Innovation

A night vision upgrade: How AI-tuned VO₂ films could make infrared cameras far more sensitive
Inspired by the infrared sensory organs of snakes, which allow them to detect prey in... Read more
Smart pillow lets users stream podcasts and music with hugs and presses
A "smart pillow" that enables people to access digital content at bedtime without looking at... Read more
Hybrid 'super foam' uses 3D-printed struts to absorb up to 10 times more energy
Aerospace engineering and materials science researchers at Texas A&M University and the DEVCOM Army Research... Read more
Multiply and subtract your way to more lifelike VR avatars
POSTECH's (Pohang University of Science and Technology) Professor Inseok Hwang's team has developed ArithMotion, a... Read more
Liquid-metal pupil helps an artificial eye adapt to sudden light changes
Computer vision technologies are artificial intelligence (AI)-powered systems that can capture, analyze, and interpret visual... Read more
Graphene-based 'artificial skin' brings human-like touch closer to robots
Robots are becoming increasingly capable in vision and movement, yet touch remains one of their... Read more
Photonic chips advance real-time learning in spiking neural systems
Researchers have developed photonic computing chips that overcome key limitations for a type of neural... Read more
Next-generation memory material has the surprising property of shrinking when heated
Most materials we use in everyday life expand slightly when heated and return to their... Read more
TweetyBERT parses canary songs to better understand how brains learn language
A new machine learning model, TweetyBERT, automatically segments and classifies canary vocalizations with expert-level accuracy,... Read more
Extra 'set of eyes' for self-driving cars: Roadside radar sensors could reduce blind spots
Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are becoming increasingly common on roadways, but making them as safe as... Read more
A rewritable DNA hard drive may help solve the growing data storage crisis
Around the world, scientists are exploring an unexpected solution to the growing data crisis: storing... Read more
World-first gigabit-per-second laser link between aircraft and geostationary satellite
Faster, more secure connections from space could one day make broadband on planes, ships and... Read more
Micro to mega engineering: Scaling up the 'world's smallest Nerf blaster'
BYU engineers had so much fun working with Mark Rober to create the "world's smallest... Read more
GiantEye—new dimensions in computed tomography
Traditional industrial tomographs reach their physical limits when it comes to large volumes and high... Read more
A 270-year-old physics trick could supercharge affordable battery technology
Roughly 270 years ago, Dr. Johann Gottlob Leidenfrost from Germany observed a peculiar behavior of... Read more