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May 1, 2024
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Apr. 30, 2024 — An engineer has designed a model to guide better design of thin-walled structures, like planes, cars and submersibles, to avoid catastrophe like sudden collapse due to ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — A new type of bioplastic could help reduce the plastic industry's environmental footprint. Researchers have developed a biodegradable form of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) filled with bacterial ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a new mechanism of oil biosynthesis and found a way to genetically engineer a type of test plant to more efficiently produce different kinds of seed oil that it otherwise ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — 3D microscopes are used in applications from the life sciences to semiconductor manufacturing. Now engineers are developing patented and patent-pending innovations making them work faster to capture ...
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Apr. 30, 2024 — Organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) allow current to flow in devices like implantable biosensors. But scientists long knew about a quirk of ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — A lead-vacancy (PbV) center in diamond has been developed as a quantum emitter for large-scale quantum networks by researchers. This innovative color ...
Apr. 29, 2024 — A new study uncovers a switchable, atomically-thin metal-organic material that could be used in future low-energy electronic technologies. The study shows that electron interactions in this material ...
Apr. 29, 2024 — Scientists have developed a smart, reusable adhesive more than ten times stronger than a gecko's feet adhesion, pointing the way for development of reusable superglue and grippers capable of holding ...
Apr. 29, 2024 — Some materials are transparent to light of a certain frequency. When such light is shone on them, electrical currents can still be generated, ...
Apr. 29, 2024 — Using aerial imagery data and LiDAR, a study remotely identified the hardest-hit areas of Southwest Florida's Estero Island in the aftermath of ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — Scientists have succeeded in simulating the magnetization reversal of Nd-Fe-B magnets using large-scale finite element models constructed based on tomographic data obtained by electron microscopy. ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — Researchers outline how they used a chemical probe to light up interlocking peptides. Their technique will help scientists differentiate synthetic peptides from toxic types found in Alzheimer's ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new PCB that performs on par with traditional materials and can be recycled repeatedly with negligible material loss. Researchers used a solvent that transforms a type of ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — Successful development of high-performance amorphous P-type oxide semiconductor using tellurium-selenium composite ...
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Apr. 26, 2024 — Robotics engineers have worked for decades and invested many millions of research dollars in attempts to create a robot that can walk or run as well as an animal. And yet, it remains the case that ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — A team of researchers has made a significant breakthrough in the field of organic ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — Freeze casting is an elegant, cost-effective manufacturing technique to produce highly porous materials with custom-designed hierarchical architectures, well-defined pore orientation, and ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — Oxide ion conductors used in solid-state fuel cells often fail to reach full potential when operating at temperatures below 500 degrees Celsius, but researchers have recently found a solution to this ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — A new technique can generate batches of certain entangled states in a quantum processor. This advance could help scientists study the fundamental quantum property of entanglement and enable them to ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Scientists use laser ablation technology to develop a deformable ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — A new model extends the theory of elastic phase separation towards nanoscopic structures. Such patterns are frequent in biological systems and also used in nano-engineering to create structural ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Researchers have found a way to super-charge the 'engine' of sustainable fuel generation -- by giving the materials a little twist. The researchers are developing low-cost light-harvesting ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — In a significant development in the field of superconductivity, researchers have successfully achieved robust superconductivity in high magnetic fields using a newly created one-dimensional (1D) ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — Researchers describe the steps they took to manipulate DNA and proteins -- essential building blocks of life -- to create cells that look and act like cells from the body. This accomplishment, a ...
Apr. 22, 2024 — Researchers have uncovered a remarkable metal alloy that won t crack at extreme temperatures due to kinking, or bending, of crystals in the alloy at the atomic level. Unlike most materials, the new ...
