Crystals of the material hexagonal boron nitride can be etched so that the pattern you draw at the top transforms into a smaller and razor-sharp…
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Research Team Unlocks Secret Path to a Bright Quantum Future
Artist’s illustration of hydrodynamical behavior from an interacting ensemble of quantum spin defects in diamond. Credit: Norman Yao/Berkeley Lab Berkeley Lab-led research key to next-gen…
View More Research Team Unlocks Secret Path to a Bright Quantum FuturePredicting Traffic Crashes Before They Happen With Artificial Intelligence
A deep model was trained on historical crash data, road maps, satellite imagery, and GPS to enable high-resolution crash maps that could lead to safer…
View More Predicting Traffic Crashes Before They Happen With Artificial IntelligenceA Sunny Outlook for Solar: New Research Demonstrates Great Promise for Improving Solar Cell Efficiency
All-inorganic perovskites compare well with their hybrid counterparts in terms of efficiency. Credit: Illustration by Xie Zhang New research demonstrates great promise of all-inorganic perovskite…
View More A Sunny Outlook for Solar: New Research Demonstrates Great Promise for Improving Solar Cell EfficiencyOrganic Semiconductor Nanotubes Used To Create High-Performance Electrochemical Actuator
Depiction of the application of organic semiconductor nanotubes in artificial muscle. Credit: Artwork courtesy of Mohammad Reza Abidian Actuator Discovery Outperforms Existing Technology University of…
View More Organic Semiconductor Nanotubes Used To Create High-Performance Electrochemical Actuator“Robotic” OmniFibers: New Fibers Can Make Breath-Regulating Garments
A new kind of fiber developed by researchers at MIT and in Sweden, dubbed OmniFibers, contain a fluid channel in the center which can be…
View More “Robotic” OmniFibers: New Fibers Can Make Breath-Regulating GarmentsAI Accurately Predicts Material Properties To Break Down a Previously Insurmountable Wall
If the properties of materials can be reliably predicted, then the process of developing new products for a huge range of industries can be streamlined…
View More AI Accurately Predicts Material Properties To Break Down a Previously Insurmountable WallScientists Develop New “Unbreakable Glass” Inspired by Nature – 3x Stronger, 5x More Fracture-Resistant
Shiny nacre of Abalone washed ashore. Strongest and toughest glass known developed by McGill University scientists. Scientists from McGill University develop stronger and tougher glass,…
View More Scientists Develop New “Unbreakable Glass” Inspired by Nature – 3x Stronger, 5x More Fracture-ResistantThe race to save indigenous languages using automatic speech recognition
Photo illustration of Kwak’wala text written by Northeastern clinical instructor Michael Running Wolf. Credit: Alyssa Stone/Northeastern University Michael Running Wolf still has that old TI-89…
View More The race to save indigenous languages using automatic speech recognitionSustainable Electricity-Free Air Conditioner Can Harness Solar Energy To Reduce Temperatures on Hot Days
KAUST scientists have developed a simple cooling system based on solar energy and the cooling effect of saltwater evaporation that could be used for refrigeration…
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