Researchers have created a class of robots made from thin sheets of material connected into sheets that can snap into any of hundreds of stable shapes, allowing them to execute…
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Feeling the Music: Touch Amplifies Emotional Power of Sound
Summary: A new study shows that combining touch with hearing profoundly intensifies emotional responses to music. Using a custom-built device that transforms sound into tactile vibrations, researchers found that people…
Low-power MoS₂-based microwave transmitter could advance communications
Optical photograph of 2D phased array transmitters fabricated on a four-inch monolayer MoS2 wafer. The wafer contains a total of 30 2D transmitters. Credit: Wu et al. (Nature Electronics, 2025).…
Robot ‘backpack’ drone launches, drives and flies to tackle emergencies
Credit: California Institute of Technology Introducing X1: The world’s first multirobot system that integrates a humanoid robot with a transforming drone that can launch off the humanoid’s back, and later,…
Laser-tuned polymer surface switches between cooling and heating modes without consuming electricity
(Left) Conceptual diagram of single-material-based processing technology using laser processing (Center) Schematic illustrating the radiative cooling or solar heating functionality of the processed material (Right) Actual photos and SEM images…
Triggered Hypothermia Protects the Brain After Injury
Summary: Scientists have discovered a way to induce a hibernation-like state that protects the brain after injury—without using external cooling. By activating a specific population of neurons, researchers created a…
Could digital currencies end banking as we know it? The future of money
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Throughout history, control over money has been one of the most powerful levers of state authority. Rulers have long understood that whoever issues and manages the…
Super-thin semiconductor overcomes trade-off between speed and thermal stability
Load-pull characterization of a top-gate ITO transistor on a SiC substrate. Credit: Nature Electronics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41928-025-01447-6 The results show that a highly thermally conductive SiC substrate can effectively improve…
Skin Problems Signal Depression and Suicide Risk
Summary: New research reveals that mental health patients experiencing their first episode of psychosis are more likely to have skin conditions, and that these patients face significantly higher risks of…
