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Dialog / A light-programmable, dynamic ultrasound wavefront

The notion of a phased array was initially articulated by Nobel Prize recipient K. F. Braun. Phased arrays have subsequently evolved into a formidable mechanism for wave manipulation. This assertion holds particularly true ...

Sep 3, 2025 in Physics
Dialog / AI turns simple plant images into early drought warnings, giving crops a voice in the fight against water stress

What if plants could speak when they were thirsty? Agriculture, in essence, is a dialog among crops, soil and climate. Yet drought, the most insidious stressor, remains largely silent until its damage is visible.

Aug 29, 2025 in Biology
Dialog / Global forests store vast carbon wealth but credit systems undervalue their true potential, study finds

When we walk into a forest, we often think less about the shade or the silence and more about the invisible work trees do—pulling carbon dioxide out of the air and storing it in their trunks, roots and soils. Forests are ...

Aug 27, 2025 in Earth
Dialog / New laser technique boosts power by individually controlling light modes

From precision machining to advanced microscopy, the demand for higher-power, ultrafast lasers continues to grow. Traditionally, researchers have relied on single-mode fibers to build these lasers, but they face a fundamental ...

Aug 26, 2025 in Physics
Dialog / How terahertz beams and a quantum-inspired receiver could free multi-core processors from the wiring bottleneck

For decades, computing followed a simple rule: Smaller transistors made chips faster, cheaper, and more capable. As Moore's law slows, a different limit has come into focus. The challenge is no longer only computation; modern ...

Aug 25, 2025 in Hardware
Dialog / Robots can now learn to use tools—just by watching us

Despite decades of progress, most robots are still programmed for specific, repetitive tasks. They struggle with the unexpected and can't adapt to new situations without painstaking reprogramming. But what if they could learn ...

Aug 23, 2025 in Robotics
Dialog / Informal e-waste recycling in Pakistan: A hidden environmental crisis

When I began my research on electronic waste in Pakistan, I quickly realized how deeply it touches both our environment and our daily lives. We live in an age where technology evolves faster than ever—phones, laptops, and ...

Aug 20, 2025 in Earth
Dialog / How human protein ACE2 modulation could stop the entry of coronavirus

Early in the pandemic, most research, including our own, focused on designing drugs that could block the virus's spike protein. This was a logical first step, but as we've seen, the virus is a moving target. It was rapidly ...

Aug 15, 2025 in Chemistry
Dialog / More cameras, more problems? Why deep learning still struggles with 3D human sensing

Accurately estimating human pose was among the first tasks addressed by deep learning. Early models like OpenPose focused on localizing human joints as 2D keypoints in image coordinates. Later, Google came up with Mediapipe, ...

Aug 12, 2025 in Computer Sciences
Dialog / Rethinking imperfections: How defects are powering brighter perovskite emissions

In materials science, defects are usually seen as problems, unwanted microscopic features that degrade performance, reduce efficiency or shorten the lifespan of devices. But a recent breakthrough published in Advanced Materials ...

Aug 11, 2025 in Chemistry
Dialog / Uncovering the hidden world of parasites inside ticks

When I tell people I study parasites that live inside ticks, I usually get one of two reactions: a shudder of disgust or a puzzled look that says, "Don't ticks already carry enough diseases?"

Aug 7, 2025 in Biology
Dialog / Bacterial detection using glycan-targeting nanoparticles in Raman spectroscopy

In a study published in the Gold Bulletin journal by a group of researchers from the Center for Applied Physics and Advanced Technology (CFATA) and National School of Higher Education (ENES), Leon, both from the National ...

Aug 6, 2025 in Nanotechnology