For all its brilliant complexity, the Milky Way is rather unremarkable as galaxies go. At least, that’s how Mark Vogelsberger sees it. “Our galaxy…
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One more chapter in Women’s Technology Program
Now in its 19th year, the WTP brings high school students with little STEM experience to Cambridge for an immersive, four-week exploration of all…
Researchers are about to resolve environmental instability of materials for solar panels
One of the solar energy market’s most promising solar cell materials—perovskite—is also the most frustrating. A research team in Sweden reports a possible solution…
Student Project House opens in Zurich
Following the pilot project at the Hönggerberg campus, ETH Zurich is opening a Student Project House on its Zentrum campus. Students can now make…
Explore Universe without leaving Earth
Have you ever wanted to explore outer-space? Now you can, without leaving Earth, thanks to powerful, open-source beta software VIRUP that builds – in…
Caltech holds conversation on Smart Electricity Grid
As part of Conversations on Sustainability, a webinar series hosted by the Caltech Science Exchange, Adam Wierman, professor of computing and mathematical sciences and…
EPFL and Microsoft Research scientists created an energy-efficient optical datacenter
EPFL and Microsoft Research scientists demonstrated ultrafast optical circuit switching using a chip-based soliton comb laser and a completely passive diffraction grating device. This…
Scientists can control light with only couple atoms thick layer
Most of us control light all the time without even thinking about it, usually in mundane ways: we don a pair of sunglasses and…
TUM AI-controlled race car wins Indy Autonomous Challenge
The Indy Autonomous Challenge was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Saturday – a race completely without drivers. Nine teams from universities around…
Queen’s University celebrates innovation in manufacturing
Queen's University Belfast is celebrating the relaunch of the Northern Ireland Advanced Composites and Engineering Centre (NIACE), which is integral to the 10x Economy…