# Technology - ARGO.net Science > Sensors, robotics, data tools, and the systems powering modern discovery. Canonical URL: https://www.argo.net/technology/ RSS feed: https://www.argo.net/technology/feed/ ## Published Stories - [In 1958 USS Nautilus slipped beneath the Arctic ice on a secret second attempt, carried 116 people across the geographic North Pole and emerged near Greenland after nuclear propulsion solved the endurance problem that had stopped earlier submarines](https://www.argo.net/in-1958-uss-nautilus-slipped-beneath-the-arctic-ice-on-a-secret-second-attempt-carried-116-people-across-the-geographic-north-pole-and-emerged-near-greenland-after-nuclear-propulsion-solved-the-endur/index.html.md): 2026-07-24 - For the 116 people aboard USS Nautilus, the Arctic Ocean offered no reliable way to surface, communicate, or turn around quickly. Thick ice sealed off the sea above... - [3D-printed seawall tiles in Miami could give marine life a foothold on concrete shores](https://www.argo.net/3d-printed-seawall-tiles-in-miami-could-give-marine-life-a-foothold-on-concrete-shores/index.html.md): 2026-07-16 - Researchers at Florida International University have installed a new set of 3D-printed seawall tiles at Morningside Park in Miami, launching a real-world test of coastal infrastructure that can... - [Google’s San Jose research facility faces questions over 250-megawatt plan](https://www.argo.net/googles-san-jose-research-facility-faces-questions-over-250-megawatt-plan/index.html.md): 2026-07-14 - The City of San José has placed a proposed Google research complex on its list of large energy-use projects, bringing fresh attention to a facility designed around electrical... - [Scientists gave AlphaFold a new way to see proteins in motion](https://www.argo.net/scientists-gave-alphafold-a-new-way-to-see-proteins-in-motion/index.html.md): 2026-07-13 - Researchers at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria have developed a way to guide AlphaFold3 with real experimental measurements, a step that could make protein prediction more... - [Plastic bottles could become high-quality graphite for EV batteries](https://www.argo.net/plastic-bottles-could-become-high-quality-graphite-for-ev-batteries/index.html.md): 2026-07-10 - A study in Diamond and Related Materials found that discarded PET plastic can be converted into highly crystalline synthetic graphite using graphenic additives. The Penn State research points... - [China’s sodium battery just matched Tesla on key performance tests](https://www.argo.net/chinas-sodium-battery-just-matched-tesla-on-key-performance-tests/index.html.md): 2026-07-10 - A study in Cell Reports Physical Science found that a commercial sodium-ion battery from China has reached manufacturing quality and power performance comparable to leading lithium-ion cells used... - [Giant fire tornadoes could burn oil spills faster and cleaner, scientists say](https://www.argo.net/giant-fire-tornadoes-could-burn-oil-spills-faster-and-cleaner-scientists-say/index.html.md): 2026-07-07 - Researchers at Texas A&M have tested a dramatic way to improve oil-spill cleanup, controlled fire whirls that burn upward like giant rotating flames. In large-scale field experiments, the... - [A battery stores chemical energy and every time your phone turns on, it harvests a controlled imbalance between lithium-ion materials trying to trade electrons](https://www.argo.net/a-battery-stores-chemical-energy-and-every-time-your-phone-turns-on-it-harvests-a-controlled-imbalance-between-lithium-ion-materials-trying-to-trade-electrons/index.html.md): 2026-06-25 - Researchers and educators at the University of Washington's Clean Energy Institute describe a lithium-ion battery as a compact electrochemical system where lithium ions and electrons take separate routes... - [China built more than 50,000 kilometers of high-speed rail in 17 years, linking almost every province with trains running at 350 kilometers per hour nationwide](https://www.argo.net/china-built-more-than-50000-kilometers-of-high-speed-rail-in-17-years-linking-almost-every-province-with-trains-running-at-350-kilometers-per-hour-nationwide/index.html.md): 2026-06-24 - China State Railway Group data reported in a Xinhua announcement shows that China's high-speed rail network has passed 50,000 kilometers, after the launch of the Xi'an-Yan'an high-speed railway... - [Scientists Watched Lithium Grow Inside Batteries and Found a Salt That Triggers Spikes](https://www.argo.net/scientists-watched-lithium-grow-inside-batteries-and-found-a-salt-that-triggers-spikes/index.html.md): 2026-06-23 - A study in Nature Communications used live electron microscopy to watch lithium metal form inside a working battery cell. The team found that the salt dissolved in the... - [New AI Model Predicts Protein Interactions Atom by Atom](https://www.argo.net/new-ai-model-predicts-protein-interactions-atom-by-atom/index.html.md): 2026-06-22 - A study in PNAS reports that researchers from the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, have developed Void-X, a generative AI model that predicts how... - [Scientists Used Math To Crack Wordle With a 99% Success Rate](https://www.argo.net/scientists-used-math-to-crack-wordle-with-a-99-success-rate/index.html.md): 2026-06-22 - Using a mathematical rule for choosing guesses, researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York, developed a method that solves Wordle with a reported 99% success rate.... - [Quasi-1D Quantum Material Lets Electric Gates Control Charge Waves Far Beyond Standard Limits](https://www.argo.net/quasi-1d-quantum-material-lets-electric-gates-control-charge-waves-far-beyond-standard-limits/index.html.md): 2026-06-17 - Researchers at UCLA and UC Riverside have shown that a quasi-one-dimensional quantum material can amplify electrical control over charge waves by 10 to 100 times more than standard... - [Japan’s 500-Kilometer Autoflow Road Could Move Freight Without Drivers Between Tokyo and Osaka](https://www.argo.net/japans-500-kilometer-autoflow-road-could-move-freight-without-drivers-between-tokyo-and-osaka/index.html.md): 2026-06-17 - Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has outlined an Autoflow Road concept that could move freight through dedicated automated corridors between Tokyo and Osaka. The plan... - [Scientists Crack Open AI’s Black Box To Reveal How Materials Absorb Light](https://www.argo.net/scientists-crack-open-ais-black-box-to-reveal-how-materials-absorb-light/index.html.md): 2026-06-15 - A study in Advanced Intelligent Discovery has revealed a way to interpret AI models used in materials research, showing how they connect atomic structure with the way materials...