Sustainable Power Sources Based on High Efficiency Thermopower Wave Devices
Engineers from MIT have developed an alternative system for generating electricity, which harnesses heat and uses no metals or toxic materials. The batteries that power…
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New Bioprinting Technique Shows Potential for Tissue Repair and Regenerative Medicine
New research details how scientists are moving closer to embedding vascular networks into thick human tissues, which could result in tissue repair and regeneration —…
NASA to Build a Quieter Supersonic Passenger Jet
NASA’s award of a contract for the preliminary design of a “low boom” flight demonstration aircraft brings the return of supersonic passenger air travel is…
New Microfluidic Screening Device May Speed Up DNA Insertion in Bacteria
In search of the ideal bacteria for use in a microbial fuel cell, researchers from MIT have developed a new microfluid device to quickly sort…
MIT Develops New Imaging System with Open-Ended Bundle of Optical Fibers
A new imaging system developed at the MIT Media Lab uses an open-ended bundle of optical fibers — no lenses, or protective housing needed. The…
Scientists Complete Primary Mirror for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope
Engineers have installed the 18th and final primary mirror segment on what will be the biggest and most powerful space telescope ever launched. The final…
New Energy-Friendly Chip Can Perform Powerful AI Tasks
Engineers from MIT have designed a new chip to implement neural networks. It is 10 times as efficient as a mobile GPU, so it could…
Scientists Develop Graphene Composite to Simplify Ice Removal
Researchers at Rice University have developed a thin coating of graphene nanoribbons in epoxy that has proven effective at melting ice on a helicopter blade….
Yale Engineers Devise Quantum Technology On A Chip
Engineers at the Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science have devised a process of nanofabrication to create a silicon chip that contains all the…
New Material Can Store Solar Energy During the Day and Release it Later as Heat
Engineers from MIT have developed a new material that could harvest sunlight by day and release heat on demand hours or days later. Imagine if…
Two-Stage Process Makes Incandescent Bulbs More Efficient
Using a two-stage process that captures heat loss and reflects it back to the filament to be re-absorbed and re-emitted as visible light, engineers from…
New Technique for Developing Nanodevices at One-Hundredth the Current Cost
Researchers from MIT have developed new techniques for building microelectromechanical systems at one-hundredth of the current cost. Microelectromechanical systems — or MEMS — were a…
Scientists Develop “Kill Switches” for Engineered Bacteria
To prevent genetically modified bacteria from escaping into the wider environment, MIT researchers have developed safeguards in the form of two so-called “kill switches,” which…
UCLA Nanoscientists Develop a Better Way to Remove Pollutants from Water
By using nanoparticles filled with enzymes, researchers from UCLA have developed a safer and faster way to remove pollutants from water. A team of researchers…
‘Chemical Laptop’ Could Be Used to Search for Life Beyond Earth
Scientists have developed a miniaturized laboratory, called Chemical Laptop, that could be used to search for signs of life outside Earth. If you were looking…
Rice Engineers Develop Light-Driven Nanosubmarines
Scientists at Rice University have created single-molecule submersibles that contain just 244 atoms and are powered by ultraviolet light. Though they’re not quite ready for…
Planet-Finding Technology Visible Nulling Coronagraph Passes Another Hurdle
Researchers are developing innovating planet-finding technology that will help locate Earth-like planets in other solar systems and study their atmospheres to identify chemical signatures of…
On-Site Construction Begins on the Giant Magellan Telescope
On-site construction for the for the Giant Magellan Telescope has begun. Leading scientists, senior officials, and supporters from an international consortium of universities and research…
