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This sound-suppressing silk can create quiet spaces

This sound-suppressing silk can create quiet spaces

Researchers engineered a hair-thin fabric to create a lightweight, compact, and efficient mechanism to reduce noise transmission in…

May 11, 20247 min read
Physicists arrange atoms in extremely close proximity

Physicists arrange atoms in extremely close proximity

The technique opens possibilities for exploring exotic states of matter and building new quantum materials.

May 6, 20248 min read
‘Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body’ chosen as 2024-25 Go Big Read book 

‘Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body’ chosen as 2024-25 Go Big Read book 

Rebekah Taussig wasn’t alone, but she sure felt like it.

May 5, 20244 min read
Geologists discover rocks with the oldest evidence yet of Earth’s magnetic field

Geologists discover rocks with the oldest evidence yet of Earth’s magnetic field

Geologists at MIT and Oxford University have uncovered ancient rocks in Greenland that bear the oldest remnants of…

Apr 29, 20248 min read
This tiny chip can safeguard user data while enabling efficient computing on a smartphone

This tiny chip can safeguard user data while enabling efficient computing on a smartphone

Researchers have developed a security solution for power-hungry AI models that offers protection against two common attacks.

Apr 24, 20246 min read
New AI method captures uncertainty in medical images 

New AI method captures uncertainty in medical images 

By providing plausible label maps for one medical image, the Tyche machine-learning model could help clinicians and researchers…

Apr 17, 20247 min read

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The overlooked history of African technology

The overlooked history of African technology

ByRevoScienceOct 14, 20146 min read

New book explores the confluence of innovation, hunting, and nature in Zimbabwe. CAMBRIDGE, MA — In the border region where Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and South Africa meet, indigenous hunters have for centuries made and used an impressive array of tools. There is the bow, made from giant raisin trees and called the “vurha” or “uta” in […]

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2014

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2014

ByRevoScienceOct 8, 20143 min read

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2014 to Isamu Akasaki, Meijo University, Nagoya, Japan and Nagoya University, Japan; Hiroshi Amano, Nagoya University,…