Blown powder directed energy deposition can produce large structures – such as these engine nozzles – cheaper and quicker than traditional fabrication techniques. Credit: NASA…
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Scientists Make Electrifying Diamond Find
Diamond could conduct electricity like metals when it is deformed to strains at the nanoscale, according to predictions from a study by an international team…
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Seeing Is No Longer Believing: The Manipulation of Online Images
A manipulated image shared widely on social media during the 2019-2020 Australian bushfires. Credit: Dr. T.J. Thomson, QUT’s Digital Media Research Centre Online images are…
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Raptor-Inspired Drone With Morphing Wing and Tail for Unprecedented Flight Agility
Raptor-inspired drone with morphing wing and tail. Credit: 2020 EPFL/Alain Herzog EPFL engineers have developed a drone with a feathered wing and tail that give…
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Researchers Create a Single-Molecule Switch – Key to Incredibly Tiny Molecular Computers
Credit: Yale University A team of researchers has demonstrated for the first time a single-molecule electret — a device that could be one of the…
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Coating Dental and Orthopedic Implants With “Artificial Bone” to Prevent Inflammation
Schematic diagram of the laser-induced single-step coating induced hydroxyapatite synthesis, HAp-substrate mixed molten layer, and HAp coating layer formation process. In the figure, the green…
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Breakthrough Quantum-Dot Transistors Open the Door to a Host of Innovative Electronics
By depositing gold (Au) and Indium (In) contacts, researchers create two crucial types of quantum dot transistors on the same substrate, opening the door to…
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Battery-Free Ocean Exploration: MIT Underwater Navigation System Powered by Sound
MIT researchers have built a battery-free pinpointing system dubbed Underwater Backscatter Localization (UBL). This photo shows the battery-free sensor encapsulated in a polymer before it…
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World’s Smallest Ship: 3D Printed Microboat’s Length Is 1/3 the Thickness of a Hair
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…
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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…
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