Mar. 25, 2024 A real-world study has shown that the use of cool paint coatings in cities can help pedestrians feel up to 1.5 degrees Celsius cooler, making the urban area more comfortable for work and ...
Mar. 21, 2024 A cross-disciplinary team has developed a new contact lens material that could act as a bandage for corneal wounds while releasing drugs in a controlled manner to help the eye heal ...
Mar. 20, 2024 The 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was focused on quantum dots -- objects so tiny, they're controlled by the strange rules of quantum physics. Quantum dots used in electronics are often toxic, ...
Mar. 20, 2024 Quantum computers promise to tackle some of the most challenging problems facing humanity today. While much attention has been directed towards the computation of quantum information, the ...
Mar. 20, 2024 If it walks like a particle, and talks like a particle... it may still not be a particle. A topological soliton is a special type of wave or dislocation which behaves like a particle: it can move ...
Mar. 19, 2024 Once thrown away, disposable diapers and sanitary pads can take hundreds of years to decompose, because they contain plastics and other synthetic polymers. But now, researchers are replacing these ...
Mar. 19, 2024 At first glance, Rabih Al-Kaysi's molecular motors look like the microscopic worms you'd see in a drop of pond water. But these wriggling ribbons are not alive; they're made from ...
Mar. 19, 2024 Researchers have made very fast and very precise images of excitons -- in fact, accurate to one quadrillionth of a second and one billionth of a meter. This understanding is essential for developing ...
Mar. 19, 2024 Water pollution from dyes used in textile, food, cosmetic and other manufacturing is a major ecological concern with industry and scientists seeking biocompatible and more sustainable alternatives to ...
Mar. 19, 2024 Imaging being able to wear clothes that charge your gadgets just by wearing them. New research has brought us a step closer to achieving this ...
Mar. 18, 2024 Leafhoppers, a common backyard insect, secrete and coat themselves in tiny mysterious particles that could provide both the inspiration and the instructions for next-generation technology, according ...
Mar. 18, 2024 Load-bearing structures like bridges and shelters can be made with origami modules -- versatile components that can fold compactly and adapt into different shapes -- engineers have ...
Mar. 18, 2024 Engineers propose a new quantitative framework to account for and predict the impact of temperature on the curing speed of platinum-catalyzed silicone elastomers. The findings could maximize ...
Mar. 18, 2024 Researchers recently reported on the science behind its special concrete, that can warm itself up when it snows, or as temperatures approach ...
Mar. 15, 2024 A printable organic polymer that assembles into chiral structures when printed has enabled researchers to reliably measure the amount of charge produced in spin-to-charge conversion within a ...
Mar. 15, 2024 Scientists have unveiled a groundbreaking technique for mass-producing polymer solid electrolytes, crucial components in ...
Mar. 15, 2024 Automated insulin dosing systems combine low-cost blood-glucose monitors with insulin pumps that use precision dosing to continuously regulate blood-sugar and hold it steady. Synthetic biologists ...
Mar. 14, 2024 Electrical engineers have determined the theoretical fundamental limit for how much electromagnetic energy a transparent material with a given thickness can absorb. The finding will help engineers ...
Mar. 13, 2024 The quadrupedal robot ANYmal went back to school and has learned a lot. Researchers used machine learning to teach it new skills: the robot can now climb over obstacles and successfully negotiate ...
Mar. 13, 2024 Scientists have developed ultra-thin semiconductor fibers that can be woven into fabrics, turning them into smart wearable ...