analysts say US chipmakers like Nvidia, whose CEO Jensen Huang is seen here, will face intensified competition from China and other countries due to new constraints imposed by the US…
