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April 24, 2024
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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 semiconductors that power devices for converting water into ...
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 first in the field, has implications for efforts in ...
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 alloy keeps its shape and resists cracking at both ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — A new study reveals how noise is generated and propagated from these engines, technically known as boundary layer ingesting (BLI) ducted ...
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Apr. 24, 2024 — Scientists use laser ablation technology to develop a deformable ...
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 — Collaboration has led to the successful observation of these ultrafast electrons within conducting two-dimensional ...
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. 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. 18, 2024 — A new robotic suction cup which can grasp rough, curved and heavy stone, has been developed by ...
Apr. 15, 2024 — Researchers have synthesized triarylborane (TAB) compounds that exhibit unusual optical responses upon binding to certain anions. They also synthesized thin polymer films that incorporate the TAB and ...
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 ...
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Apr. 17, 2024 — Soft skin coverings and touch sensors have emerged as a promising feature for robots that are both safer and more intuitive for human interaction, but they are expensive and difficult to make. A ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — A new hybrid layered perovskite featuring elusive spontaneous defect ordering has been found, report scientists. By introducing specific concentrations of thiocyanate ions into FAPbI3 (FA = ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — More than five million central lines are placed in patients who need prolonged drug delivery, such as those undergoing cancer treatments, in the United States every year, yet the common procedure can ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — In an approach they call 'nanostitching,' engineers used carbon nanotubes to prevent cracking in multilayered composites. The advance could lead to next-generation airplanes and ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — Scientists have found a way to transform metal waste into a highly efficient catalyst to make hydrogen from water, a discovery that could make hydrogen production more ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — Simulations on the Stampede2 supercomputer of the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC) are helping scientists engineer solutions to overheating of grid transformers -- a critical component of the ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — A researcher who made color history in 2009 with a vivid blue pigment has developed durable, reddish magentas inspired by lunar mineralogy and ancient Egyptian ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — For the first time, scientists have managed to create sheets of gold only a single atom layer thick. The material has been termed goldene. According to researchers, this has given the gold new ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — New research suggests that materials commonly overlooked in computer chip design actually play an important role in information processing, a discovery which could lead to faster and more efficient ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — New research is shedding light on one barrier to a clean energy future: corrosion. Using nanoscale imaging techniques, researchers have captured high-resolution videos of tiny crystals of ruthenium ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Researchers have developed a mass synthesis process for sodium-containing sulfides. Mass synthesis of electrolytes with high conductivity and formability is key to the practical use of ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Voids, or empty spaces, exist within matter at all scales, from the astronomical to the microscopic. In a new study, researchers used high-powered microscopy and mathematical theory to unveil ...
Apr. 10, 2024 — A team of scientists has unveiled a method for 3D printing that allows manufacturers to create custom-made objects more economically and ...
Apr. 10, 2024 — In a new breakthrough that could revolutionise medical and material engineering, scientists have developed a first-of-its-kind molecular device that controls the release of multiple small molecules ...
Apr. 9, 2024 — With climate change and rising urbanization, the likelihood and severity of urban flooding are increasing. But not all city blocks are created equal. Researchers investigated how urban layout and ...
Apr. 9, 2024 — A team has taken the first atomic-resolution images and demonstrated electrical control of a chiral interface state -- an exotic quantum phenomenon that could help researchers advance quantum ...
Apr. 9, 2024 — An improved charging protocol might help lithium-ion batteries to last much longer. Charging with a high-frequency pulsed current reduces aging effects, an international team ...
Apr. 8, 2024 — Engineers designed modular, spring-like devices to maximize the work of live muscle fibers so they can be harnessed to power biohybrid ...
Apr. 4, 2024 — An international team including researchers from the University of W rzburg has succeeded in creating a special state of superconductivity. This discovery could advance the development of quantum ...
Apr. 4, 2024 — Physicists show that the shape of components is a major determinant of how quickly and efficiently complex structures ...
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- 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
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?
Monday, March 11, 2024
- Design Rules and Synthesis of Quantum Memory Candidates
- Breakthrough in Nanostructure Technology for Real-Time Color Display
- Would the Highly Sensitive Transparent Ultrasound Transducer Revolutionize Biomedical Imaging Technology?
Thursday, March 7, 2024
- Shape-Shifting Ultrasound Stickers Detect Post-Surgical Complications
- Pinging Pipes Could Help to Identify Lead Water Lines Without Excavation
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
- Powerless Mechanoluminescent Touchscreen Underwater
- Healable Cathode Could Unlock Potential of Solid-State Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
- 3D Reflector Microchips Could Speed Development of 6G Wireless
- Nanosurgical Tool Could Be Key to Cancer Breakthrough
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
- Key Advance Toward Removing Common Herbicide from Groundwater
- Harmful 'forever Chemicals' Removed from Water With New Electrocatalysis Method
- Evolving Hydrogen-Storage Technology: Guidelines Developed for the Design of Anti-Evaporation Catalysts
- Using Light to Precisely Control Single-Molecule Devices
- 'Like a Lab in Your Pocket' -- New Test Strips Raise Game in Gene-Based Diagnostics
- A New Theoretical Development Clarifies Water's Electronic Structure
Monday, March 4, 2024
- Scientists Revolutionize Wireless Communication With Three-Dimensional Processors
- A Key to the Future of Robots Could Be Hiding in Liquid Crystals
- Tests Show High-Temperature Superconducting Magnets Are Ready for Fusion
- Spontaneous Curvature the Key to Shape-Shifting Nanomaterials