Apr. 22, 2024 — Magnetic two-dimensional materials consisting of one or a few atomic layers have only recently become known and promise interesting applications, for example for the electronics of the future. So ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — EPFL researchers have developed the first comprehensive model of the quantum-mechanical effects behind photoluminescence in thin gold films; a discovery that could drive the development of solar ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — Collaboration has led to the successful observation of these ultrafast electrons within conducting two-dimensional ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — A new study reveals how noise is generated and propagated from these engines, technically known as boundary layer ingesting (BLI) ducted ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — A new robotic suction cup which can grasp rough, curved and heavy stone, has been developed by ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — Scientists have developed artificial heterostructures made of freestanding 2D and 3D membranes that have an energy density up to 19 times higher than commercially available ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — Researchers are targeting the next generation of soft actuators and robots with an elastomer-based ink for 3D printing objects with locally changing mechanical properties, eliminating the need for ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Wind power is a source of energy that is both affordable and renewable. However, decision-makers have been reluctant to invest in wind energy due to a perception that wind farms require a lot of land ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — Silicon-based electronics are approaching their physical limitations and new materials are needed to keep up with current technological demands. Two-dimensional (2D) materials have a rich array of ...
Friday, April 26, 2024
Thursday, April 25, 2024
- Key to Efficient and Stable Organic Solar Cells
- Freeze Casting: A Guide to Creating Hierarchically Structured Materials
- Discovering Exceptional Oxide Ion Conductivity at Lower Temperatures
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- Scientists Tune the Entanglement Structure in an Array of Qubits
- Rubber-Like Stretchable Energy Storage Device Fabricated With Laser Precision
- Pattern Formation in the Nano-Cosmos
- A Simple 'twist' Improves the Engine of Clean Fuel Generation
- Condensed Matter Physics: Novel One-Dimensional Superconductor
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Monday, April 22, 2024
Friday, April 19, 2024
- Energy Scientists Unravel the Mystery of Gold's Glow
- Development of Organic Semiconductors Featuring Ultrafast Electrons
Thursday, April 18, 2024
- Silent Flight Edges Closer to Take Off
- Octopus Inspires New Suction Mechanism for Robots
- Novel Material Supercharges Innovation in Electrostatic Energy Storage
- An Ink for 3D-Printing Flexible Devices Without Mechanical Joints
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- Clearing the Air: Wind Farms More Land Efficient Than Previously Thought
- Atom-by-Atom: Imaging Structural Transformations in 2D Materials
- How 3D Printers Can Give Robots a Soft Touch
- From Defects to Order: Spontaneously Emerging Crystal Arrangements in Perovskite Halides
- Novel Robotic Training Program Reduces Physician Errors Placing Central Lines
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- 'Nanostitches' Enable Lighter and Tougher Composite Materials
- Trash to Treasure -- Researchers Turn Metal Waste Into Catalyst for Hydrogen
- Cooler Transformers Could Help Electric Grid
- Researchers Advance Pigment Chemistry With Moon-Inspired Reddish Magentas
- A Single Atom Layer of Gold: Researchers Create Goldene
Monday, April 15, 2024
Thursday, April 11, 2024
- 'Surprising' Hidden Activity of Semiconductor Material Spotted by Researchers
- Nanoscale Movies Shed Light on One Barrier to a Clean Energy Future
- Discovery Brings All-Solid-State Sodium Batteries Closer to Practical Use
- Nothing Is Everything: How Hidden Emptiness Can Define the Usefulness of Filtration Materials
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- New 3D-Printing Method Makes Printing Objects More Affordable and Eco-Friendly
- Revolutionary Molecular Device Unleashes Potential for Targeted Drug Delivery and Self-Healing Materials
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
- A Smarter City Skyline for Flood Safety
- New Technique Lets Scientists Create Resistance-Free Electron Channels
- BESSY II: How Pulsed Charging Enhances the Service Time of Batteries
Monday, April 8, 2024
Thursday, April 4, 2024
- Progress in Quantum Physics: Researchers Tame Superconductors
- Self-Assembly of Complex Systems: Hexagonal Building Blocks Are Better
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
- Researchers Discover 'neutronic Molecules'
- Machine Learning Enables Viability of Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines
- Plant-Based Plastic Releases Nine Times Less Microplastics Than Conventional Plastic
- New Granular Materials Flow but Can Still Be Compressed
- Plastic-Free Vegan Leather That Dyes Itself Grown from Bacteria
- Research Reveals Pre-Collapse Monitoring of Kakhovka Dam, Ukraine
- Intelligent Liquid
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
- Building Blocks for Greener Energy: Reconfigurable Elastic Metasurface
- Biofilm-Resistant Glass for Marine Environments
Monday, April 1, 2024
- Are High-Purity Cathode Materials Truly Necessary?
