By tweaking materials, scientists create transistors that remember

The research team from Johns Hopkins University, led by Professor Howard Katz and graduate student Riley Bond, made a surprising discovery that could change the way memory works in electronics. By modifying the materials used in organic transistors, they created a new type of memristor – a device that can remember past charging states. The […]

US firm builds floating wind platform in 40 hours, 10x faster

Aikido Technologies, a startup based in San Francisco, has developed a unique folding platform for offshore floating wind turbines that can be assembled in under 40 hours, 10x faster than traditional methods. The Aikido One platform uses a semi-submersible design that can transport a fully assembled floating wind turbine to the installation site. Once there, […]

China’s 99.99995% pure graphite production could challenge US in nuclear tech race

China’s state-owned enterprise, China Electronics Technology Group Corporation (CETC), has developed a process to mass produce graphite with a carbon content exceeding 99.99995% purity. This is close to the theoretical limit, with impurities reduced to negligible levels. CETC’s new production process allows for creating this ultra-high purity graphite at a lower cost than traditional methods, […]

NASA Discovers Secret Army Base Buried Under Decades of Ice

NASA scientists flying over Greenland with radar equipment discovered a secret US Army base called Camp Century, buried under 100 feet of ice. Camp Century was built by the US Army Corps of Engineers between 1959-1960. It was designed to house up to 200 soldiers and 600 nuclear missiles, powered by a nuclear reactor. It […]

First Traces of Ancient Egyptian Hallucinogens Found in Old Jug

Archaeologists have discovered the first direct evidence of ancient Egyptians using hallucinogenic plants. Traces of psychedelic substances were found in a 2,200-year-old ceramic drinking vessel. The vessel, which features the face of the Egyptian deity Bes, contained residues of blue water lily, Syrian rue, and plants from the Cleome genus – all known to have […]

Young American Deaths From Cervical Cancer Fall Sharply After HPV Vaccine

Deaths from cervical cancer among young women under 25 in the U.S. have dropped by 62% in the last decade. Researchers attribute this dramatic decline to the widespread adoption of the Gardasil HPV vaccine, which was approved in the U.S. in 2006. National health data shows that the first cohorts of girls who were able […]

The World’s Rarest Mineral Is So Rare It’s Only Ever Been Found Once

The world’s rarest mineral is called kyawthuite, a tiny tawny-hued grain weighing just 1.61 carats. It is so rare that only one specimen has ever been found. The single known specimen was discovered in 2010 in a market in Myanmar by gemologist Kyaw Thu, who initially thought it was a different mineral called scheelite. Analysis […]

World’s Largest Gold Deposit Found, Worth Over US$80 Billion

A massive gold deposit containing around 1,000 metric tons (1,100 US tons) of gold has been discovered in central China’s Hunan Province. The deposit is valued at approximately 600 billion yuan or US$83 billion, making it potentially the largest and most lucrative gold reserve ever uncovered, surpassing the South Deep mine in South Africa. The […]