Tech & Engineering
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26-Mar-2025
Engineers redefine how heat transfers on advanced surfaces
University of Texas at DallasPeer-Reviewed Publication
University of Texas at Dallas developed a new theory to explain heat transfer on advanced surfaces, which they outline in an article published online March 13 in the physical science journal Newton.
The theory is critical to the researchers’ work to develop innovative surfaces for applications such as harvesting water from air without electricity.
- Journal
- Newton
- Funder
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, U.S. National Science Foundation, DOE/US Department of Energy
26-Mar-2025
Top global award for young technologists goes to researcher who advanced AI with high-performance computers
Association for Computing MachineryGrant and Award Announcement
ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, today named Torsten Hoefler, a Professor at ETH Zurich, the recipient of the 2024 ACM Prize in Computing for fundamental contributions to high-performance computing and the ongoing AI revolution. Hoefler developed many of the core capabilities of modern supercomputers and defined key aspects of the algorithms for distributing AI models on them.
26-Mar-2025
Introducing 'Between a Rocket & a Hard Space': the ISS National Lab’s new podcast exploring the future of space innovation
International Space Station U.S. National LaboratoryBusiness Announcement
The International Space Station (ISSInternational Space Station) National Laboratory is launching a bold new way to bring the excitement of space-based research down to Earth—introducing Between a Rocket & a Hard Space, the official ISS National Lab podcast. This podcast series dives deep into the discoveries, innovations, and people shaping the future of space, with the first episode now available.
26-Mar-2025
Idaho National Laboratory seeks sponsor for innovation incubator to support technology commercialization
DOE/Idaho National LaboratoryBusiness Announcement
(IDAHO FALLS, Idaho) – The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is seeking an industry sponsor to invest $5 million to $10 million in a privately funded innovation incubator. This program will combine the power of a national laboratory with private sector commercialization knowledge to unleash breakthrough innovations by finding and supporting promising startups in the areas of nuclear energy, integrated energy systems, cybersecurity and advanced materials.
26-Mar-2025
Deep sea mining for rare metals impacts marine life for decades, scientists say
Heriot-Watt UniversityPeer-Reviewed Publication
Marine life in the deep ocean can take decades to recover from the impact of deep-sea mining for rare metals, new research shows.
- Journal
- Nature
26-Mar-2025
Researchers achieve quantum computing milestone, realizing certified randomness
University of Texas at AustinPeer-Reviewed Publication
Using a 56-qubit quantum computer, researchers have for the first time experimentally demonstrated certified randomness, a way of generating random numbers from a quantum computer and then using a classical supercomputer to prove they are truly random and freshly generated. This could pave the way towards the use of quantum computers for a practical task unattainable through classical methods.
- Journal
- Nature
- Funder
- DOE/US Department of Energy