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New tech produces hydrogen from solar energy – without using precious metal

New tech produces hydrogen from solar energy – without using precious metal

Solar hydrogen can now be produced efficiently and cheaply without the use of scarce, expensive platinum.

AI sensors pave way for earlier at-home cancer detection

AI sensors pave way for earlier at-home cancer detection

Using artificial intelligence, MIT and Microsoft researchers have designed molecular sensors to test many types of cancer.

Key trends shaping the future of safe robotics

Key trends shaping the future of safe robotics

The International Robotic Safety Conference (IRSC), hosted by the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), took place in Houston, Texas, from 3-5 November 2025. It highlighted how safety requirements are evolving within one of the fastest-growing segments of industrial automation.

Quantum internet could be on its way, thanks to tiny 3D-printed “light cage”

Quantum internet could be on its way, thanks to tiny 3D-printed “light cage”

3D nanoprinted “light cages” could enable fast, reliable storage of quantum information, paving the way for a global quantum internet.

3D printing produces 5x stronger aluminium

3D printing produces 5x stronger aluminium

A new type of printable aluminium could redefine the future of flight, according to MIT researchers.

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