Chinese Research Team Develops New Lithium Metal Battery with Built-In "Fire Extinguisher", Solving Safety Challenges
The team led by Zhang Ying from the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has designed a lithium metal battery prototype equipped with a built-in "fire extinguisher," providing an inn...
[2025-12-22]
MIT's "PhysicsGen": Opening an Efficient Autonomous Path for Robot Training
Generative AI models like ChatGPT and Gemini rely on foundation models trained on vast data points to produce answers. Similarly, engineers hope to build foundation models to train robots in new skill...
[2025-12-22]
Scientists Design Sustainable and More Durable Asphalt Using Cigarette Butts
Since the introduction of filtered cigarettes, cigarette butts have become one of the main forms of litter, with an estimated 9 trillion butts produced annually by 2025. Moreover, with the rise of low...
[2025-12-22]
Constitutive Downregulation of Sorghum Liguleless Allele Improves Productivity and Water Use Efficiency
A study published in the Plant Biotechnology Journal provides new insights for optimizing sorghum canopy architecture. The research found that regulating sorghum leaf angles through bioengineering can...
[2025-12-22]
Tyumen State University Develops Geothermal Well Parameter Model, Boosting Clean Energy Development in Kamchatka
Scientists from Tyumen State University have developed a model for calculating the main parameters of geothermal wells (pressure, velocity, and steam dryness), and discovered an anomalous 2.2-fold inc...
[2025-12-22]
Swiss Team Innovates Energy Model: New Path to Solving the Energy Trilemma
The energy transition is challenging nations, cities, and regions. Utilizing sustainable energy is key to curbing climate change, but energy system costs must remain manageable, and supply security mu...
[2025-12-19]
AI System Enables Quadruped Robots to Adapt to Unfamiliar Terrain Like Real Animals
A collaborative research effort between the University of Leeds and University College London (UCL) has achieved a major breakthrough: researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system...
[2025-12-19]
U.S. Develops Large-Scale 3D-Printed Formwork, Modernizing Nuclear Energy Construction
The Manufacturing Demonstration Facility (MDF) at the U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in collaboration with Kairos Power and Barnard Construction, has successfully develope...
[2025-12-19]
Chinese Academy of Sciences Study Shows Gut Microbiota Modulation Improves Pork Quality
A research team led by Professor Kong Xiangfeng from the Institute of Subtropical Agriculture Ecology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences has discovered a new strategy to improve pork quality by modula...
[2025-12-19]
University of Connecticut Develops New Method for Sustainable Lithium Extraction from Domestic Geothermal Brine
Engineers at the University of Connecticut are working on developing a more sustainable method to extract the critical mineral lithium from domestic geothermal brine.
Leading the project, Assistant P...
[2025-12-19]