Robotics
New research from Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute can help robots feel layers of cloth rather than relying on computer vision tools to only see it. The work could allow robots to assist people with household ...
Oct 26, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
New research led by WMG, at the University of Warwick has found an effective approach to replacing graphite in the anodes of lithium-ion batteries using silicon, by reinforcing the anode's structure with graphene girders. ...
Jan 23, 2018
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Hardware
High-performance computing (HPC)—the use of supercomputers and parallel processing techniques to solve large computational problems—is of great use in the scientific community. For example, scientists at the U.S. Department ...
Apr 16, 2019
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Engineering
To increase the strength of concrete, researchers come up with new methods of reinforcement—usually with metal structures or nanofibers. A RUDN University professor with colleagues from Iran has discovered an easier way. ...
Aug 16, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Perovskites, which have shown enormous potential as a new semiconductor for solar cells, are gaining attention as well as a potential next-generation technology to also power spacefaring missions. As scientists around the ...
Apr 19, 2022
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Engineering
Desktop 3-D printers are no longer a big novelty and can be found in offices and in homes. A current concern is their particle emissions.
Robotics
Until now, microscopic robotic systems have had to make do without arms. Now, researchers at ETH Zurich have developed an ultrasonically actuated glass needle that can be attached to a robotic arm. This lets them pump and ...
Jan 13, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
A new study led by Dr. Xuekun Lu from Queen Mary University of London in collaboration with an international team of researchers from the UK and U.S. has found a way to prevent lithium plating in electric vehicle batteries, ...
Aug 24, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
If you could shrink enough for a fantastic voyage across a lithium battery electrode, you'd see the level of charge at every scale is highly uneven.
Apr 18, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Lithium-ion batteries commonly used in consumer electronics are notorious for bursting into flame when damaged or improperly packaged. These incidents occasionally have grave consequences, including burns, house fires and ...
Aug 22, 2018
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