A prototype backpack harvests energy from walking to power small electronics, and it makes loads feel lighter. Credit: Adapted from ACS Nano 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c07498…
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Abstract Illustration. Credit: Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) A pulsed-laser repetition rate of 57.8 GHz was achieved by inserting a resonator containing graphene.…
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Schematic of perovskite material with organic molecules that can add to its electronic properties. Credit: Jingjing Xue and Rui Wang/UCLA Samueli School of Engineering UCLA…
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MIT researchers are developing a superconducting nanowire, which could enable more efficient superconducting electronics. Credit: Christine Daniloff, MIT Inspired by decades-old MIT research, the new…
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Scientists at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University discovered that squeezing a promising lead halide material in a diamond anvil cell (left) produces a…
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Chameleon-Like Material Spiked With Boron Comes Closer To Mimicking Brain Cells In a new study, Texas A&M researchers in the Department of Materials Science and…
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A close-up depiction of the new fiber-free optical WiFi antenna. Silver nanocubes are spaced just a few nanometers above a silver base, with fluorescent dyes…
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A multidisciplinary team engineered a small, light, and low-cost deployable antenna for nano- and micro-satellite communications. Credit: Pusan National University A multidisciplinary team engineered a…
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Systems designed to detect deepfakes — videos that manipulate real-life footage via artificial intelligence — can be deceived, computer scientists showed for the first time…
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Joe Thompson (seated) and Jack Gilmore operated Whirlwind, the first digital computer able to operate in real-time and the first digital computer at MIT. Credit:…
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