MIT researchers have developed an ultrathin loudspeaker that can turn any rigid surface into a high-quality, active audio source. The straightforward fabrication process they introduced…
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Open-Source “Unique Building Identifier” Can Help Track and Reduce Energy Use and Emissions
PNNL researchers have developed software that uses geographical data to build an open-source grid reference system, providing a precise method to declare a location for…
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Angled-view photograph of the fully packaged device. The top (mechanical) chip is secured facedown to the bottom (qubit) chip by an adhesive polymer. Credit: Agnetta…
View More Stanford’s New Experimental Hardware Integrates Mechanical Devices Into Quantum TechAtomic Layer Etching Could Lead to Ever-More Powerful Microchips and Supercomputers
Over the course of almost 60 years, the information age has given the world the internet, smart phones, and lightning-fast computers. This has been made…
View More Atomic Layer Etching Could Lead to Ever-More Powerful Microchips and SupercomputersNew Materials Enable Cheaper Solar Cells That Are Easier To Make
The solar cell with the ferrocene layer highlighted. Credit: Li et al. 2022 New solar cell devices that are cheaper and easier to make could…
View More New Materials Enable Cheaper Solar Cells That Are Easier To MakeMIT’s Low-Cost Fabrication Method for Thin Mirrors and Silicon Wafers Could Be a Game-Changer
MIT scientists develop a low-cost, high-precision fabrication method for thin mirrors and silicon wafers. A novel photolithography technique could be a manufacturing game-changer for optical…
View More MIT’s Low-Cost Fabrication Method for Thin Mirrors and Silicon Wafers Could Be a Game-ChangerNASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Experimental Aircraft Arrives Back in California Following Critical Ground Tests
This artist’s concept of NASA’s QueSST jet reflects the airplane’s final configuration following years of research and design engineering. The jet was constructed by Lockheed…
View More NASA’s X-59 Quiet Supersonic Experimental Aircraft Arrives Back in California Following Critical Ground TestsNew “Electric Eye” Neuromorphic Artificial Vision Device Developed Using Nanotechnology
Illustration of the working principle and device structure of the new color sensor design by Georgia State researchers. Credit: Graphic image from research team Using…
View More New “Electric Eye” Neuromorphic Artificial Vision Device Developed Using NanotechnologyUsing Ultrasonic Waves To Charge Underwater and Body-Implanted Electronic Devices
Schematic illustration of wirelessly charging a body-implanted electronic device using an ultrasonic probe. Credit: Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) New technology improves the…
View More Using Ultrasonic Waves To Charge Underwater and Body-Implanted Electronic DevicesNew Atomically Thin Material That Improves the Efficiency of Light-Based Tech: Solar Panels, Cameras, Biosensors
Researchers from Penn Engineering have now demonstrated a method for fabricating large-area “superlattices” — layered structures containing 2D lattices of sulfur and tungsten — that…
View More New Atomically Thin Material That Improves the Efficiency of Light-Based Tech: Solar Panels, Cameras, Biosensors