New findings might help inform the design of more powerful MRI machines or robust quantum computers. MIT physicists have observed signs of a rare type…
A new method for seeing through ice sheets using radio signals from the sun could enable cheap, low-power, and widespread monitoring of ice sheet evolution…
Holograms Increase Solar Energy Yield A newly developed holographic light collector boosts solar panel efficiency for an energy conversion increase of approximately five percent over…
Scientists Take First Snapshots of Ultrafast Switching in a Quantum Electronic Device They discover a short-lived state that could lead to faster and more energy-efficient…
Solar cells, which convert sunlight to electricity, have long been part of the global vision for renewable energy. Although individual cells are very small, when…
New technology paves the way for improved information transfer in both classical and quantum regimes. Many of us swing through gates every day — points…
A new wearable device turns the touch of a finger into a source of power for small electronics and sensors. Engineers at the University of…
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba use radio-frequency waves to image “spin-locked” defects in diamond with record-breaking resolution, which may lead to advances in material…
Researchers create robot that sorts soft plastic Technology could be a boon for recycling industry Engineering researchers are developing a unique method to increase the…
Instant COVID Sensor to Prevent Outbreaks and Protect Communities RMIT University is collaborating with partners including Australian biomedical start-up Soterius on the biosensor, which can…
A scientific breakthrough: Researchers from Tel Aviv University have engineered the world’s tiniest technology, with a thickness of only two atoms. According to the researchers,…
Year after year, the explosive growth of computing power relies on manufacturers’ ability to fit more and more components into the same amount of space…
Fifteen years ago, UC Santa Barbara electrical and materials professor John Bowers pioneered a method for integrating a laser onto a silicon wafer. The technology…
Nanowire network trained to solve simple problem mimicking neural pathways. Scientists at the University of Sydney and Japan’s National Institute for Material Science (NIMS) have…
Engineers develop inexpensive, scalable method to make metamaterials that manipulate microwave energy in ways conventional materials cannot. Engineers at Tufts University have developed new methods…
Scientists develop an energy-efficient strategy to reversibly change ‘spin orientation’ or magnetization direction in magnetite at room temperature. Over the last few decades, conventional electronics…
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Wavsens LLC have developed a method for using radio signals to create real-time images…
Engineers create seeds for growing near-perfect 2D perovskite crystals. Rice University engineers have created microscopic seeds for growing remarkably uniform 2D perovskite crystals that are…