This Flat Structure Can Morph Into the Shape of a Human Face
New structural design could lead to self-deploying tents or adaptive robotic fins. Researchers at MIT and elsewhere have designed 3-D printed mesh-like structures that morph…
New structural design could lead to self-deploying tents or adaptive robotic fins. Researchers at MIT and elsewhere have designed 3-D printed mesh-like structures that morph…
Study suggests potential role for graphene in moving electricity. Researchers at The Ohio State University, in collaboration with scientists around the world, have made a…
Diamonds Are Forever: New Foundation for Nanostructures Devices smaller than the width of a human hair are key to technologies for drug delivery, semiconductors, and…
Silicon semiconductor technology has done marvels for the advancement of our society, which has benefited tremendously from its versatile use and amazing capabilities. The…
Professor’s startup brings millimeter-scale location tracking to factories, ports, and other industrial environments using an interdisciplinary approach to accelerating human-machine collaboration. David Mindell has spent…
Scientists from NUST MISIS developed a unique composite material that can be used in harsh temperature conditions, such as those in nuclear reactors. The microhardness…
Scientists from NUST MISIS (Russia) and the University of Rome Tor Vergata found out that a microscopic quantity of two-dimensional titanium carbide called MXene significantly…
MIT team successfully tests a new method for verification of weapons reduction. How do weapons inspectors verify that a nuclear bomb has been dismantled? An…
They can make tiny cell structures visible: cutting-edge light microscopes offer resolutions of a few tenths of a nanometers—in other words, a millionth of a…
Researchers have built a new tool to study molecules using a laser, a crystal, and light detectors. This new technology will reveal nature’s smallest sculptures…
Researchers shrink bulky imaging systems down to millimeter sized chip that could be used to see through walls or detect tumors. Washington — Researchers have…
EPFL scientists have developed a soft artificial skin that provides haptic feedback and – thanks to a sophisticated self-sensing mechanism – has the potential to…
Research Triangle Park, N.C. — A U.S. Army research result brings the quantum internet a step closer. Such an internet could offer military security, sensing,…
Researchers in China have developed a rewriteable paper coating that can encrypt secret information with relatively low-tech invisible ink—water. A message printed out by a…
The study, published today (September 23, 2019) in Advanced Theory and Simulations, shows that digital computers cannot reliably reproduce the behavior of ‘chaotic systems’ which…
It is safe to say that 3D displays do not necessarily occur in nature – unless one considers the cephalopod, which includes the squid and…
Scientists find a new way to capture heat that otherwise would have been lost. An international team of scientists has figured out how to capture…
With wireless device, patients can detect motion, distinguish light and dark. Of the nearly 39 million people worldwide who are legally blind, many were born…