Navigating through tunnels or underground parking structures is a notorious blind spot for GPS-based systems. 

With a $797,000 National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award, Rost will explore controlling the disorder in a relatively new class of materials called high-entropy ceramics.

Reporters are invited to an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of the AI and robotics tech featured at the AI for Good Global Summit 2025 (ITU/United Nations).

New research indicates that genetics may predict the effectiveness of anxiety and depression medications, potentially revolutionizing treatment approaches. Currently, nearly half of all patients don't respond to their initial prescription, leading to prolonged recovery. Researchers have developed a method using polygenic risk scores (PRS) from a simple genetic test to foresee which drugs will work best. While this technology has only been tested on genetic databases, clinical trials are anticipated. The goal is to develop an affordable and efficient test, allowing doctors to quickly select the most effective medication, thereby alleviating suffering much faster.

Grant-free communication schemes are a promising way to connect massive numbers of IoT devices, but they can suffer from interference and uneven performance. Researchers from Japan have made progress in addressing this challenge by developing a detailed mathematical model of how these schemes perform under various conditions. Their findings reveal a key trade-off between network fairness and optimal performance, offering insights for designing future 5G and 6G systems that support smart cities and connected healthcare.

In a bold stride toward carbon neutrality, seven researchers from Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), South Korea, unveil a novel catalytic reaction which selectively produces value-added alcohols from CO₂ using electrochemical conversion. The cutting-edge technology enables mass production of high value-added feedstock chemicals with world-class efficiency (four times higher efficiency than those achieved till date)—laying the groundwork for a zero-carbon future.