Electronics & Semiconductors
With more than 1,000 nerve endings, human skin is the brain's largest sensory connection to the outside world, providing a wealth of feedback through touch, temperature and pressure. While these complex features make skin ...
Jan 26, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Lithium-ion batteries are a widely used class of rechargeable batteries in today's world. One of the processes that can hamper the functioning of these batteries is an internal short circuit caused by direct contact between ...
Jan 25, 2024
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Engineering
People who have worked in a large building have likely encountered the experience of being too hot or too cold in their workspace. Regulating temperature in such buildings is essential to both ensuring comfort of those using ...
Jan 24, 2024
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Engineering
In a giant leap for future hypersonic flight, Chinese scientists have turned to multi-scale technology to develop a revolutionary new material that has achieved record high marks in tests for vital strength and thermal insulation ...
Engineering
Georgia Tech materials engineers have unraveled the mechanism that causes degradation of a promising new material for solar cells—and they've been able to stop it using a thin layer of molecules that repels water.
Dec 20, 2023
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Engineering
Researchers at North Carolina State University have now identified a welding technique that can be used to join composite metal foam (CMF) components together without impairing the properties that make CMF desirable. CMFs ...
Dec 14, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
About half of an average American building's energy consumption is spent on heating and cooling. That's a lot of money spent, fossil fuel burned and strain on an aging energy infrastructure during times of severe temperatures.
Dec 13, 2023
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Engineering
The University of Missouri football team has been on a hot streak this season, ranking nationally and dominating games against SEC rivals. Now, Mizzou engineering students are designing new equipment to make sure players ...
Dec 13, 2023
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Engineering
Researchers from EPFL have resolved a long-standing debate surrounding laser additive manufacturing processes with a pioneering approach to defect detection.
Dec 5, 2023
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Engineering
Transitioning away from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which offer water- and oil-repelling properties on the outer shells of firefighter turnout gear, could bring potential performance tradeoffs, according to ...
Nov 30, 2023
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