3DBenchy. Credit: Leiden University From bow to stern, this little boat measures 30 micrometers, about a third of the thickness of a hair. It has…
View More World’s Smallest Ship: 3D Printed Microboat’s Length Is 1/3 the Thickness of a HairCategory: Technologies
Bioinspired Architecture: Next Generation of Skyscrapers and Bridges Inspired by Marine Sponges
The skeleton of Euplectella aspergillum, a deep-water marine sponge. Credit: Image courtesy of Matheus Fernandes/Harvard SEAS Bioinspired architecture could pave the way for stronger, lighter…
View More Bioinspired Architecture: Next Generation of Skyscrapers and Bridges Inspired by Marine SpongesEfficient Brain-Based Computing Using Graphene-Based Memory Resistors
Graphene memristors open doors for biomimetic computing. Credit: Jennifer M. McCann/Penn State As progress in traditional computing slows, new forms of computing are coming to…
View More Efficient Brain-Based Computing Using Graphene-Based Memory ResistorsScientists Create First Ever Biomimetic Tongue Surface Using 3D Printing – Here’s Why
Biomimetic tongue. University of Leeds Scientists have created synthetic soft surfaces with tongue-like textures for the first time using 3D printing, opening new possibilities for…
View More Scientists Create First Ever Biomimetic Tongue Surface Using 3D Printing – Here’s WhyNew Battery Technology Enables Charging Electric Cars Up to 90% in Just 6 Minutes
With Telsa in the lead, the electric vehicle market is growing around the world. Unlike conventional cars that use internal combustion engines, electric cars are…
View More New Battery Technology Enables Charging Electric Cars Up to 90% in Just 6 MinutesInnovation Spins Spider Web Architecture Into 3D Biomedical Imaging Technology
A spiderweb-inspired fractal design is used for hemispherical 3D photodetection to replicate the vision system of arthropods. Credit: Sena Huh/Purdue University Purdue University innovators are…
View More Innovation Spins Spider Web Architecture Into 3D Biomedical Imaging TechnologyRedesigned Current Conductors Boost Lithium-Ion Battery Efficiency and Safety
Scientists at Stanford and SLAC redesigned current conductors — thin metal foils that distribute current to and from electrodes — to make lithium-ion batteries lighter,…
View More Redesigned Current Conductors Boost Lithium-Ion Battery Efficiency and SafetyDo the Twist: Making 2D Quantum Materials Using Curved Surfaces
This microscopic, twisting spiral — which exhibits interesting, tunable superconductive properties — was “grown” by depositing sheets of two-dimensional material over a substrate curved slightly…
View More Do the Twist: Making 2D Quantum Materials Using Curved SurfacesBeyond Binary: Multi-State Data Storage Leaving Binary Behind
Computing consumes 8% of global electricity, largely in massive, factory-sized data centers. This already-unsustainable energy load that is doubling every decade. Stepping ‘beyond binary’ to…
View More Beyond Binary: Multi-State Data Storage Leaving Binary BehindEarly Detection of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19 Virus) With New Photonic Sensor System
Scientists of the University of Malaga are working in a new system based on photonic sensors could enable early detection of SARS-CoV-2. Credit: University of…
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