Engineering
A widely-used gas that is currently produced from fossil fuels can instead be made by an 'artificial leaf' that uses only sunlight, carbon dioxide and water, and which could eventually be used to develop a sustainable liquid ...
Oct 21, 2019
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Engineering
Cambridge engineers have developed a high performance printed transistor with flexibility for use in wearable and implantable electronics.
Feb 28, 2019
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Robotics
Scientists have developed a 3-D-printed robotic hand which can play simple musical phrases on the piano by just moving its wrist. And while the robot is no virtuoso, it demonstrates just how challenging it is to replicate ...
Dec 19, 2018
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Engineering
An international team of researchers have developed a low-cost sensor made from semiconducting plastic that can be used to diagnose or monitor a wide range of health conditions, such as surgical complications or neurodegenerative ...
Jun 22, 2018
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Computer Sciences
A study published today in PLOS ONE indicates that Google Street View has the potential to estimate how common cycling is in cities, and potentially other travel patterns too. The analysis of 2,000 Google Street View images ...
May 2, 2018
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Robotics
An ingredient commonly found in toothpaste could be employed as an anti-malarial drug against strains of malaria parasite that have grown resistant to one of the currently-used drugs. This discovery, led by researchers at ...
Jan 18, 2018
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers have shown that defects in the molecular structure of perovskites - a material which could revolutionise the solar cell industry - can be "healed" by exposing it to light and just the right amount of humidity.
Sep 6, 2017
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Energy & Green Tech
Scientists have discovered that a highly promising group of materials known as hybrid lead halide perovskites can recycle light - a finding that they believe could lead to large gains in the efficiency of solar cells.
Mar 24, 2016
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Researchers have found a way to super-charge the 'engine' of sustainable fuel generation—by giving the materials a little twist.
Apr 24, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
The energy density of supercapacitors—battery-like devices that can charge in seconds or a few minutes—can be improved by increasing the 'messiness' of their internal structure.
Apr 18, 2024
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