Researchers at the University of Rochester built solar panels that evaporate seawater, collect nearly all salts as solids and can separate lithium. The method uses laser-etched metal surfaces and may cut energy use and brine waste.
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Researchers combined MRI scans with physics-informed AI to estimate slow fluid flow in the brain’s glymphatic system, which helps clear waste and is linked to Alzheimer’s. The team trained AI on dye videos and collected animal baseline data.
Researchers at North Carolina State University built a device called the MIPM that curls into a shell to protect fragile items like soft robots and flexible electronics. It uses sensors and heated materials to change shape automatically.
A multi-university trial tested a smartphone app plus personal text coaching to reduce depression, anxiety and eating disorders. More than 6,200 students took part and reported fewer symptoms up to two years after starting the program.
A new study warns that growing electricity use by data centers and cryptocurrency mining could raise power prices and CO2 emissions in the United States by 2030. Researchers modelled hourly power needs across 26 regions to find likely impacts.
A Boston University study finds that removing third-party cookies substantially reduced publisher ad revenue, with larger losses in the EU. Google’s Privacy Sandbox recovered only a small share, and publishers are changing how they earn money online.
