What if the boom is really a bubble?
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Just for a moment this week, Larry Ellison, co-founder of US cloud computing company…
Flexible, skin-mounted haptic interface can seamlessly bridge virtual and real-world experiences
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Immersing oneself in the virtual and augmented reality world is not only awesome for…
Self-propelled ice could be the green power of the future
Overview of self-propelled ice disks on herringbones. Credit: ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2025). DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5c08993 Scientists from…
New haptic technology adds the sense of touch to virtual reality
Credit: Premankur Banerjee USC scientists have developed a wearable system that enables more natural and emotionally engaging interactions…
Robotic space rovers keep getting stuck. Engineers have figured out why
Mechanical engineering professor Dan Negrut poses with a space rover used for testing. Credit: Joel Hallberg / UW–Madison…
Researchers demonstrate modular approach for building scalable quantum computers
Experiment overview. Credit: Nature Electronics (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41928-025-01404-3 What do children’s building blocks and quantum computing have in…
New research shows why people use the Internet of Things (IoT) and why sometimes they do not
Adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT). Credit: Journal of Consumer Behaviour (2024). DOI: 10.1002/cb.2427 The Internet of…
Researchers unveil efficient, eco-friendly method for recycling lithium-ion batteries
WPI Professor Yan Wang leads the team who developed the new process. Credit: Worcester Polytechnic Institute In a…
Model predicts long-term effects of nuclear waste on underground disposal systems
(A) Computational domain and material distribution used in the simulations. The domain is rotated so that the Opalinus…
Uncovering new ways to detect vault apps on smartphones
Example call graph of a simple Android app. Credit: Future Internet (2025). DOI: 10.3390/fi17050186 Researchers have discovered a…