Topic: scientific innovation
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Preserving Tech History: The IEEE President's Urgent Note
IEEE has historically advanced technology by fostering knowledge exchange, setting standards, and influencing policy to serve humanity's needs. The organization preserves and promotes technological history through milestones, museums, and oral histories to inspire and guide future innovations. En...
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AI Achieves in 2 Days What Took Researchers 10 Years
Google's AI system Co-scientist replicated a decade-long scientific breakthrough in just two days by independently analyzing data and generating the same hypothesis. The AI not only matched the human researchers' findings but also proposed four additional credible theories, including one entirely...
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Physicists 3D-Print a Christmas Tree From Pure Ice
Researchers have developed a novel 3D printing method that creates intricate ice structures using evaporative cooling in a vacuum chamber, eliminating the need for traditional refrigeration. The technique relies on a water jet nozzle depositing layers that instantly freeze under low pressure, a p...
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QT Sense Secures €4M to Develop Quantum Sensing Platform
QT Sense has secured €4 million in funding to advance its Quantum Nuova platform, which uses quantum sensors to observe real-time biochemical processes within living cells, a significant improvement over traditional static methods. The technology employs fluorescent nanodiamond sensors to detect ...
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World's Smallest Autonomous Aquatic Robot
Researchers have created a fully autonomous robot smaller than a grain of salt, shattering a long-standing miniaturization barrier for independent machines. It uses a novel propulsion method, generating an electric field to move water around it, as traditional swimming is ineffective at microscop...
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Ex-Google CEO to Fund New Hubble Telescope Replacement
A new philanthropic initiative led by Eric and Wendy Schmidt aims to build a suite of next-generation telescopes, marking a significant revival of private capital funding large-scale scientific infrastructure. The project, the Schmidt Observatory System, includes a space-based telescope called La...
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Turtles' Breathing Secret: Butt Breathing Proven Safe in Humans
A medical study confirmed the safety of enteral ventilation, an unconventional breathing technique that introduces a specialized liquid into the rectum to absorb oxygen through the intestinal lining, intended as a complementary support for patients when lungs need rest. In a human trial with 27 h...
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Qatar Tops Arab World in Engineering & Tech, 2025 Report Reveals
Qatar leads Arab nations in engineering and technology, according to the 2025 ARCIF report, which highlights the country's growing role in regional research and innovation. The report reveals a massive expansion in Arab scientific output since 2016, with increases of 367% in accredited journals, ...
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