An illustration of the novel self-aware metamaterial system as used in a coronary artery stent. The design can sense restenosis when used in a stent,…
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Hexagonal Boron Nitride’s Incredible Toughness Unmasked – “What We Observed … Is Remarkable!”
A scanning electron microscope image shows branched cracks in a single crystal of 2D hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN). Experiments and computational modelling by Rice University…
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Spin-Ice: Breakthrough in 3D Magnetic Nanostructures Could Transform Modern-Day Computing
Credit: Cardiff University Scientists have taken a step towards the creation of powerful devices that harness magnetic charge by creating the first ever three-dimensional replica…
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PEARL Membrane: New “Swiss Army Knife” Cleans Up Water Pollution
Co-authors Vinayak Dravid and Stephanie Ribet examine their phosphate elimination and recovery substrate. Credit: Northwestern University First used to soak up oil in water, new…
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Ordinary Microscope Sees in Super-Resolution With Specially Engineered Light-Shrinking Material
This light-shrinking material turns a conventional light microscope into a super-resolution microscope. Credit: Junxiang Zhao Electrical engineers at the University of California San Diego developed…
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Exploiting a Strange State of Matter: Researchers Confront Major Hurdle in Quantum Computing
In a series of papers, Rochester researchers report major strides in improving the transfer of information in quantum systems. Quantum science has the potential to…
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The Robot Smiled Back: Engineers Use AI to Teach Robots to Make Appropriate Reactive Human Facial Expressions
The Robot Smiles Back: Eva mimics human facial expressions in real-time from a living stream camera. The entire system is learned without human labels. Eva…
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Manufacturing Innovation: Ultrasonic Welding Makes Parts for NASA Missions
This 3D printed radiator for a CubeSat combines aluminum and a small bit of copper to allow heat to spread more evenly across the face.…
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New Transparent Electrode Developed That Boosts Solar Cell Efficiency
Scientists found using a chromium seed layer allowed them to grow ultrathin gold film that serves as a transparent electrode with good conductivity for perovskite…
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A Quantum Leap for Quantum Computing
UC Riverside will lead collaborative effort at developing scalable quantum computers. The University of California, Riverside, has won a University of California Multicampus-National Lab Collaborative…
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