The AI-powered OGDiffusion model shows potentioal for poineering application of diffusion models for scent generation. Credit: Institute of Science Tokyo Addressing the challenges of fragrance design, researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo (Science Tokyo) have developed an AI model that can automate the creation of new fragrances based on …
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New quantum-based navigation system 50 times more accurate than traditional GPS
System architecture of the MagNav system used in the trials. Boxes with purple borders indicate Q-CTRL produced components. Black boundary boxes indicate third-party inclusions (e.g. the “classical” vector fluxgate magnetometer). We include an INS in our test system, but this may be optionally replaced with a feed direct from the …
A wearable smart insole can track how you walk, run and stand
Overview of the self-powered smart insole. Credit: Science Advances (2025). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adu1598 A new smart insole system that monitors how people walk in real time could help users improve posture and provide early warnings for conditions from plantar fasciitis to Parkinson’s disease. Constructed using 22 small pressure sensors and fueled …
Ink engineering approach boosts efficiency and cuts cost of quantum dot-based photovoltaics
The entire fabrication of printable quantum dot solar cells by a slot-die printer took place in a cleanroom at Funsom, Soochow University. Credit: Shi et al Colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) are tiny semiconductor particles that are just a few nanometers in size, which are synthesized in a liquid solution (i.e., …
Living fungus-based building material repairs itself for over a month
Graphical abstract. Credit: bioRxiv (2024). DOI: 10.1101/2024.05.03.592484 Engineers have developed a building material that uses the root-like mycelium of a fungus and bacteria cells. Their results, published in Cell Reports Physical Science, show that this material—which is manufactured with living cells at low temperatures—is capable of self-repairing and could eventually …
Photonic computing needs more nonlinearity: Acoustics can help
A schematic representation of how an optoacoustic activation function can be employed between layers n − 1 and n + 1 of an all-optical multi-frequency neural network. Credit: Nanophotonics (2025). DOI: 10.1515/nanoph-2024-0513 Neural networks are one typical structure on which artificial intelligence can be based. The term “neural” describes their …
The future of mixed reality
Researchers from Japan developed a novel technology that transforms real-world doors into interactive portals between physical and virtual worlds, enhancing user experience and immersive virtual reality experience. Credit: Daiki Hagimori from NTT DOCOMO, Inc., Japan People seeking to feel fully immersed in virtual environments will soon be able to experience …
A fluid battery that can take any shape
Researchers at Linköping University have developed a battery that can take any shape. Credit: Thor Balkhed Using electrodes in a fluid form, researchers at Linköping University have developed a battery that can take any shape. This soft and conformable battery can be integrated into future technology in a completely new …
A machine using ultrasound and AI can gauge the fattiness of a tuna fish
A display shows tuna sushi sets being sold at a market stall in Tokyo, Japan, Thursday, April 10, 2025. Credit: AP Photo/Ayaka McGill Seafood lovers know the fatty marbling is what makes tuna sashimi and sushi so tasty, so for the industry, it’s the fish’s level of fattiness that’s used …
Novel membrane design mimics protein channels for efficient energy harvesting
Graphical abstract. Credit: Journal of the American Chemical Society (2025). DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c18730 A research team from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, along with collaborators, has introduced a novel membrane design that mimics biological protein channels to enhance proton transport for efficient …
German industry grapples with AI at trade fair
A man interacts with humanoid robot at the booth of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research during the opening of the Hannover Messe. Artificial intelligence is set to bring sweeping change to modern life, but at an industrial fair in Germany many companies wonder how they fit into …
New approach reliably integrates 2D semiconductors with dielectrics
Graphene FETs over 4-inch wafer and the extracted carrier mobility mapping. Credit: Nature Electronics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41928-025-01353-x. Two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor materials could enable the development of smaller yet highly performing electronic components, thus contributing to the advancement of a variety of devices. While significant strides have been made in the …
Researchers 3D-print a single complex structure containing two metals
A micro-CT volume rendering of the multi-material gyroid beam, fabricated from low-carbon stainless steel, seen in blue, and bronze, seen in orange, using the Aerosint selective powder deposition system. Credit: Provided by the SHAPE Lab, CIMP-3D and the Penn State Center for Quantitative Imaging A team of Penn State researchers has …
UK vows £20 million to boost drone and ‘flying taxi’ services
A Police officer uses a drone as he works outside the Arndale Center shopping complex in Manchester, northwest England on October 11, 2019, following a series of stabbings. Police arrested a man on terror charges Friday after a mass stabbing at a shopping center in Manchester, northwest England, that left …
Researchers develop new design and fabrication method to make lightsails for interstellar travel
Mission parameters for lightsail mission to Alpha Centauri. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-57749-y In a potential step toward sending small spacecraft to the stars, researchers have developed an ultra-thin, ultra-reflective membrane designed to ride a column of laser light to incredible speeds. Since its launch in 1977, NASA’s Voyager …
DNA scaffolds enable self-assembling 3D electronic devices
Chip-integrated 3D nanostructured device fabricated using DNA self-assembly (Left panel). A DNA crystal is grown at a designated substrate location (about 1000 crystals on 5μm pads are shown on a Right panel), then mineralized to silica and volumetrically templated with a semiconductor material before electrodes are attached (Center panel). The …
India’s $58M Space Fund Is a Boon for AM Innovation – 3DPrint.com
(3DPrint.com PRO is available only to subscribers) India’s space industry is picking up serious momentum. With a projected $44 billion space economy by 2033, the country is aggressively expanding its capabilities, fostering private-sector participation, and reducing its need for foreign technology. Now, with the launch of the Technology Adoption Fund …
New miniature laboratories are ensuring that AI doesn’t make mistakes
Data collection workflow. Credit: Nature Machine Intelligence (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s42256-024-00964-x Anyone who develops an AI solution sometimes goes on a journey into the unknown. At least at the beginning, researchers and designers do not always know whether their algorithms and AI models will work as expected or whether the AI …
Researchers explore the future of wearable multi-sensory haptic technology
Wearable haptic device locations. Credit: Nature Reviews Bioengineering (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s44222-025-00274-w From virtual reality to rehabilitation and communication, haptic technology has revolutionized the way humans interact with the digital world. While early haptic devices focused on single-sensory cues like vibration-based notifications, modern advancements have paved the way for multisensory haptic …
Biomimetic fabrication technique uses leaf skeletons as templates
Doctoral Researcher Amit Barua and leaf skeleton of a Bodhi tree. Credit: Timo Laukkanen By using leaf skeletons as templates, researchers harnessed nature’s intrinsic hierarchical fractal structures to improve the performance of flexible electronic devices. Wearable sensors and electronic skins are examples of flexible electronics. A research team at the …
