Engineering
From the moment you first use it, a new lithium-ion battery is degrading. After a few hundred charge cycles, you'll notice—your phone, laptop or electric car battery wears out more quickly. Eventually, it stops holding ...
Dec 22, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
It's a scenario many of us are familiar with: You sit down on the couch after a long day at work and turn on Netflix. A trailer for a show you've never heard of automatically starts playing on your home screen, and you notice ...
Dec 21, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Devices such as cellphones, laptops and smartwatches are constant companions for most people, spending days and nights in their pocket, on their wrist, or otherwise close at hand.
Dec 14, 2022
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Computer Sciences
When datasets containing personal information are shared for research or used by companies, researchers try to disguise data—removing the final one or two digits of a zip code, for example—while still preserving its utility ...
Oct 10, 2022
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Robotics
Skin-like electronics could seamlessly integrate with the body for applications in health monitoring, medication therapy, implantable medical devices, and biological studies.
Sep 8, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
As industries across the country begin the transition to renewable energy, the demand for batteries, and therefore lithium, is projected to rise dramatically. But, with much of the global lithium supply located outside of ...
Aug 17, 2022
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Engineering
It's a brainy Band-Aid, a smart watch without the watch, and a leap forward for wearable health technologies. Researchers at the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) have developed a flexible, ...
Aug 5, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
As more drivers adopt plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles, the demand for lithium-ion batteries will continue to explode over the next decade. But processes for extracting lithium can be time-consuming and chemical-intensive, ...
Jul 26, 2022
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Engineering
To power our increasingly electrified society, energy storage technology must evolve and adapt to meet the growing demand. Lithium-ion batteries, already essential to myriad technology, will require dramatic improvements ...
Jun 29, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Holes help make sponges and English muffins useful (and, in the case of the latter, delicious). Without holes, they wouldn't be flexible enough to bend into small crevices, or to sop up the perfect amount of jam and butter.
Jun 7, 2022
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