Simple spreading of droplets containing molecular components on the surface of water leads to spontaneous formation of nanostructures with very high electrical conduction. Credit: Rie…
View More On-Water Creation of Conducting MOF Nanosheets for Future Sensors and Energy DevicesAuthor: lutra
Battling wildfires from behind the scenes
Firefighters battle a wildfire on the Greek island of Evia on 13 August 2019. Credit: © Georgios Kostomitsopoulos, Shutterstock Catastrophic wildfires in Europe have become…
View More Battling wildfires from behind the scenesData-driven animations of marine mammals combine biology, art, and computation
An animated video can present multiple data streams simultaneously, as seen in this image from a video based on data from a tagged elephant seal.…
View More Data-driven animations of marine mammals combine biology, art, and computationLicking a Tootsie Roll Sensor To Monitor Your Health
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…
View More Licking a Tootsie Roll Sensor To Monitor Your HealthAtomic 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…
View More Atomic Scale “Lasagna” Controls Heat Flow at the NanoscaleResearchers 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…
View More Researchers develop interface for underwater robotic equipmentHolistic 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…
View More Holistic Optimization: Coupling Power and Hydrogen Sector Pathways To Benefit DecarbonizationStretchy, 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,…
View More Stretchy, Flexible LEDs – Made With an Inkjet PrinterNew 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…
View More New imaging system captures text from barely open booksShape-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…
View More Shape-Shifting Materials With Infinite Possibilities: Totimorphic Structural Materials Can Achieve Any Shape