Cracking the Code of a Scientific Anomaly: Decades-Old Mystery of Lithium-Ion Battery Storage Solved
For years, researchers have aimed to learn more about a group of metal oxides that show promise as key materials for the next generation of…
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Secrets of Fly Vision for Rapid Flight Control and Staggeringly Fast Reaction Speed
Mechanical engineering researchers gain biological insights that could enhance robotics. By examining how fruit flies use eye movements to enhance flight control with a staggeringly…
Laser Jolts Microscopic Electronic Robots Into Walking – Could Produce 1 Million Robots per Silicon Wafer
In 1959, former Cornell physicist Richard Feynman delivered his famous lecture “There’s Plenty of Room at the Bottom,” in which he described the opportunity for…
New Electronic Skin Can React to Pain Like Human Skin – For Better Prosthetics and Smarter Robots
Prototype device electronically replicates the way human skin senses pain. Researchers have developed electronic artificial skin that reacts to pain just like real skin, opening…
New Theory Offers Foundation for More Efficient Way to Develop Quantum Algorithms
Method to further understanding of the quantum state space. In 2019, Google claimed it was the first to demonstrate a quantum computer performing a calculation…
Natural Radiation – Including Cosmic Rays From Outer Space – Can Wreak Havoc With Quantum Computers
Study shows the need to shield qubits from natural radiation, like cosmic rays from outer space. A multi-disciplinary research team has shown that radiation from…
Robot Takes Contact-Free Measurements of COVID-19 Patients’ Vital Signs
The research described in this article has been published on a preprint server but has not yet been peer-reviewed by scientific or medical experts. During…
How to Armor Future Fusion Reactors to Protect Against One of the Harshest Environments Ever Produced on Earth
The inside of future nuclear fusion energy reactors will be among the harshest environments ever produced on Earth. What’s strong enough to protect the inside…
NSF Announces MIT-Led Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Fundamental Interactions
IAIFI will advance physics knowledge — from the smallest building blocks of nature to the largest structures in the universe — and galvanize AI research…
Subnanosecond Optical Switching May Enable High-Performance All-Optical Data-Center Networks
A new technique that synchronizes the clocks of computers in under a billionth of a second can eliminate one of the hurdles for the deployment…
Machine Learning Peeks Into Nano-Aquariums and Records the Motions of Nanoparticles
In the nanoworld, tiny particles such as proteins appear to dance as they transform and assemble to perform various tasks while suspended in a liquid….
Inspired by Fly Feet: New Adhesive Structure Capable of Repeated Attachment and Detachment
Recycle-compatible, environmentally friendly technology inspired by footpad formation mechanism during fly’s pupal metamorphosis. NIMS, HUE and HUSM have succeeded in developing a method of easily…
New Solar Cells for Space Prove Successful on Rocket Test Flight
Almost all satellites are powered by solar cells – but solar cells are heavy. While conventional high-performance cells reach up to three watts of electricity…
New Internet Speed World Record: 178 Terabits a Second
The world’s fastest data transmission rate has been achieved by a team of University College London engineers who reached an internet speed a fifth faster…
5 Automotive Innovations Driven by NASA Space Technology
Space technology developed by and for NASA has made its way into cars and even onto the NASCAR track. Future collaborations with the auto industry…
Caltech Innovations Using Alkaline-Earth Atoms Pave the Way for New Quantum Computer Designs
Physicists’ latest achievement with neutral atoms paves the way for new quantum computer designs. In the quest to develop quantum computers, physicists have taken several…
Spider Silk Inspires New Class of Functional Synthetic Polymers for Bio-Electronics, Sensors, and Batteries
Synthetic polymers have changed the world around us, and it would be hard to imagine a world without them. However, they do have their problems….
‘Cold Tube’ Invented to Beat the Summer Heat More Efficiently Than Air Conditioning
Chilled panels use less energy than conventional A/C and work in open spaces. Many people beat the summer heat by cranking the air conditioning. However,…