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Engineering
Eco-friendly aluminum battery lasts 10,000 cycles with minimal loss
Large batteries for long-term storage of solar and wind power are key to integrating abundant and renewable energy sources into the U.S. power grid. However, there is a lack of safe and reliable battery technologies to support ...
Jan 24, 2025
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New research shows many UK homes can adopt heat pumps with minimal upgrades
A group of energy specialists from University College London, the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Loughborough University and the University of Birmingham has found that more homes in the U.K. could switch from ...
Bioinspired 3D printing: Architected design creates efficient structures
When 3D printing was first introduced in 1985, it marked a major turning point for the manufacturing industry. In addition to being cheaper than traditional manufacturing technologies, it also promised the ability to customize ...
Jan 24, 2025
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Researchers reveal toughening mechanism of crack front in bioinspired materials
Recently, a research team uncovered the propagation and toughening mechanism of tortuous crack front in bioinspired anisotropic heterogeneities, and developed an optimization design for toughness amplification by manipulating ...
Jan 24, 2025
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Magnetic sensors offer nondestructive way to verify battery authenticity
Recently, fires and other accidents caused by the use of non-original equipment manufacturer lithium-ion batteries (i.e., compatible batteries) have become a problem. However, these compatible batteries are difficult to distinguish ...
Jan 24, 2025
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Engineering
Researchers use machine learning to ensure safe structural design of steel columns
In the quest for stronger, more resilient buildings and infrastructure, engineers are turning to innovative solutions, such as concrete-filled steel tube columns (CFST) strengthened with carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP). ...
Jan 23, 2025
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Engineering
Porous ground treatments drastically reduce drone noise, making way for soundless city skies
Porous land such as foliage significantly lowers noise made by drones and air taxis, which could reduce disturbances for urban communities as urban air mobility (UAM) grows.
Jan 22, 2025
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Engineering
New general law governs fracture energy of networks across materials and length scales
Materials like car tires, human tissues, and spider webs are diverse in composition, but all contain networks of interconnected strands. A long-standing question about the durability of these materials asks: What is the energy ...
Jan 22, 2025
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Engineering
Turning water into electricity while detecting fires: Researchers create dual purpose fire sensor
Various clean energy technologies have been developed to meet the rapidly intensifying energy demand and dwindling fossil fuel reserves. However, many of these technologies are hindered by low efficiency and high costs.
Jan 22, 2025
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Engineering
Streamlining AI development for transparent nuclear engineering models
As nuclear energy ramps up to move towards decarbonization goals, machine learning and AI techniques offer potential to speed up new reactor design and improve safety of the existing fleet. However, the rigorous safety standards ...
Jan 22, 2025
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Engineering
NASA's 3D-printed antenna takes additive manufacturing to new heights
In fall 2024, NASA developed and tested a 3D-printed antenna to demonstrate a low-cost capability to communicate science data to Earth. The antenna, tested in flight using an atmospheric weather balloon, could open the door ...
Jan 22, 2025
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It's science, not fiction: High-tech drones may soon be fighting bushfires in Australia
Picture this. It's a summer evening in Australia. A dry lightning storm is about to sweep across remote, tinder-dry bushland. The next day is forecast to be hot and windy. A lightning strike tonight could spark a fire that ...
Jan 22, 2025
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Engineering
Getting over the hump: Researchers boost high-speed laser welding for fuel cell production
Fuel cells offer a form of clean energy across many sectors and are of particular interest in vehicles, where they produce no emissions. The production of fuel cells requires the use of a rapid laser welding process; however, ...
Jan 21, 2025
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Engineering
Underground ammonia production: Earth's natural forces offer sustainable solution
Instead of relying on energy-hungry reactors to generate high temperatures and pressure, researchers are looking underground at Earth's natural heat and forces to cook up ammonia for fertilizer.
Jan 21, 2025
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Engineering
How to choose the optimal location for wind turbines in the North Sea
Thousands of wind turbines will be added to the North Sea in the next decades. Environmental scientist Chen Li identified the most beneficial areas for their construction, focusing on material use, carbon footprint, and impact ...
Jan 21, 2025
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Engineering
Dutch researchers employ unique e-bike to make cycling safer
Dutch university researcher Holger Caesar heads out into the afternoon traffic on a bicycle like no other, equipped to collect data he believes may one day save lives.
Jan 21, 2025
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Engineering
NASA sets sights on Mars terrain with advanced tire tech
The mystique of Mars has been studied for centuries. The fourth planet from the sun is reminiscent of a rich, red desert and features a rugged surface challenging to traverse. While several robotic missions have landed on ...
Jan 21, 2025
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Scientists create world's first fully-3D printed microscope in under three hours
Scientists at the University of Strathclyde have created the world's first fully 3D printed microscope in under three hours and for less than £50—a fraction of the cost of traditional devices.
Jan 21, 2025
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Robotics
New control system enhances delta robots' speed and accuracy
Research in the International Journal of Computational Vision and Robotics could lead to faster and more accurate robots for high-precision tasks in factories.
Jan 21, 2025
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Engineering
Eco-friendly artificial muscle fibers can produce and store energy
A research team has successfully developed innovative artificial muscle fibers capable of producing and storing energy. The team anticipates that these findings will have broad applications in fields such as advanced textiles, ...
Jan 21, 2025
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Engineering
New water purification technology helps turn seawater into drinking water without tons of chemicals
Water desalination plants could replace expensive chemicals with new carbon cloth electrodes that remove boron from seawater, an important step of turning seawater into safe drinking water.
Jan 20, 2025
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Engineering
More versatile shape-shifting materials offer new possibilities for soft robotics and wearable tech
Finding new angles on an old artform, McGill researchers have increased the number of stable shapes that kirigami-based engineered materials can take, opening the way to a range of new applications. Their study is published ...
Jan 20, 2025
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Engineering
'Turn on the lights': DAVD display helps divers navigate undersea conditions
A favorite childhood memory for Dr. Sandra Chapman was visiting the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor with her father. So it's appropriate that Chapman—a program officer in the Office of Naval Research's (ONR) Warfighter ...
Jan 20, 2025
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Imaging technique reveals first 2D chainmail-like material
An advanced imaging technique developed at Cornell has revealed the first two-dimensional, mechanically interlocked polymer—confirming a breakthrough in both material design and electron microscopy.
Jan 20, 2025
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