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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Increasing Optical Data Transmission Speed by a Factor of at Least 10,000
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.…
View More Increasing Optical Data Transmission Speed by a Factor of at Least 10,000New Way to Power Up Nanomaterials to Create Better Solar Cells and LEDs
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…
View More New Way to Power Up Nanomaterials to Create Better Solar Cells and LEDsResistance Is Futile: Nanowire Could Provide a Stable, Easy-to-Make Superconducting Transistor
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…
View More Resistance Is Futile: Nanowire Could Provide a Stable, Easy-to-Make Superconducting TransistorSqueezing a Rock-Star Material in a Diamond Anvil to Make It Stable Enough for Solar Cells
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…
View More Squeezing a Rock-Star Material in a Diamond Anvil to Make It Stable Enough for Solar CellsChameleon-Like Material Spiked With Boron Helps Bring Brain-Like Computing to Silicon Chips
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…
View More Chameleon-Like Material Spiked With Boron Helps Bring Brain-Like Computing to Silicon ChipsDitching the Fiber in Fiber Optics: Capturing Free-Space Optical Light for High-Speed WiFi
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…
View More Ditching the Fiber in Fiber Optics: Capturing Free-Space Optical Light for High-Speed WiFiInnovative Origami-Inspired Antenna Technology for Use in Small Satellites
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…
View More Innovative Origami-Inspired Antenna Technology for Use in Small SatellitesComputer Scientists Create Fake Videos That Fool State-of-the-Art Deepfake Detectors
Systems designed to detect deepfakes — videos that manipulate real-life footage via artificial intelligence — can be deceived, computer scientists showed for the first time…
View More Computer Scientists Create Fake Videos That Fool State-of-the-Art Deepfake DetectorsA Black Computing Pioneer Takes His Place in Technology History at MIT
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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