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Mathematical Model Of Memory Suggests 7 Senses Are Optimal
Tuesday, 9 September 2025, 7:43 am | Skoltech
The evolution of engrams refers to concepts becoming more focused or blurred with time, depending on how often the engrams get activated by a stimulus acting from the outer world via the senses, triggering the memory of the respective object. More >>
Vanadium Redox Flow Battery Model Predicts Its Performance Under Low-Temperature Conditions
Wednesday, 3 September 2025, 8:02 am | Skoltech
The results, published in the Journal of Power Sources, will serve as the foundation for developing advanced battery management algorithms that maintain maximum system efficiency even in low-temperature conditions. More >>
Unusual Microbug Anatomy Shown To Optimize Wing Weight
Sunday, 31 August 2025, 9:39 pm | Skoltech
As engineers grapple with the issue of battery size and other technical obstacles preventing the further miniaturization of insectlike drones, structures imitating bristled wings could find applications in pumping fluids through ultrathin tubes ... More >>
A New Step Towards 6G: Skoltech Scientists Publish A Monograph On Modern Methods Of Massive Machine-Type Communications
Tuesday, 26 August 2025, 10:34 am | Skoltech
The monograph combines fundamental theoretical results (including energy-efficiency limits) and practical implementation schemes. This makes the book valuable both for scientists and engineers working on next-generation communication networks. More >>
Eye Tracking Reveals Which Smart Prosthetics Feel Foreign To The Body — Independently Of User Feedback
Sunday, 17 August 2025, 7:01 pm | Skoltech
The new portable system encompasses eye-tracking glasses with two cameras capturing eye movement and a third camera tracking the environment, sensors incorporated into the prosthesis, and the software that processes the data. More >>
Study Uncovers Technologically Appealing Trick Used By Microalgae To Manipulate Light
Sunday, 27 July 2025, 5:37 pm | Skoltech
The team confirmed the occurrence of the Talbot effect with calculations and is planning to support the findings with an experiment with a scaled-up artificial structure mimicking the hole pattern of the frustule. More >>
Secrets Of Metamorphosis: New Study Reveals Gene Expression Model During Fly Development
Wednesday, 2 July 2025, 4:06 pm | Skoltech
The study aims to identify patterns of changes in gene activity during insect development that undergo complete metamorphosis — from egg to larva, pupa, and adult. The results were published in the Genome Biology and Evolution journal. More >>
New Catalyst Cuts Precious Palladium Expenditure 100-Fold By Using Recycled Waste
Wednesday, 2 July 2025, 4:01 pm | Skoltech
A palladium catalyst the team made based on the new carbon carrier proved very low in “dead” metal and exceedingly active in the industrially significant cross-coupling and hydrogenation reactions, essential for the production of drugs, pesticides, and ... More >>
Skoltech Discovers High-Capacity Battery Anode Material, Offering Graphite Alternative
Tuesday, 24 June 2025, 10:48 am | Skoltech
Metal-ion batteries use graphite as their main anode material today. There are several drawbacks to it, such as its small capacity, which restricts the operating time of phones, computers, and other equipment, and its high cost. More >>
Volcanic Life Under The Microscope: Scientists Identify Optimal DNA Extraction Method For Microbial Research
Friday, 20 June 2025, 1:36 pm | Skoltech
Microorganisms residing within fumaroles serve as sensitive indicators of environmental change. Their adaptability mirrors ecosystem responses to factors like temperature, moisture levels, pH values, and heavy metal concentrations. More >>
Generative AI Fills In The Gaps In Microscopy Data To Further Genetic Medicine
Sunday, 8 June 2025, 10:48 am | Skoltech
DNA requires more than the right set of genes: It has to have the correct 3D architecture, which is traditionally the object of statistical physics, and polymer physics in particular. More >>
Neural Networks Speed Up Search For Solid-State Battery Materials For Safer Electric Cars With Extended Range
Sunday, 8 June 2025, 8:58 am | Skoltech
So far solid-state batteries have not been adopted by carmakers, but EV developers are looking to capitalize on the technology before competitors. The new type of energy storage could improve fire safety and boost EV range by up to 50%. More >>
Tiny Lantern To Illuminate Blood Vessel Health — From Within
Thursday, 15 May 2025, 8:30 pm | Skoltech
Endoscopic probes made of glass fiber are a promising way to reach hard-to-access regions in the body for medical imaging or therapeutic purposes. More >>
New Monitoring Technique For Nanocomposites To Streamline Manufacturing And Property Tracking
Wednesday, 7 May 2025, 10:20 am | Skoltech
Advanced composite monitoring currently relies on techniques which are either specialized for material manufacturing or application stages. They are often not interchangeable, and we wanted to essentially positively disrupt the way things are done for nanocomposites. More >>
New milestone in optical computing research: Universal all-optical logic gate reaches 240 GHz
Wednesday, 30 April 2025, 9:17 pm | Skoltech
The results of the study were another important step towards the creation of optical computers that can work hundreds of times faster than traditional computers. More >>
New Study Reveals How Solar Coronal Holes Spray Solar Wind Like A Sun Garden Hose
Wednesday, 23 April 2025, 8:19 am | Skoltech
A pioneering study led by solar physicists has revealed how coronal holes propel fast solar wind streams of charged particles that race across our solar system. More >>
From Past To Future: AI Brings New Light To Solar Observations
Wednesday, 16 April 2025, 7:57 am | Skoltech
A deep learning framework transforms decades of solar data into a unified, high-resolution view — adjusting instruments, overcoming limitations, and helping us better understand our star. More >>
Nitrogen And Argon Plasma Boosts Performance Of Carbon-Based Supercapacitor Electrodes
Friday, 4 April 2025, 8:37 am | Skoltech
Supercapacitors are energy storage devices often used in tandem with lithium-ion tech. Unlike conventional batteries, they deliver — or harvest — energy nearly instantaneously, so they can enable the quick burst of power required to lift a load, ... More >>
Study Reveals Bizarre Compounds Of Oxygen And Carbon With Explosive Potential
Monday, 31 March 2025, 9:03 pm | Skoltech
The team’s analysis uncovered an entire “molecular zoo” numbering some 224 oxocarbons, of which only 78 had been reported in earlier papers and still fewer had been investigated at that level of detail. More >>
Neural Network Learns To Hesitate For Accuracy In A New Skoltech Study
Monday, 31 March 2025, 9:00 pm | Skoltech
The new technology can be applied in critical areas where the reliability of artificial intelligence is important, including medical diagnostic systems, industrial automation, technical control systems, and autonomous solutions. More >>