- Physics-Based Predictive Tool Will Speed Up Battery and Superconductor Research
- Researchers Produce Grafts That Replicate the Human Ear
Thursday, March 28, 2024
- Revolutionary Biomimetic Olfactory Chips to Enable Advanced Gas Sensing and Odor Detection
- Rapid Production of Isocyanate-Free, Biobased Polyurethane Foams at Ambient Temperature Is Now a Reality
- 3D Images Reveal Link Between Crack Complexity and Material Toughness
- Can Metalens Be Commercialized at a Fraction of the Cost?
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- Robot, Can You Say 'cheese'?
- More Efficient TVs, Screens and Lighting
- Artificial Reef Designed by MIT Engineers Could Protect Marine Life, Reduce Storm Damage
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Monday, March 25, 2024
- With a New Experimental Technique, Engineers Probe the Mechanisms of Landslides and Earthquakes
- Scientists Deliver Quantum Algorithm to Develop New Materials and Chemistry
- Cool Paint Coatings Help Pedestrians Feel Up to 1.5 Degrees Celsius Cooler in Urban Setting
- Quantum Interference Could Lead to Smaller, Faster, and More Energy-Efficient Transistors
- New Reactor Could Save Millions When Making Ingredients for Plastics and Rubber from Natural Gas
- In-Situ Observation of Nanoscale Heat Propagation
- New Route to Recyclable Polymers from Plants
- Metamaterials and AI Converge, Igniting Innovative Breakthroughs
- Artificial Nanofluidic Synapses Can Store Computational Memory
Friday, March 22, 2024
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
- Cleaning Up Environmental Contaminants With Quantum Dot Technology
- Quantum Talk With Magnetic Disks
- Robotic Metamaterial: An Endless Domino Effect
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
- Molecular Crystal Motors Move Like Microbes When Exposed to Light
- Spectroscopy and Theory Shed Light on Excitons in Semiconductors
- Sustainable Solution for Wastewater Polluted by Dyes Used in Many Industries
- Bendable Energy Storage Materials by Cool Science
Monday, March 18, 2024
- Backyard Insect Inspires Invisibility Devices, Next Gen Tech
- Bridge in a Box: Unlocking Origami's Power to Produce Load-Bearing Structures
- Advance for Soft Robotics Manufacturing, Design
- Self-Heating Concrete Is One Step Closer to Putting Snow Shovels and Salt out of Business
Friday, March 15, 2024
- Printed Polymer Allows Researchers to Explore Chirality and Spin Interactions at Room Temperature
- Revolutionary Method Developed for Mass-Producing Polymer Solid Electrolytes
- Breakthrough Could Make Automated Dosing Systems Universal
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
- Robot ANYmal Can Do Parkour and Walk Across Rubble
- Scientists Develop Ultra-Thin Semiconductor Fibers That Turn Fabrics Into Wearable Electronics
- 'Find Pearls in the Soil' Unveiling the Magic of Hydrogen Production from Municipal Sewage
- Scientists Reveal the First Unconventional Superconductor That Can Be Found in Mineral Form in Nature
- New High-Performance Solar Cell Material
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
- A Simple and Robust Experimental Process for Protein Engineering
- Batteries for Airborne Electric Vehicles That Take Off and Land Vertically
- Spiral Wrappers Switch Nanotubes from Conductors to Semiconductors and Back
- A Sprayable Gel Could Make Minimally Invasive Surgeries Simpler and Safer
- Powerful New Tool Ushers in New Era of Quantum Materials Research
- Have Metalenses Expanded Their Reach Into the Ultraviolet Region?