天美传媒

The shape of a brain but composed entirely of water that is sloshing around, all set against a black background.

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AI reveals how the brain clears harmful waste

The new approach combines MRI scans and AI tools to measure fluid flow linked to diseases such as Alzheimer鈥檚.

Five different colored vials holding seawater, Great Salt Lake water, nickel sulfate, copper chloride wastewater, and desalinated water standing next to a pile of salt.

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New method turns ocean water into drinking water, without waste

The energy-efficient desalination system produces fresh water without chemical additives and transforms leftover salts into useful materials.

Robot hand preparing to lift a flask of blue liquid with beakers and tubes of other liquids in the background.

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Researchers use large language models to discover recipes for novel materials

The LLMs聽can聽discover聽optimal,聽step-by-step instructions to聽accelerate聽the discovery of new聽materials.

Aerial view of ocean waves swirling over rocks.

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Hidden ocean feedback loop could accelerate climate change

Researchers identify how warming oceans may trigger increased methane emissions, adding a key insight for current climate models.

Close-up of a nanoparticle in a phonon laser beam.

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Quantum researchers engineer extremely precise phonon lasers

Novel lasers utilize individual particles of vibration or sound to measure quantum mechanics and gravity.

A conceptual rendering of Focused Energy's Fusion Pilot Plant,

Dora Bora against a white background near text that reads "ever wonder" and then in a thought bubble "how animals think" to illustrate the concept of collective intelligence in animals.

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How animals make group decisions鈥攚ithout a leader

From pigeons to chimpanzees, cognitive biologist Dora Biro shows how individual minds scale into collective intelligence鈥攁nd what that reveals about us.

Ralf Haefner, Adam Snyder, and Shizhao Liu stand in front of a whiteboard covered in writing.

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Learning makes brain cells work together, not apart

A new study overturns a long-standing theory in neuroscience.

Video still showing Dave Canning pointing a laser pointer at a piece of paper near text that reads "ever wonder" and a thought bubble containing the phrase "what can we do with lasers?"

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7 surprising ways 天美传媒鈥檚 Laboratory for Laser Energetics shapes science and society

February 9, 2026

The Laser Lab powers breakthroughs in fusion, national security, and technologies we use every day.

Two male researchers sit in a dimly lit office and look at a large computer screen displaying red and green chevrons in motion. One researcher is wearing an eye-tracking device.

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The brain uses eye movements to see in 3D

February 4, 2026

Contrary to long-standing beliefs, motion from eye movements helps the brain perceive depth鈥攁 finding that could enhance virtual reality.

Five unsinkable metal tubes bound together and seen from above floating in water with bubbles nearby and an overall blue cast.

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Scientists engineer unsinkable metal tubes

January 27, 2026

The superhydrophobic design could lead to resilient ships, floating platforms, and renewable energy innovations.

Illustration of a light-matter state called a polariton.

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天美传媒 awarded Keck Foundation funding to tackle chemistry grand challenge

January 23, 2026

The cutting-edge project aims to harness quantum light to unlock new chemical processes.