Engineering

Detecting Threats from Wear and Tear in Big Structures with Nanotube-Embedded Coating

Detecting Threats from Wear and Tear in Big Structures with Nanotube-Embedded Coating

At Rice University, a strain-sensing smart skin was created that can monitor and identify damage to big structures using extremely microscopic structures called carbon nanotubes.…
Bioinspired Whisker Arrays can Function as Antennae to Find the Sources of Flow Disturbances in the Air or Under Water

Bioinspired Whisker Arrays can Function as Antennae to Find the Sources of Flow Disturbances in the Air or Under Water

Recent research by Professor Christoph Bruecker and his team at City University of London has shown that artificial whiskers, constructed as models of sea lion…
Researchers Create Rechargeable Primary Alkaline Zinc Batteries With Nanoporous Zinc Electrodes

Researchers Create Rechargeable Primary Alkaline Zinc Batteries With Nanoporous Zinc Electrodes

Alkaline zinc batteries, one of the most popular non-rechargeable battery types used in daily life, will soon be able to be recharged thanks to a…
A Method to Direct the Creation of Quicker and More Durable Next-Generation Batteries

A Method to Direct the Creation of Quicker and More Durable Next-Generation Batteries

Building a sustainable energy infrastructure requires the use of clean and effective energy storage technologies. Since they now predominate in personal electronic gadgets, lithium-ion batteries…
Gallium Nitride-Based Devices Shown to Be New, More Energy-Efficient by Researchers

Gallium Nitride-Based Devices Shown to Be New, More Energy-Efficient by Researchers

New high-power electronic devices that use less energy than older technology have been developed by engineers. The devices are made possible by a novel method…
New Smart Cement Can Be Used to Create Cities and Roads That Are More Robust

New Smart Cement Can Be Used to Create Cities and Roads That Are More Robust

Since humans began creating the resources we employ to build our infrastructure, natural forces have outsmarted them. Every year, ice and snow turn main roadways…
Advances in Construction Material Design are Made Possible by a New Finding Regarding Animal Exoskeletons

Advances in Construction Material Design are Made Possible by a New Finding Regarding Animal Exoskeletons

Researchers from Monash University have identified a new design motif that was inspired by the stiff exterior shells of invertebrates and could be used to…
A Tiny Robot in the Shape of a Fish “Swims” Around Collecting Microplastics

A Tiny Robot in the Shape of a Fish “Swims” Around Collecting Microplastics

Nearly all areas of the planet have microplastics, which are dangerous to animals if consumed. But once they find their way into the crevices at…
Conventional Vacuum UV Optics Technology is Revolutionized by Novel Metalens

Conventional Vacuum UV Optics Technology is Revolutionized by Novel Metalens

An innovative Vacuum Ultra-Violet (VUV) meta-lens that can create and concentrate the VUV light has been successfully developed by a research team co-led by City…
Innovative Recycling Produces Premium Plastics From Mixed Waste Without Impacting the Climate

Innovative Recycling Produces Premium Plastics From Mixed Waste Without Impacting the Climate

Currently, recycling only makes up a small portion of the material that may be used to create new plastic. Researchers at the Chalmers University of…
Stackable Artificial Leaf Captures 100 Times More Carbon Than Other Systems Using Less Power Than a Lightbulb

Stackable Artificial Leaf Captures 100 Times More Carbon Than Other Systems Using Less Power Than a Lightbulb

Engineers at the University of Illinois Chicago have developed a low-cost artificial leaf that can trap carbon dioxide 100 times more efficiently than current methods.…
Recycling Could Pay for Itself if Plastic Waste can be up Cycled into More Valuable Materials

Recycling Could Pay for Itself if Plastic Waste can be up Cycled into More Valuable Materials

A team of researchers at the University of Bath’s Centre for Sustainable and Circular Technologies (CSCT) have devised a new and simple method for upcycling…
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