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New device simplifies manipulation of 2D materials for twistronics
A discovery six years ago took the condensed-matter physics world by storm: Ultra-thin carbon stacked in two slightly askew layers became a superconductor, and changing the twist angle between layers could toggle their electrical ...
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Analysis provides insights into underground construction
Infrastructure often suffers severe damage due to both natural geotechnical hazards, such as floods or earthquakes, and man-made ones such as underground construction work and excavations.
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Magnetically driven soft robot achieves high-speed jumping
Many animal species, ranging from insects to amphibians and fish, use jumping as a means of moving within their surrounding environment. Jumping can be very advantageous for these animals, for instance, allowing them to reach ...
Team develops tougher concrete, inspired by bone
Inspired by the architecture of human bone's tough outer layer, engineers at Princeton have developed a cement-based material that is 5.6 times more damage-resistant than standard counterparts. The bio-inspired design allows ...
Sep 16, 2024
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Report: Transmission and renewables would reduce carbon emissions, generation costs in western United States
If all the high-voltage transmission currently under construction and in advanced stages of permitting is built by 2030 in the Western United States—enabling the construction of new renewable energy projects—carbon dioxide ...
Sep 16, 2024
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Researchers develop scalable approach to integrate ultrafast 2D flash memories
The widespread use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools designed to process large amounts of data has increased the need for better performing memory devices. The data storage solutions that could help to meet the computational ...
Engineering
New method could decrease number of satellites needed for global coverage
Low-orbit satellites could soon offer millions of people worldwide access to high-speed communications, but the satellites' potential has been stymied by a technological limitation—their antenna arrays can only manage one ...
Sep 13, 2024
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Urban heating and cooling to play substantial role in future energy demand under climate change
Existing global energy projections underestimate the impact of climate change on urban heating and cooling systems by roughly 50% by 2099 if greenhouse gas emissions remain high, researchers report. This disparity could profoundly ...
Sep 13, 2024
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Engineering
Fingertip device enables realistic touch for a wide range of applications
A fingertip device that closely mimics the sensation of interacting with real objects, developed by a team led by UCL researchers, paves the way for applications in diagnosing loss of touch, video calls, robotic surgery and ...
Sep 13, 2024
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Housing could help us improve our well-being and reach net zero by 2040, scientist says
EPFL scientist Sascha Nick has outlined a completely new scenario for what housing and neighborhoods might look like in Switzerland in the coming decades. His recommendations would put the country on track to meet its net-zero ...
Sep 13, 2024
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Axon-mimicking materials show promise for more efficient computing
A team of researchers from Texas A&M University, Sandia National Lab—Livermore, and Stanford University are taking lessons from the brain to design materials for more efficient computing. The new class of materials discovered ...
Sep 12, 2024
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Robotics
Teaching robots to use color in moving objects
Research at Michigan State University is focused on teaching robots to use colors to perceive, visualize, and interpret interactions when manipulating objects. A force-interpreting optical system is being developed so robots ...
Sep 12, 2024
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3D micro strain gauges promote sensing capabilities of electronic skins
Imagine a set of flexible tactile sensors that adheres to the surface of your skin, offering customizable detection of biomechanical signals from various body parts. That fiction-like supermaterial is close to becoming reality ...
Sep 12, 2024
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Researcher focuses on keeping today's hottest electronics cool for users at nanoscale level
Keeping today's electronics cool isn't as easy as running a fan installed at the rear of a desktop computer. Using anything from a smartphone to an electric vehicle results in some manner of heat production that eventually ...
Sep 12, 2024
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Energy-efficient device uses solar power to turn seawater into fresh water
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have designed an energy-efficient device that produces drinking water from seawater using an evaporation process driven largely by the sun.
Sep 11, 2024
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Robotics
Versatile microscale robots can fold into 3D shapes and crawl
Cornell University researchers have created microscale robots less than 1 millimeter in size that are printed as a 2D hexagonal "metasheet," but with a jolt of electricity, morph into preprogrammed 3D shapes and crawl.
Sep 11, 2024
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Multimodal ultra-thin soft robots can explore narrow spaces for inspection and maintenance
Researchers at Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre (UTC) in Manufacturing and On-Wing Technology at the University of Nottingham have developed ultra-thin soft robots, designed for exploring narrow spaces in challenging ...
Sep 11, 2024
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Bio-inspired wick enhances electronic chip cooling
A research team led by Prof. Ye Hong from the University of Science and Technology of China has developed an alumina ceramic bionic wick with finger-like pores inspired by the stomatal array of natural leaves. Their research ...
Sep 11, 2024
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Novel compact meta-silencer design leverages acoustic black hole and rainbow trapping effects
Chronic low-frequency noise from vehicles, appliances, and industries takes a toll on mental health, causing stress and anxiety. Traditional acoustic silencers require bulky designs to achieve effective noise reduction at ...
Sep 11, 2024
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Developing new approaches for the cost-efficient and high-speed production of fuel cells
For hydrogen technology to become a key to the energy transition, it needs to take a decisive step forward toward broad application. The main factors holding back this longed-for breakthrough, however, are the high costs ...
Sep 11, 2024
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Advanced manufacturing revs up in Europe with 3D printing
3D printing is set to revolutionize European manufacturing, producing complex, multilayered components for everything from toys and cars to wind turbines and satellites.
Sep 11, 2024
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Advancing power grounding systems: A novel predictive model for soil resistivity
Proper power grounding systems are necessary for maintaining the safety and reliability of critical electrical subsystem infrastructure, such as substations. Power grounding systems provide a low-resistance path for electrical ...
Sep 11, 2024
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Stretchable, wearable device lights up an LED using only the warmth of skin
One of the drawbacks of fitness trackers and other wearable devices is that their batteries eventually run out of juice. But what if in the future, wearable technology could use body heat to power itself?
Sep 10, 2024
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