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An international team of engineers has adapted a medical imaging technique to give 3D-printed materials the ability to sense where they are being damaged and track how that damage develops in real time.

University of Waterloo engineers have developed a low-cost, customizable 3D-printed filter that removes up to 90% of microplastics from water, offering an inexpensive solution for residential and industrial use. The work ...

More than 6 million U.S. homes have solar panels on their roofs—but what if you could generate power inside your house, too? Researchers at Binghamton University have developed a new type of wallpaper that turns moisture ...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman introduced a "remarkably capable, always-on" artificial intelligence agent at an appearance Tuesday, a day after the company halted the rollout of a more advanced model over safety concerns.

OpenAI will not release its newest artificial intelligence model, known as Astra 6.1, after internal testing showed it did not meet safety standards, the company confirmed Monday.

VENTRA is a new sustainable concept car developed by the student team TU/ecomotive. The electric vehicle captures particulate matter generated by tires and brakes while driving, encourages a more sustainable driving style ...

Swimming can take a lot of muscle. But as MIT engineers have found, even a single layer of muscle cells can power through water if designed right. In a paper published Sept. 28 in the journal Advanced Functional Materials, ...

As more people turn to LLMs for advice on interpersonal matters, the ethical foundations of the tools' replies increasingly have the power to shape individual lives and, at scale, the social fabric itself.

A Venus flytrap closes its leaves to trap prey when it senses a stimulus. Taking inspiration from this plant, KAIST researchers have combined the roles of skin that senses approaching objects and muscle that grasps them in ...

What if the blue pigment in your ink or dye could help power the future of clean energy? A recent study suggests it could. A research team led by professor Hiroshi Yabu at Tohoku University's Advanced Institute for Materials ...

Chinese researchers have developed a way to manipulate objects on solid surfaces using specially structured vibrations, allowing particles and other small objects to be confined, moved in circular paths or rotated without ...

As freshwater scarcity becomes more prevalent, solar evaporation is drawing attention as a promising solution. This process uses sunlight to heat the surface of salty or contaminated water, turning it into vapor that can ...