Researchers have developed soft robots that are capable of navigating complex environments, such as mazes, without input from humans or computer software. The soft robots…
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Spintronic computing artistic concept illustration. University of Washington and Xiaoyang Zhu at Columbia found a link between magnetism and how CrSBr responds to light. In…
View More Unique Quantum Material Could Enable Incredibly Powerful, Ultra-Compact Computers
Silicon chip with 30 individual glucose micro fuel cells, seen as small silver squares inside each gray rectangle. Credit: Kent Dayton Engineers have created a…
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Artistic representation of a microdrone with two active light-driven nanomotors between red blood cells. Credit: Thorsten Feichtner A hand-held laser pointer produces no noticeable recoil…
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Researchers at MIT have discovered exactly how the tiny crystalline grains that make up metal form when subjected to an extreme deformation process. This can…
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Researchers at UC Berkeley have developed a new way to 3D-print glass microstructures, including these 3D printed glass lattices, which are displayed in front of…
View More Innovative 3D-Printing Technology Creates Glass Microstructures With Rays of Light
New membrane technology has been developed that allows for more efficient removal of carbon dioxide from mixed gases, such as emissions from power plants. Scientists…
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Synchronized laser pulses (red and blue) generate a burst of real and virtual charge carriers in graphene that are absorbed by gold metal to produce…
View More Ultrafast Computers Are Coming: Laser Bursts Drive Fastest-Ever Logic Gates
Schematic diagram of the prevention and early treatment system for diabetic retinopathy using wirelessly driven smart contact lenses equipped with LEDs. Credit: POSTECH Smart LED…
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A new organic anti-ambipolar transistor has been developed that is capable of performing any one of the five logic gate operations by adjusting the input…
View More New Organic Transistor Enables Higher Density Circuit Integration for High-Performance Mobile Devices