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‘The Matrix is everywhere’: cinema bets on immersion
The LA-based Cosm theater has worked to create an environment in which the viewer feels like they are inside the film.
In a Los Angeles…
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Accelerating the arrival of fault-tolerant quantum computers with next-generation materials
Joseph P. Carroll supervising operations at one of Davis Group Andreev scanning tunneling microscope (STM). Credit: Catherine Dawson, Davis Group.…
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Laser technique improves ultra-high temperature ceramic manufacturing for space and defense…
TEM and STEM-HAADF analysis of the HFC17 sample synthesized at 1700°C using the SLRP method. Credit: Journal of the American Ceramic Society (2025). DOI:…
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UK lab promises air-con revolution without polluting gases
A 'solid refrigerant' used by Barocal at their headquarters in Cambridge.
The soft, waxy "solid refrigerant" being investigated in a UK…
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3D printing metal molds poised to accelerate US auto manufacturing
Using a toolpath strategy for weight reduction, two near-net shape dies were manufactured using a gas metal arc welding additive manufacturing process at the…
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Revolutionizing baseball training with AI-simulated pitchers
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain
Two University of Waterloo alumni are changing Major League Baseball (MLB) with a data-driven pitching…
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LegoGPT can design stable structures using standard LEGOs from text prompts
Overview of LEGOGPT. Credit: arXiv (2025). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2505.05469
A team of engineers and AI specialists at Carnegie Mellon…
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‘Countersnapping’ structures shrink when pulled
Countersnapping metamaterial. Credit: AMOLF
When you pull something—like a rubber band—you expect it to get longer. But what if it did the…
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Researchers unveil rapid self-healing electronic skin, paving the way for smarter, tougher wearables
The electronic skin developed by the research team incorporates silver nanowires as a conductive material. Credit: Terasaki Institute for Biomedical Innovation…
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Self-healing coating lets Nd-Fe-B magnets resist saltwater, ice and mechanical damage
(A) The slippery liquid-infused porous surface coating enhances the corrosion resistance and anti-icing capabilities of Nd-Fe-B magnets; (B) and is expected to find…
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