Reinventing cement by harnessing volcanic chemistry to create more sustainable building materials
Greener cement in action—from clinker jar, to lab-made mortar samples, to cement geomorphic textures inspired by marble and travertine. Credit:…
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New transfer printing method creates safer, longer-lasting lithium-metal batteries
Solvent-free transfer printing enables uniform alumina–gold dual-layer coatings on lithium metal, overcoming interfacial and process limitations of conventional methods. Credit:…
New open-source tool makes complex data understandable
Screenshot of a Datavzrd report with annotated visual elements and controls. Credit: PLOS One (2025). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0323079 Tabular data is…
What happens when AI faces the human problem of uncertainty?
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence, the question of how machines make decisions under…
3D laser scanner improves sensing capabilities of harvesting robots
The Würzburg 3D laser scanner scans an apple tree at night. Credit: Michael Bleier / Universität Würzburg Whether strawberries, asparagus…
Hard labor conditions of online moderators directly affect how well the internet is policed—new study
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Big tech platforms often present content moderation as a seamless, tech‑driven system. But human labor, often…
The circular economy could make demolition a thing of the past—here’s how
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Most of us are already quite comfortable recycling our household waste. In Spain, for instance, millions…
Five reasons why driverless cars probably won’t take over your street any time soon
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The UK government has launched a consultation on driverless cars, ahead of on-the-road trials of the…
UK regulator seeks special status for Apple and Google that could mandate changes for Big Tech
The Apple logo is illuminated at a store in the city center of Munich, Germany, Dec. 16, 2020. Credit: AP…
New dataset and models boost Portuguese language AI performance to match English
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Large language models, such as ChatGPT, perform significantly less well in Portuguese than in English despite…