Robotic “Third Thumb” Use Can Alter How the Hand Is Represented in the Brain
Using a robotic ‘Third Thumb’ can impact how the hand is represented in the brain, finds a new study led by University College London researchers….
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Nanotechnology Advance Enables Tinier Transistors With Extraordinary Performance
Atomically thin materials are a promising alternative to silicon-based transistors; now researchers can connect them more efficiently to other chip elements. Moore’s Law, the famous…
Engineers Harvest Energy From WiFi Signals to Power Small Electronics
Researchers have devised a method, using spin-torque oscillators, to harness wireless signals and convert them into energy to power small electronics. With the rise of…
Revolutionary Method Developed to Drastically Reduce Stray Light on Space Telescopes
A team of researchers at the Centre Spatial de Liège (CSL) of the University of Liège has just developed a method to identify the contributors…
Stopping the Airborne Spread of COVID-19: Nanofiber Filter Captures Almost 100% of Coronavirus Aerosols
A filter made from polymer nanothreads blew three kinds of commercial masks out of the water by capturing 99.9% of coronavirus aerosols in an experiment….
Following Atoms in Real Time Could Lead to New Types of Materials and Quantum Technology Devices
Researchers have used a technique similar to MRI to follow the movement of individual atoms in real time as they cluster together to form two-dimensional…
World-First Concept for Rechargeable Cement-Based Batteries – Imagine a 20-Story Building That Stores Energy Like a Giant Battery
Imagine an entire twenty-story concrete building that can store energy like a giant battery. Thanks to unique research from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, such…
A Ghostly Solution: Strange Property of the Quantum Realm Enables Efficient Energy Harvesting in Tiny Device
Scientists at the University of Colorado Boulder have tapped into a poltergeist-like property of electrons to design devices that can capture excess heat from their…
New Propulsion System Could Enable Flying at Speeds Up to Mach 17
The UCF-developed propulsion system could allow for flight speeds of Mach 6 to 17 (more than 4,600 to 13,000 miles per hour) and would have…
Harvesting Light Like Nature Does: Synthesizing a New Class of Bio-Inspired, Light-Capturing Nanomaterials
Inspired by nature, researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), along with collaborators from Washington State University, created a novel material capable of capturing light…
Scientists Explore Tesla Roads Not Taken – And Find Potential New Utility in 100-Year-Old Invention
Study tests viability of 100-year old patented device by inventor. A valve invented by engineer Nikola Tesla a century ago is not only more functional…
New Material Could Better Protect Soldiers, Athletes and Motorists From Shock, Impact and Explosions
Soldiers, athletes, and motorists could lead safer lives thanks to a new process that could lead to more efficient and re-useable protection from shock and…
National Cyber Defense Is a “Wicked” Problem: Why the Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack and the SolarWinds Hack Were All but Inevitable
Takeaways: There are no easy solutions to shoring up U.S. national cyber defenses. Software supply chains and private sector infrastructure companies are vulnerable to hackers….
X-ray Experiments and Machine Learning Innovation Could Trim Years off Battery R&D
An X-ray instrument at Berkeley Lab contributed to a battery study that used an innovative approach to machine learning to speed up the learning curve…
Researchers Develop 3D-Printed Jelly for Biomedical Materials and Soft Robotics
Hydrogels merge two physical forms of the same seaweed material for strength, flexibility. 3D-printable gels with improved and highly controlled properties can be created by…
Above the Noise: Using Deep Learning for Higher Precision Measurements of Nanoscale Objects
Researchers at Osaka University use deep learning to reduce noise in the electrical current data collected from nanopores, which may lead to higher precision measurements…
Revolutionary AI Approach Promises to Accelerate the Design of New Functional Materials
A Streamlined Approach to Determining Thermal Properties of Crystalline Solids and Alloys MIT research team finds machine learning techniques offer big advantages over standard experimental…
How to Cloak an Object to Become Invisible to a Thermal Camera
Theoretical method can make objects invisible to a thermal camera, or mimic a different object. Can you feel the heat? To a thermal camera, which…