Science X Dialog
Science X Dialog is where researchers can share news and information about their own published journal articles.
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Dialog / Pandemic predictions that promised certainty—and delivered confusion: What we must learn
In the early months of 2020, a curious thing happened. Around the globe, a new kind of number began appearing in government briefings and newspaper headlines. These weren't just case counts or hospital admissions. They were ...

Dialog / Could black holes be growing inside stars—silently and forever?
When people think of black holes, they imagine something dramatic: a star exploding in space, collapsing in on itself, and forming a cosmic monster that eats everything around it. But what if black holes didn't always begin ...

Dialog / The silent injuries that shape our skeletons and an overlooked rescue enzyme
Bone is not the inert structure we often imagine. It's alive, adapting daily to load-bearing and impact. But with over 200 million people affected by osteoporosis globally and therapies relying largely on antiresorptives ...

Dialog / Quantum heat circuits: A diode framework for quantum thermal transistors
Transistors are the fundamental building blocks behind today's electronic revolution, powering everything from smartphones to powerful servers by controlling the flow of electrical currents. But imagine a parallel world, ...

Dialog / Power out of thin air: A simple, scalable flutter-driven wind energy harvester
When we think about renewable energy, images of sprawling solar farms or towering coastal wind turbines usually come to mind. Yet, there is a quieter, more compact option: a slender strip of material fluttering in the breeze, ...

Dialog / AI-powered algorithm Capivara unmasks hidden structures in galaxies by analyzing their spectral fingerprints
When I first started working with integral field spectroscopic (IFU) data, I was struck by how much complexity was being averaged out or masked by traditional processing techniques. Most segmentation methods in astronomy—especially ...

Dialog / Record-large pore molecular crystals: A leap toward clean energy storage
In our study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, our team from The University of Hong Kong and Northwestern University, led by the late Nobel Laureate Professor Fraser Stoddart, developed RP-H200, a ...

Dialog / How water vapor is powering the next generation of soft robots
Phase-change actuation has been revived for the era of untethered, electrically driven soft robots. Our team at the University of Coimbra have developed a phase transition soft actuator designed to power electric soft robots ...

Dialog / Improving the performance of Cu₂SrSnS₄ solar cells with inorganic hole transport layers
Thin film solar cells such as CdTe and CIGSe have gained significant attention due to their low production cost and excellent power conversion efficiencies (PCE). Nevertheless, toxicity and scarcity of constituent elements ...

Dialog / Water-assisted microwave synthesis of porous COF materials for lithium-ion batteries
In our recent study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, our team from the National University of Singapore has developed a rapid and eco-friendly method for synthesizing imide-linked covalent organic ...

Dialog / Topological polycrystal: A new approach to configurable, multiband topological photonic circuitry
Molding the flow of light—whether confined to localized regions or propagating in free space—remains crucial for modern integrated photonics. The advancement of the multi-channel, programmable optical waveguide and coupler ...

Dialog / Wearable haptics get thinner: A flexible haptic patch lets you feel the virtual world
As virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies rapidly evolve, the demand for more immersive, multisensory experiences grows alongside them. Among the key frontiers is tactile feedback—the ability to physically ...