A dynamic respirator changes its pore size in response to changing conditions, making it easier for the wearer to breathe; clear tubing connects the mask…
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New DNA Sensor Quickly Determines Whether Viruses Are Infectious
A new sensor can distinguish infectious viruses from noninfectious ones thanks to selective DNA fragments and sensitive nanopore technology. Credit: Image courtesy of Ana Peinetti…
View More New DNA Sensor Quickly Determines Whether Viruses Are InfectiousBessel Beams: Laser Beam Shaping To Improve Metal 3D Printing
To address porosity and defects in metal 3D printing, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers experimented with exotic optical laser beam shapes known as Bessel beams…
View More Bessel Beams: Laser Beam Shaping To Improve Metal 3D PrintingComputer Science: How Quickly Do Algorithms Improve?
MIT scientists present the first systematic, quantitative evidence that algorithms are one of the most important sources of improvement in computing.
View More Computer Science: How Quickly Do Algorithms Improve?New Extremely Energy-Efficient Optical “Transistor” Speeds Up Computation Up to 1,000 Times
An international research team led by Skoltech and IBM has created an extremely energy-efficient optical switch that could replace electronic transistors in a new generation…
View More New Extremely Energy-Efficient Optical “Transistor” Speeds Up Computation Up to 1,000 TimesThe Next Generation of Nanobionic Light-Emitting Plants
Using specialized nanoparticles embedded in plant leaves, MIT engineers have created a novel light-emitting plant that can be charged by an LED. In this image,…
View More The Next Generation of Nanobionic Light-Emitting PlantsNew High-Performance Solid-State Battery Surprises the Engineers Who Created It
Engineers create a high performance all-solid-state battery with a pure-silicon anode. Engineers created a new type of battery that weaves two promising battery sub-fields into…
View More New High-Performance Solid-State Battery Surprises the Engineers Who Created ItNext Generation Reservoir Computing: A New Way To Solve the “Hardest of the Hard” Computer Problems
Artificial neural networks – the heart of reservoir computing – have been greatly simplified. A relatively new type of computing that mimics the way the…
View More Next Generation Reservoir Computing: A New Way To Solve the “Hardest of the Hard” Computer ProblemsHarnessing the Power of the Sun on Earth: Major Advance in Stellarator Performance for Fusion Energy
Wendelstein 7-X stellarator schema. Credit: Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics Stellarators, twisty magnetic devices that aim to harness on Earth the fusion energy that…
View More Harnessing the Power of the Sun on Earth: Major Advance in Stellarator Performance for Fusion EnergyBlueprint for Robust Artificial Tissues: Synthetic Hydrogel Mimics Lobster Underbelly’s Stretch and Strength
An MIT team has fabricated a hydrogel-based material that mimics the structure of the lobster’s underbelly, the toughest known hydrogel found in nature. The membrane’s…
View More Blueprint for Robust Artificial Tissues: Synthetic Hydrogel Mimics Lobster Underbelly’s Stretch and Strength