Engineering
A laser-textured friction disk could reduce maintenance costs and downtime for the biggest ships sailing on the oceans. Man Energy Solutions tested laser-textured friction disks on its two-stroke engines on two ships sailing ...
Apr 29, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
In the future, photovoltaic cells could be 'worn' over clothes, placed on cars or even on beach umbrellas. These are just some of the possible developments from a study published in Nature Communications by researchers at ...
Mar 25, 2021
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Engineering
If light is strongly concentrated in time and space, resulting in extreme photon densities, it can enable interaction with all conceivable materials. By using these ultrashort laser foci, even transparent materials can be ...
Feb 26, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets
EPFL engineers teamed up with luxury watchmaker Vacheron Constantin to develop an innovative system that uses lasers to create 3-D sculptures within sapphire watch crystals.
Jan 25, 2021
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Robotics
A Cornell University-led collaboration has created the first microscopic robots that incorporate semiconductor components, allowing them to be controlled—and made to walk—with standard electronic signals.
Aug 26, 2020
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Engineering
Today, air pollution is one of the biggest challenges facing European cities. As part of the Horizon 2020 research project CARES (City Air Remote Emission Sensing), an international research consortium is working on new contactless ...
Aug 13, 2019
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