Battery Design Gets Boost from Aligned Carbon Nanotubes
Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a new flexible nano-scaffold for rechargeable lithium ion batteries that could help make cell phone and electric car batteries last longer. A...
View ArticleShining a Little Light Changes Metal Into Semiconductor
By blending their expertise, two materials science engineers at Washington University in St. Louis changed the electronic properties of new class of materials — just by exposing it to light. This image...
View ArticleNovel LEDs Pave the Way to Cheaper Displays
Researchers from the universities of Bonn and Regensburg have developed a novel type of organic light-emitting diode (OLED). These lights are suitable for the design of particularly energy-efficient...
View ArticleSolar-Powered Battery Woven Into Fabric Overcomes Hurdle for ‘Wearable...
Though some people already seem inseparable from their smartphones, even more convenient, wearable, solar-powered electronics could be on the way soon, woven into clothing fibers or incorporated into...
View ArticleWhat Can Happen When Graphene Meets a Semiconductor
For all the promise of graphene as a material for next-generation electronics and quantum computing, scientists still don’t know enough about this high-performance conductor to effectively control an...
View ArticleMicro-Robots Will Become Soft and Move Like Biological Organisms, Experts...
Increasingly small robots can carry out their functions even inside the human body. No, this isn’t a sci-fi dream. The technology is almost ready. However there is still one condition they must meet to...
View ArticleA Micro-Muscular Breakthrough: Powerful New Microscale Torsional Muscle/Motor...
Vanadium dioxide is poised to join the pantheon of superstars in the materials world. Already prized for its extraordinary ability to change size, shape and physical identity, vanadium dioxide can now...
View ArticleDisplay Screens of Curtain of Moveable Mist
A tabletop display with personal screens made from a curtain of mist that allow users to move images around and push through the fog-screens and onto the display, will be unveiled at an international...
View ArticleJacket Works Like a Mobile Phone
A fire is raging in a large building and the fire leader is sending a message to all firefighters at the scene. But they don’t need a mobile phone — they simply check their jacket sleeves and read the...
View ArticleDevice for Running Shoes That Prevents Injuries
El Institute of Biomechanics of Valencia (IBV) and the Spanish shoe company KELME have designed a prototype running shoe with an integrated device that improves training management and prevents...
View ArticlePrinting Flexible Electronic Circuits On Paper
Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) has successfully printed complex electronic circuits using a common t-shirt printer. The electronic circuits are printed using unique materials in...
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