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Scientists Develop a New Family of ‘2D’ Materials With Promising Applications
Researchers say the material has promising applications, such as advanced electronics and high-capacity batteries. Tulane University’s School of Science and Engineering has created a new…
View More Scientists Develop a New Family of ‘2D’ Materials With Promising ApplicationsCharting a Safe Course for an Autonomous Robot Through a Highly Uncertain Environment
MIT researchers developed a trajectory-planning system for autonomous vehicles that enables them to travel from a starting point to a target location even when there…
View More Charting a Safe Course for an Autonomous Robot Through a Highly Uncertain EnvironmentNoodle-Like Robots Navigate Mazes Without Human or Computer Guidance
Researchers have developed soft robots that are capable of navigating complex environments, such as mazes, without input from humans or computer software. The soft robots…
View More Noodle-Like Robots Navigate Mazes Without Human or Computer GuidanceUnique Quantum Material Could Enable Incredibly Powerful, Ultra-Compact Computers
Spintronic computing artistic concept illustration. University of Washington and Xiaoyang Zhu at Columbia found a link between magnetism and how CrSBr responds to light. In…
View More Unique Quantum Material Could Enable Incredibly Powerful, Ultra-Compact ComputersUltrathin Fuel Cell Generates Electricity From Your Body’s Own Sugar
Silicon chip with 30 individual glucose micro fuel cells, seen as small silver squares inside each gray rectangle. Credit: Kent Dayton Engineers have created a…
View More Ultrathin Fuel Cell Generates Electricity From Your Body’s Own SugarTiny Microdrones Propelled by Light-Driven Nanomotors
Artistic representation of a microdrone with two active light-driven nanomotors between red blood cells. Credit: Thorsten Feichtner A hand-held laser pointer produces no noticeable recoil…
View More Tiny Microdrones Propelled by Light-Driven NanomotorsMIT Scientists Unveil a Secret of Stronger Metals
Researchers at MIT have discovered exactly how the tiny crystalline grains that make up metal form when subjected to an extreme deformation process. This can…
View More MIT Scientists Unveil a Secret of Stronger MetalsInnovative 3D-Printing Technology Creates Glass Microstructures With Rays of Light
Researchers at UC Berkeley have developed a new way to 3D-print glass microstructures, including these 3D printed glass lattices, which are displayed in front of…
View More Innovative 3D-Printing Technology Creates Glass Microstructures With Rays of LightNew Polymer Membrane Tech Improves Carbon Capture Efficiency
New membrane technology has been developed that allows for more efficient removal of carbon dioxide from mixed gases, such as emissions from power plants. Scientists…
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