Polymeric amyloid fiber with 128-repeated proteins. Credit: Jingyao Li Artificially designed, amyloid-silk hybrid protein developed in Zhang lab even outperforms some spider silks. Spider silk…
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Hydrodynamic field inside and outside the skeletal structure of the Euplectella aspergillum glass sponge. The field was reconstructed using CINECA super-computers. Kinetic methodologies and advanced…
View More Remarkable Structures of Deep-Sea Venus Flower Sponges Useful for Design of Ships, Planes and Skyscrapers
Researchers have used a D-Wave quantum-annealing computer as a testbed to examine the behavior of emergent magnetic monopoles. Shown here, emergent magnetic monopoles traverse a…
View More Qubit Spin Ice: Emergent Magnetic Monopoles Isolated Using Quantum-Annealing Computer
Credit: Marilyn Sargent/Berkeley Lab A one-atom-thin 2D magnet developed by Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley could advance new applications in computing and electronics. The development…
View More Main Attraction: Scientists Create World’s Thinnest Magnet – Just One Atom Thick!
A drone flying through smoke to visualize the complex aerodynamic effects. Credit: Robotics and Perception Group, University of Zurich To be useful, drones need to…
View More New Algorithm Flies Drones Faster Than World-Class Human Racing Pilots
Researchers warn of the potential social, ethical, and legal consequences of technologies interacting heavily with human brains. Surpassing the biological limitations of the brain and…
View More Scientists Warn of “Bleak Cyborg Future” From Brain-Computer Interfaces
Righthand Robotics combines machine vision with an intelligent gripper design to offer robots that are more adaptable. Credit: Courtesy of the researchers MIT alumnus-founded RightHand…
View More Giving Robots Better Moves: Combining Unique Gripper Designs With AI and Machine Vision
If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck. Scientists on the hunt…
View More Unconventional Superconductor May Unlock New Ways To Build Quantum Computers
Credit: KBR, Brooks in San Antonio, Texas Safety is paramount for NASA’s quiet supersonic flight team who are making great strides in preparing for future flight testing…
View More Sneak Peek Into Test Chamber for NASA’s X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology Aircraft
Engineers have developed a sweat-proof “electronic skin” — a conformable, sensor-embedded sticky patch that reliably monitors a person’s health, even when a wearer is perspiring.…
View More Sweat-Proof Electronic “Smart Skin” Takes Reliable Vitals, Even During Workouts