Engineers Develop a New Approach to Ultrafast Light Pulses
A team of engineers has developed a new approach to ultrafast light pulses that could be used for rapid light-based communications systems. Two-dimensional materials called…
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Yale Engineers Develop New Colors for Solar Energy
Engineers from the School of Engineering & Applied Science at Yale University have developed a solar cell that widens the choice of colors without decreasing…
Genome Data Shows Ancient Egyptian Mummies Closely Related to Ancient Populations from the Near East
Researchers have successfully recovered and analyzed ancient DNA from Egyptian mummies dating from approximately 1400 BCE to 400 CE, including the first genome-wide nuclear data…
New Technique Could Benefit Diamond-Based Quantum Computers
In a newly published study, researchers from Harvard University, Sandia National Laboratories, and MIT reveal a new technique for creating targeted defects in diamond materials….
‘Sticky’ Nanoparticles Provide More Precise Drug Delivery
By tampering with the surface properties of drug-loaded nanoparticles, researchers from Yale University can potentially direct these particles to specific cells in the brain. By…
New Nanofluidic Device Speeds Up Quality Control for Biologics
Engineers from MIT have developed a nanofluidic device that enables rapid testing of protein drugs produced by living cells. Drugs manufactured by living cells, also…
Scientists Identify a New Species of Giant Birdlike Dinosaur
The mystery of the world’s largest dinosaur eggs has been solved, paleontologists have identified the Baby Louie specimen as the embryo of a new species…
MIT Engineers Control and Separate Fluids Using Visible Light
MIT engineers have developed a new system that uses light to control the way water moves over a surface. This advance may open the door…
New High-Resolution Technique Could Allow Researchers to Map Brain Circuits
A group of scientists from MIT have developed a way to make extremely high-resolution images of tissue samples at a fraction of the cost of…
MIT Engineers Develop New Technique for Highly Conductive Graphene Wafers
By using an adhesive-like layer of nickel to peel graphene from silicon carbide, engineers at MIT have developed a technique to produce highly conductive wrinkle-free…