15+ hour, 58+ min ago   (487+ words) A few atoms of aluminum oxide could solve a key trade-off holding back next-generation 2D semiconductor technology. Taiwanese researchers have developed a new atomically thin “primer coat” for molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂) that lets you put an extremely thin gate insulator on top…...

17+ hour, 17+ min ago   (429+ words) Latest mages show that China’s “WZ-X” drone has what appear to be stealth features, hinting at a role spying deep inside defended airspace. New images are circulating that appear to show China’s latest American B-2 “Spirit” looking stealth drone, the…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (475+ words) The sensors operate at a fraction of a degree above absolute zero. Researchers in the US have accurately measured X-ray emissions from a total of three radioactive elements, including uranium, plutonium and neptunium, with ultrasensitive quantum sensors. The sensors were…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (402+ words) Researchers at Yunnan University and Southwest United Graduate School have demonstrated functional underwater solar cells operating at a depth of 10 meters (33 feet) in the South China Sea. The achievement smashes previous limits. Earlier attempts to harvest solar energy underwater stalled…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (468+ words) A deep-tech startup’s experimental nuclear fusion system has reportedly spotted signatures of a total of 32 elements, including noble gases, rare earths, and uranium. Hyderabad-based Hylenr Technologies, which develops low-energy nuclear reactor (LENR) tech, reported the findings after more than two…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (529+ words) Sixty-six million years later, a dinosaur’s fossilized poop is rewriting evolutionary history. It is rare for paleontology to find feathers at all. Finding them inside the belly of a beast is a miracle of preservation. An apex predator ate a…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (474+ words) The world’s brightest synchrotron X‑ray source has completed its recent upgrade, and now delivers the brightness of its X-ray beams 500‑fold, enabling researchers to more precisely image atomic structures and track defect formation in real time....

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (705+ words) Engines, parachutes and wings guide vehicles through their final descent. Most rocket launches are watched on the way up. Engines ignite, the vehicle climbs through the atmosphere, and its stages separate as it heads toward space. But for reusable rockets…...