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…
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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…
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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 Minutes
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 Technology
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 Safety
This microscopic, twisting spiral — which exhibits interesting, tunable superconductive properties — was “grown” by depositing sheets of two-dimensional material over a substrate curved slightly…
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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 Behind
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…
View More Early Detection of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19 Virus) With New Photonic Sensor System
A new book co-authored by MIT engineers Julie Shah and Laura Major SM ’05 explores a future populated with robot helpers. Credit: Jose-Luis Olivares, MIT…
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New deposition approach: synthesising and exfoliating (transferring onto a silicon substrate for example) 2D semiconducting MoS2. Credit: FLEET Possible pathway to fast-switching, ultra-low energy electronics…
View More Liquid Metals Come to the Rescue of Semiconductors: Overcoming Moore’s Law With Fast-Switching, Ultra-Low Energy Electronics