Wireless charging is nothing new for our phones, watches, earbuds, and other tech. Now, researchers want to bring wireless power to the skies—recharging drones mid-flight by beaming a laser under their wings. 

Reporting July 29 in the Cell Press journal Matter & Light, researchers engineered a lightweight receiver based on solar cell design that captures energy from a laser beam and turns it into electricity. To keep the device cool, the researchers strategically placed it on the wings of a drone and utilized heat-blocking technology, allowing the receiver to convert more of the laser’s energy into usable power. 

Researchers at Duke University School of Medicine have developed an artificial intelligence framework that can redesign proteins on a scale previously seen only in natural evolution. The tool can create shorter, longer, and highly modified versions of proteins while preserving their structure and function.

Harvard bioengineers have developed a way to create customized synthetic vascular grafts in minutes.