Technology
Biomarker Validation Tests Accuracy of Maternal Reports on Infant Smoke Exposure
A new biomarker-based analysis is shining a spotlight on a subtle statistical trap in studies that try to reconstruct infants’...
Unraveling Europe’s Energy Crisis with Structural Causal Models
Europe’s recent energy turmoil wasn’t just a story of prices rising and supply tightening—it was a system-level shock whose knock-on...
Smart Hydrogels and Scaffolds Engineer Microenvironments to Regenerate Tissues
Hydrogels are water-rich, three-dimensional polymer networks that can absorb and hold large amounts of fluid while remaining soft, biocompatible, and...
All-optical computing advances toward 100-GHz clock speeds
A new study is pushing all-optical computing toward blistering speeds, targeting clock rates near 100 GHz—an advance that could help...
Machine Learning Predicts Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Seven Days After Birth Using Respiratory Data
In a breakthrough that could reshape early care for premature babies, researchers report a machine-learning system designed to forecast bronchopulmonary...
Hybrid Positioning System Promises Reliable Tracking When GPS Fails
A new positioning approach unveiled at the IEEE International Conference on Communications in Glasgow blends satellite navigation with a sensing...
Non-Dispersive Infrared ETCOc Levels Predict Need for Neonatal Phototherapy
Newborn jaundice is common, but identifying which infants will develop clinically significant hyperbilirubinemia remains a challenge—especially when clinicians must balance...
Tae-Woo Lee Team Achieves World-Leading Efficiency in Vapor-Deposited Perovskite LEDs
Seoul National University (SNU) and the University of Cambridge have unveiled a vapor-deposited perovskite light-emitting diode (PeLED) that delivers standout...
Nanocrystal PN-Junction Model Advances Quantum Dot Light-Emitting Diodes
Quantum dot light-emitting diodes (QD-LEDs) are poised to become a cornerstone of next-generation displays and solid-state lighting, but their performance...
Scalable Shear-Exfoliated Graphene Enables High-Performance Low-Carbon Recycled Concrete
A team of researchers reports a manufacturing breakthrough that could help concrete decarbonize without sacrificing strength: scalable shear-exfoliated graphene engineered...
Cracking-Assisted Transfer Printing Enables High-Resolution Quantum Dot LED Displays
A new advance in quantum-dot (QD) display manufacturing could help push next-generation full-colour electroluminescence (EL) screens toward larger sizes and...
New Challenges and Trends Shape Automotive Battery Recycling Efforts
Electrification is rapidly expanding automotive battery production worldwide, but that boom creates a growing “back end” problem: huge volumes of...
Electromechanical docking systems enable thin-film robotic and electronic module transfers
A new study in npj Flexible Electronics reports an electromechanical way to “snap” thin-film robotic and electronic modules together—and to...
Optical anisotropy enables more robust skyrmion-based information storage
A team of researchers reports a new route to making skyrmions—tiny, swirling magnetic textures that can behave like stable information...
Flexible thin-film electronics that reposition and connect themselves
Fukuoka, Japan—A team at Kyushu University has unveiled prototype thin-film electronic modules that can automatically dock and undock from one...
New perception-based technology brings AR glasses closer to real life
A major snag in optical see-through augmented reality (AR) is the trade-off between realism and usability. When occlusion-capable head-mounted displays...
Osaka University, DNAFORM and INRB develop portable rapid Ebola diagnostic system
In May 2026, the World Health Organization declared an international public health emergency over an outbreak of Ebola virus disease...
Researchers Launch Physics-Informed Digital Twin to Revolutionize Thermal Energy Systems
A new review is turning Physics-Informed Neural Network–Digital Twins (PINN-DT) into a serious contender for real-world thermal energy optimization. By...
AI Review Shows How Tools Help Nurses Manage Chronic Disease More Proactively
AI is moving from buzzword to bedside tool, as a new umbrella review in JMIR Nursing reports that artificial intelligence–enabled...
ORNL Grid Researchers Achieve IEEE Senior Membership Recognition
Three researchers from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have been elevated to Senior Member status in...