Chemistry
Disorder Extends the Battery Life
What influences the cycle life of batteries? And, most importantly, how can we expand it? An international research team lead by TU Delft showed that…
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Engineering
Researchers use Programmable Materials to help mend Fractured Bones
Despite their uneven structures, natural materials such as bone, bird feathers, and wood use intelligent physical stress distribution. However, the link between stress modulation and…
Chemistry
Mixing Petroleum with Chlorine could Produce Dangerous Byproducts
A new study from the University of Hawai’i at Manoa demonstrates that mixing chlorine with petroleum in water can potentially cause hazardous effects to human…
Engineering
Jet-propelled Sea Creatures could improve Ocean Robotics
Scientists at the University of Oregon have discovered that colonies of gelatinous sea animals swim through the ocean in giant corkscrew shapes using coordinated jet…
Engineering
Scientists Generate Temperatures exceeding 1,000 Degrees Celsius using Solar Power instead of Fossil Fuels
Instead than utilizing fossil fuels to smelt steel and cook cement, Swiss researchers propose using solar heat. The proof-of-concept work, published on May 15 in…
Engineering
Using AI to enhance Building Energy Consumption and Comfort
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have devised a novel technology that has the potential to save significant energy in buildings. The researchers discovered 28…
Engineering
Exploring Bubbles may lead to more efficient Biofuel Motors
Studying bubbles has the potential to improve the efficiency of biofuel motors, particularly in terms of understanding cavitation. Cavitation is the formation and collapse of…
Engineering
Metalens Expands its Reach from Light to Sound
Junsuk Rho from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, the Department of Chemical Engineering, and the Department of Electrical Engineering, Dr. Dongwoo Lee from the Department…
Engineering
Making Batteries requires a lot of Lithium – some could come from Gas well Effluent
Most batteries used in technology, such as smart watches and electric cars, are created from lithium, which travels around the world before reaching manufacturers. But…
Engineering
A Better approach to Controlling Shape-shifting Soft Robots
A novel machine-learning technique can train and control a reconfigurable soft robot that can change shape to complete a task. The team also developed a…
Engineering
Carbon-capture Batteries built to store Renewable Energy, helping the Climate
Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are researching battery technology to combat climate change in two ways: by increasing the usage…
Technology
Robotic System Feeds Persons who have Severe Movement Impairments
Cornell researchers have created a robotic feeding system that employs computer vision, machine learning, and multimodal sensing to properly feed persons with severe mobility impairments,…
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