“Sun in a box” Stores Renewable Energy & Delivers It on Demand
MIT engineers have come up with a conceptual design for a system to store renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, and deliver that…
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Borophene Breakthrough Provides New Insight Into a Promising Material
Innovative Approach to Controlling Magnetism Opens Route to Ultra-Low-Power Microchips
Liquid-Gated Membranes Filter Water With Higher Efficiency, Longer Time to Foul
New Battery Design Extends the Life of Low-Cost, Lightweight Batteries
European-Built Orion Spacecraft Service Module Arrives in the USA
Scientists Develop New Material That Cleans and Splits Water
Existing Laser Technology Could Be Used To Attract Aliens
Researchers Train AI Bot to Recognize Galaxies
Wind Farms Cause More Environmental Impact Than Previously Thought
When it comes to energy production, there’s no such thing as a free lunch, unfortunately. As the world begins its large-scale transition toward low-carbon energy…
New Polymer Material Uses Carbon Dioxide to Self‐Repair
A material designed by MIT chemical engineers can react with carbon dioxide from the air, to grow, strengthen, and even repair itself. The polymer, which…
Innovative Solution to Solving a Longstanding Fusion Challenge
Novel design could help shed excess heat in next-generation fusion power plants. A class exercise at MIT, aided by industry researchers, has led to an…
Swarms of Nanomachines Could Improve the Efficiency of Any Machine
The research team of Prof. Massimiliano Esposito of the University of Luxembourg studied the thermodynamics of small nanomachines. All machines convert one form of energy…
Artificial Intelligence Improves Drug Combination Design
A new auto-commentary published in SLAS Technology looks at how an emerging area of artificial intelligence, specifically the analysis of small systems-of-interest specific datasets, can…
‘Robotic Skins’ Turn Inanimate Objects Into Multifunctional Robots
Developed in the lab of Yale’s Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio, NASA-inspired robotic skins enable users to turn soft objects – a stuffed animal or a foam tube,…
New Lithium-Based Battery Design Makes Use of Greenhouse Gas
New lithium-based battery could make use of greenhouse gas before it ever gets into the atmosphere. A new type of battery developed by researchers at…
Foldable Heat Shield Could Help NASA Explore the Solar System
Gearing up for its first flight test, NASA’s Adaptable Deployable Entry Placement Technology, or ADEPT, is no ordinary umbrella. ADEPT is a foldable device that…
Artificial Intelligence Helps Track Mysterious Cosmic Radio Bursts
Artificial intelligence is invading many fields, most recently astronomy and the search for intelligent life in the universe, or SETI. Researchers at Breakthrough Listen, a…