Bubble wrap bursts enable power-free acoustic testing
Types of bubble wrap used in this investigation. upper left: Type A (diameter: 7.0 mm, height: 2.5 mm), upper right:…
Smartwatches achieve centimeter-level location accuracy with new tracking algorithms
Precise centimeter-level positioning on a smartwatch during four hours of data in Dunedin, New Zealand. The dots show…
Red is shown to create a surprising amount of glare, raising questions about current standards
The experiment carried out at EPFL with the red filter. Credit: LIPID / EPFL An EPFL study shows…
Swiss solar furnaces recycling watchmakers’ waste metal
Panatere metallurgical engineer Jean-Francois Dionne, wearing a thermal protective suit, shows an aluminum ingot. A Swiss company inaugurated…
How atmospheric water harvesting can be scaled
Companies in the SAWH sector. Credit: Joule (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.joule.2025.102132 Water scarcity is a huge global issue. More…
First experimental proof of multiscale coupling in plasma has implications for fusion energy
Prior to the equilibrium change, intense microscale magnetic turbulence is generated by electron beams injected into the two…
Clever device drastically reduces the vibration from rotating parts
Credit: Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne An EPFL Ph.D. student in mechanical engineering has developed a device that…
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…