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For Soft Robotics Designers, an Open-Source Platform Replicates Nature

For Soft Robotics Designers, an Open-Source Platform Replicates Nature

Engineers in the discipline have been developing several models of flexible robots helpful in exploration, mobility, rehabilitation, and even space since the term “soft robotics”…
In an Engineering First, a Flat, Pancake-Sized Metalens Images the Lunar Surface

In an Engineering First, a Flat, Pancake-Sized Metalens Images the Lunar Surface

Astronomers and amateur astronomers alike understand that the larger the telescope, the more powerful the imaging capabilities. A Penn State-led research team developed the first…
Mining Waste

Mining Waste

Mining waste refers to the waste or leftover material that is generated during the process of extracting minerals and metals from the earth. This waste…
Magnetoresistance

Magnetoresistance

Magnetoresistance refers to the change in the electrical resistance of a material when it is subjected to a magnetic field. This phenomenon is due to…
Machine Learning Assists Scientists in Determining the Environmental Preferences of Microorganisms

Machine Learning Assists Scientists in Determining the Environmental Preferences of Microorganisms

Microorganisms are microscopic living organisms that are too small to be seen with the naked eye. They can be found in a wide variety of…
Piezoelectric Speaker

Piezoelectric Speaker

A piezoelectric speaker is a type of speaker that uses the piezoelectric effect to produce sound. It is a type of loudspeaker that generates sound…
Hydrogen Substitution for More Efficient and Environmentally Friendly Thermoelectric Oxides

Hydrogen Substitution for More Efficient and Environmentally Friendly Thermoelectric Oxides

Thermoelectric oxides typically have a complex crystal structure that allows them to have a high Seebeck coefficient, which is a measure of the efficiency of…
Magnetocrystalline Anisotropy in Physics

Magnetocrystalline Anisotropy in Physics

Magnetocrystalline anisotropy is a property of some magnetic materials that describes their directional dependence of their magnetic properties. Specifically, it is a measure of how…
ALMA Follows the History of Water in Planet Formation All the Way Back to the Interstellar Medium

ALMA Follows the History of Water in Planet Formation All the Way Back to the Interstellar Medium

Scientists researching a nearby protostar discovered water in its circumstellar disk. The latest measurements, made with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), are the first…
Microfiltration – a physical filtration process

Microfiltration – a physical filtration process

Microfiltration is a physical filtration process that involves passing a contaminated fluid through a special pore-sized membrane filter to separate microorganisms and suspended particles from…
Piezoluminescence

Piezoluminescence

Piezoluminescence refers to the phenomenon of the emission of light from a material when it is subjected to mechanical stress or pressure. This effect was…
A Better Approach of Gene Editing could Power the Next Generation of Cell and Gene Therapies

A Better Approach of Gene Editing could Power the Next Generation of Cell and Gene Therapies

When compared to present technologies, a novel approach to genetic engineering of cells offers significant gains in speed, efficiency, and cellular toxicity. According to a…
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