An electrode made with a molded Tootsie Roll® and aluminum tubes can help monitor ovulation status and kidney health. Credit: Adapted from ACS Applied Materials…
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Atomic Scale “Lasagna” Controls Heat Flow at the Nanoscale
Heterostructures of atomically thin layers help control heat transfer. Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have found new ways of controlling how heat flows through thin…
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Researchers develop interface for underwater robotic equipment
A research team from the Interactive and Robotic Systems Laboratory at the Universitat Jaume I in Castelló has developed software that allows underwater robots with…
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Holistic Optimization: Coupling Power and Hydrogen Sector Pathways To Benefit Decarbonization
An MIT-led research team studied the role and impact of hydrogen-based technology pathways in a future low-carbon, integrated energy system and finds benefits from co-optimizing…
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Stretchy, Flexible LEDs – Made With an Inkjet Printer
Junyi Zhao, a PhD candidate in the lab of Chuan Wang, used flexible PeLEDs to show off a little school spirit. Credit: Wustl/Wang Lab Sure,…
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New imaging system captures text from barely open books
Lazarus Project team member Ken Boydston, CEO of Megavision, adjusts the dime novel “Where Peril Beckons” by Nicholas Carter, working with Lazarus Project Director Gregory…
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Shape-Shifting Materials With Infinite Possibilities: Totimorphic Structural Materials Can Achieve Any Shape
Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a shape-shifting material that can take and hold any…
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AI That Can Learn Cause-and-Effect: These Neural Networks Know What They’re Doing
A certain type of artificial intelligence agent can learn the cause-and-effect basis of a navigation task during training. Neural networks can learn to solve all…
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Affordable Saliva-Based COVID-19 Test May Provide At-Home Results in 30 Minutes
Aida Ebrahimi, assistant professor of electrical engineering, recently received the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering Trailblazer Award for New…
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New Photonic Chip for Isolating Light May Be Key to Miniaturizing Quantum Technology
On-chip optical isolators for 780 nm and 1550 nm wavelengths, fabricated in lithium niobate at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Credit: Ogulcan Orsel Light offers…
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