New iron catalyst could make hydrogen fuel cells affordable
For decades, scientists have been searching for a catalyst that dramatically reduces the cost of fabricating hydrogen fuel cells.
Jul 7, 2022
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News tagged with biological cells
Robotics
Team builds the first living robots
A book is made of wood. But it is not a tree. The dead cells have been repurposed to serve another need.
Jan 13, 2020
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Engineering
Next generation of greenhouses may be fully solar powered
Many greenhouses could become energy neutral by using see-through solar panels to harvest energy—primarily from the wavelengths of light that plants don't use for photosynthesis. Those are the findings of a new modeling ...
Feb 7, 2020
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Robotics
Scientists create the next generation of living robots
Last year, a team of biologists and computer scientists from Tufts University and the University of Vermont (UVM) created novel, tiny self-healing biological machines from frog cells called "Xenobots" that could move around, ...
Mar 31, 2021
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Engineering
Building the world's most durable hydrogen fuel cell
Researchers at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have developed a new hydrogen fuel cell which is not only the world's most durable to date, but is also more cost-effective, paving way for a wider ...
Jul 1, 2022
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Bioelectronic device achieves unprecedented control of cell membrane voltage
In an impressive proof-of-concept demonstration, an interdisciplinary team of scientists has developed a bioelectronic system driven by a machine learning algorithm that can shift the membrane voltage in living cells and ...
Sep 24, 2020
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Automotive
Immune to hacks: Inoculating deep neural networks to thwart attacks
If a sticker on a banana can make it show up as a toaster, how might strategic vandalism warp how an autonomous vehicle perceives a stop sign? Now, an immune-inspired defense system for neural networks can ward off such attacks, ...
Mar 24, 2022
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Engineering
Creating 3D objects with sound
Scientists from the Micro, Nano and Molecular Systems Lab at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research and the Institute for Molecular Systems Engineering and Advanced Materials at Heidelberg University have created a ...
Feb 9, 2023
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Engineering
Researchers take major step toward developing next-generation solar cells
The solar energy world is ready for a revolution. Scientists are racing to develop a new type of solar cell using materials that can convert electricity more efficiently than today's panels.
Mar 21, 2024
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Simple microparticles can beat rhythmically together, generating an oscillating electrical current
Taking advantage of a phenomenon known as emergent behavior in the microscale, MIT engineers have designed simple microparticles that can collectively generate complex behavior, much the same way that a colony of ants can ...
Oct 13, 2022
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