A longstanding interest in radiation’s effects on metals has drawn Michael Short into new areas such as nuclear security and microreactors. Michael Short came to…
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“Missing Puzzle Piece” Discovered: Critical Advance in Quantum Computer Design
Spin qubit device being connected to circuit board in preparation for measurement. Credit: Serwan Asaad Quantum engineers from UNSW Sydney have removed a major obstacle…
View More “Missing Puzzle Piece” Discovered: Critical Advance in Quantum Computer DesignBrain-Inspired Electronics: An Artificial Ionic Neuron for Tomorrow’s Electronic Memories
Artificial neuron prototype: nanofluidic slits can play the role of ion channels and allow neurons to communicate. Ion clusters achieve the ion transport that causes…
View More Brain-Inspired Electronics: An Artificial Ionic Neuron for Tomorrow’s Electronic MemoriesSecrets of Highly Efficient Swimming Uncovered for Design of Next-Generation Underwater Drones
Fish are thought to adjust their tail stiffness in order to swim efficiently over a wide range of speeds, but how and when they tune…
View More Secrets of Highly Efficient Swimming Uncovered for Design of Next-Generation Underwater DronesInnovative New Material Inspired by Chain Mail Transforms from Flexible to Rigid on Command
Engineers have developed a material inspired by chain mail that can transform from a foldable, fluid-like state into specific solid shapes under pressure. Credit: Caltech…
View More Innovative New Material Inspired by Chain Mail Transforms from Flexible to Rigid on Command3D Kirigami Building Blocks Designed To Make Dynamic Metamaterial Structures
In a proof of concept, researchers created more than a dozen reconfigurable building blocks. Each block consisted of eight connected paper cubes and could be…
View More 3D Kirigami Building Blocks Designed To Make Dynamic Metamaterial StructuresEye Tracking Virtual Reality Technology To Make MRI a New Experience
Researchers from King’s College London have created a novel interactive VR system to be used by patients when undertaking an MRI. In a new paper published in Scientific…
View More Eye Tracking Virtual Reality Technology To Make MRI a New ExperienceScience Made Simple: What Is Plasma Confinement?
Image of the inside of a magnetic confinement experiment during plasma discharge. In a tokamak, plasma particles are confined and shaped by magnetic field lines…
View More Science Made Simple: What Is Plasma Confinement?New Technology That Can Block Cyberattacks From Impacting the Nation’s Electric Power Grid
To demonstrate the ability of the Constrained Cyber Communication device to block a cyberattack on the power grid, researchers constructed a 36-foot long mobile substation…
View More New Technology That Can Block Cyberattacks From Impacting the Nation’s Electric Power GridMajor Milestone As NASA’s X-59 QueSST Quiet SuperSonic Technology Aircraft Comes Together
Artist illustration of the X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology aircraft, which will soon take skies as NASA’s first purpose-built, supersonic experimental plane in decades. Credit: Lockheed…
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