MIT SoftZoo: Open-Source Platform Simulates Wildlife for Soft Robotics Designers
SoftZoo is a soft robot co-design platform that can test optimal shapes and sizes for robotic performance in different environments. Since the term “soft robotics”…
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SoftZoo is a soft robot co-design platform that can test optimal shapes and sizes for robotic performance in different environments. Since the term “soft robotics”…
New experimental research for the first time measures the speed of molecular charge migration. Researchers developed a method to measure charge migration speed in molecules,…
A Molecular Additive Enhances Next-Gen LEDs – But Shortens Their Lifespans By tinkering with the material makeup of perovskite LEDs, a cheaper and more easily…
Researchers from the University of Cambridge have unveiled a surprising discovery that holds the potential to reshape the landscape of electrochemical devices. This new insight…
Researchers devise an approach to vastly enhance the near-infrared absorption in silicon, which could lead to affordable, high-performance photonic devices. Photonic systems are swiftly gaining…
Quantum computing, just like traditional computing, requires a method to store the information it uses and processes. In the computer you’re using right now, information—whether…
Scientists have developed a device that can break the principles of Kirchhoff’s law of thermal radiation, disrupting the traditional relationship between absorption and emission efficiencies…
KAUST-led researchers have discovered a proton-mediated method that induces multiple phase transitions in ferroelectric materials, potentially facilitating the development of high-performance, low-power memory devices, and…
Penn State researchers have created a thermoelectric cooler that significantly improves cooling power and efficiency for future high-power electronics. The device uses half-Heusler alloys and…
This AI system only needs a small amount of data to predict molecular properties, which could speed up drug discovery and material development. Discovering new…
MIT’s new system analyzes the likelihood that an attacker could thwart a certain security scheme to steal secret information. Researchers have created a system to…
A new technique produces perovskite nanocrystals right where they’re needed, so the exceedingly delicate materials can be integrated into nanoscale devices. Researchers at MIT have…
A collaborative research team from the MIT-Takeda Program combined physics and machine learning to characterize rough particle surfaces in pharmaceutical pills and powders. A team…
Scientists have developed a conductive metallic gel for 3D printing solid objects at room temperature. This gel, combining copper particles and an indium-gallium alloy, dries…
Two studies report new methods for using metasurfaces to create and control dark areas called “optical singularities.” Optical devices and materials allow scientists and engineers…
Researchers are exploring photonic computing as an alternative to silicon-based technologies due to the difficulties in manufacturing tiny silicon transistors. The never-ending quest for faster,…
A team of researchers has developed a high-efficiency superconducting diode with potential applications in scaling up quantum computing and enhancing AI systems. This device can…
The device would be a key component of a portable mass spectrometer that could help monitor pollutants, perform medical diagnoses in remote areas, or test…