A material derived from trees could potentially replace liquid electrolytes in next-generation batteries. In pursuit of batteries that deliver more power and operate more…
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Blame it on HAL 9000, Clippy’s constant cheerful interruptions, or any navigational system leading delivery drivers to dead-end destinations. In the workspace, people and robots…
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Cracked phone screens could become a thing of the past thanks to breakthrough research conducted at The University of Queensland. The global team of researchers,…
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Researchers developed a new fast and energy-efficient laser-writing method for producing nanostructures in silica glass. They used the method to record 6 GB data in…
View More 5D Optical Storage: High-Speed Laser Writing Could Pack 500 Terabytes Into CD-Sized Glass Disc
A memory chip was made of transistors with carbon nanotubes that maintained their electrical properties and memory after being bombarded by high amounts of radiation.…
View More Carbon Nanotubes Could Help Electronics Withstand Outer Space’s Damaging Cosmic Radiation
Simple spreading of droplets containing molecular components on the surface of water leads to spontaneous formation of nanostructures with very high electrical conduction. Credit: Rie…
View More On-Water Creation of Conducting MOF Nanosheets for Future Sensors and Energy Devices
An electrode made with a molded Tootsie Roll® and aluminum tubes can help monitor ovulation status and kidney health. Credit: Adapted from ACS Applied Materials…
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Heterostructures of atomically thin layers help control heat transfer. Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have found new ways of controlling how heat flows through thin…
View More Atomic Scale “Lasagna” Controls Heat Flow at the Nanoscale
An MIT-led research team studied the role and impact of hydrogen-based technology pathways in a future low-carbon, integrated energy system and finds benefits from co-optimizing…
View More Holistic Optimization: Coupling Power and Hydrogen Sector Pathways To Benefit Decarbonization
Junyi Zhao, a PhD candidate in the lab of Chuan Wang, used flexible PeLEDs to show off a little school spirit. Credit: Wustl/Wang Lab Sure,…
View More Stretchy, Flexible LEDs – Made With an Inkjet Printer