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June 13, 2025
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June 2, 2025 — Scientists have reported use of antibacterial coatings made from resilin-mimetic proteins to fully block bacteria from attaching to a surface. A protein that gives fleas their bounce has been used to boot out bacteria cells, with lab results ...
June 2, 2025 — Electronics often get thrown away after use because recycling them requires extensive work for little payoff. Researchers have now found a way to change the ...
June 2, 2025 — Researchers have discovered that the mixing of small particles between two solid electrolytes can generate an effect called a 'space charge layer,' an accumulation of electric charge at the interface between the two materials. The finding could aid ...
May 30, 2025 — Students recently unveiled their invention of a robotic actuator -- the 'muscle' that converts energy into a robot's physical movement -- that has the ability to detect punctures or pressure, heal the injury and repair its damage-detecting ...
May 30, 2025 — A new method for predicting underwater landslides may improve the resilience of offshore ...
May 29, 2025 — Researchers determined how much outdoor particulate pollution affects indoor air quality. Their study concluded pollution from inversion and dust events is kept out of buildings, but wildfire smoke ...
May 29, 2025 — In a major advancement for sustainable construction, scientists have created a cement-free soil solidifier from industrial waste. By combining Siding Cut Powder and activated by Earth Silica, an ...
May 29, 2025 — Researchers have demonstrated a new technique that uses lasers to create ceramics that can withstand ultra-high temperatures, with applications ranging from nuclear power technologies to spacecraft ...
May 28, 2025 — Materials scientists have succeeded in creating a genuine 2D hybrid material called ...
May 29, 2025 — As the world shifts toward sustainable energy sources, 'green hydrogen' - hydrogen produced without emitting carbon - has emerged as a leading candidate for clean power. Scientists have now developed ...
May 29, 2025 — Scientists have developed a powerful new tool for finding the next generation of materials needed for large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computing. The significant breakthrough means that, for the ...
May 5, 2025 — A new technique maintains structural integrity by essentially hiding openings in materials from surrounding forces. Rather than reinforcing an opening, such as a hole or a window, to protect against a few select forces, the new approach reorganizes ...
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June 5, 2025 — Harvard and PSI scientists have managed to freeze normally fleeting quantum states in time, creating a pathway to control them using pure electronic tricks and laser ...
June 2, 2025 — Researchers have recreated the world's oldest synthetic pigment, called Egyptian blue, which was used in ancient Egypt about 5,000 years ...
May 27, 2025 — Researchers have designed a liquid hydrogen storage and delivery system that could help make zero-emission aviation a reality. Their work outlines a scalable, integrated system that addresses several ...
May 27, 2025 — Researchers find that iron powder, an inexpensive alternative to activated carbon, does a better job at filtering PFOS from water -- it's 26 times ...
May 28, 2025 — Engineers have developed a real-life Transformer that has the 'brains' to morph in midair, allowing the drone-like robot to smoothly roll away and begin its ground operations without pause. The ...
May 22, 2025 — Proteins catalyze life by changing shape when they interact with other molecules. The result is a muscle twitching, the perception of light, or a bit of energy extracted from food. The ability to ...
May 27, 2025 — A research team has discovered ferroelectric phenomena occurring at a subatomic scale in the natural mineral ...
May 23, 2025 — Scientists create a floss pick that samples cortisol within saliva as a marker of stress and quantifies it with a built-in electrode. The system uses a polymer casting technology that can be adapted ...
May 23, 2025 — Researchers united insights from cellular biology, quantum computing, old-fashioned semiconductors and high-definition TVs to both create a revolutionary new quantum biosensor. In doing so, they shed ...
May 23, 2025 — Diamond quantum sensors can be used to analyze the magnetization response of soft magnetic materials used in power electronics; report scientists ...
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May 23, 2025 — Researchers have discovered a new 2D material, confirming decade-old ...
May 23, 2025 — Blue phosphorescent OLEDs can now last as long as the green phosphorescent OLEDs already in devices, researchers have demonstrated, paving the way for further improving the energy efficiency of OLED ...
May 22, 2025 — Self-driving cars which eliminate traffic jams, getting a healthcare diagnosis instantly without leaving your home, or feeling the touch of loved ones based across the continent may sound like the ...
May 22, 2025 — A newly discovered silicone variant is a semiconductor, researchers have discovered -- upending assumptions that the material class is exclusively ...
May 22, 2025 — Engineers developed a membrane that filters the components of crude oil by their molecular size, an advance that could dramatically reduce the amount of energy needed for crude oil ...
May 22, 2025 — The risk of heavy rainfall and severe flooding increases with climate change. But property owners -- regardless of size -- often underestimate their own responsibility and are unaware of what ...
May 21, 2025 — A serendipitous observation has led to a surprising discovery: a new class of nanostructured materials that can pull water from the air, collect it in pores and release it onto surfaces without the ...
May 21, 2025 — Researchers have discovered a new class of materials -- called intercrystals -- with unique electronic properties that could power future technologies. Intercrystals exhibit newly discovered forms of ...
May 21, 2025 — A research team has developed the world's first Pixel-Based Local Sound OLED technology. This breakthrough enables each pixel of an OLED display to simultaneously emit different sounds, ...
May 21, 2025 — Researchers have unveiled a breakthrough in solid-state cooling technology, doubling the efficiency of today's commercial systems. Driven by the Lab's patented nano-engineered thin-film ...
May 21, 2025 — Hydrogen boride (HB) nanosheets can inactivate viruses, bacteria, and fungi within minutes in the dark conditions. By coating surfaces with HB nanosheets, it rapidly inactivates SARS-CoV-2, influenza ...
May 21, 2025 — Researchers have demonstrated that by using a semiconductor with flexible bonds, the material can be moulded into various structures using nano containers, without altering its composition, the ...
May 20, 2025 — A metamaterial is a composite material that exhibits unique properties due to its structure, and now researchers have used one featuring a small sawtooth pattern on its surface to move and position ...
May 20, 2025 — Researchers have developed an inexpensive and potentially scalable approach that uses a commercially available peroxide to bind polyethylene and polypropylene together, thereby creating a more ...
May 20, 2025 — Scientists have made a breakthrough in eco-friendly batteries that not only store more energy but could also help tackle greenhouse gas emissions. Lithium-CO2 'breathing' batteries release ...
May 20, 2025 — The orbital angular momentum of electrons has long been considered a minor physical phenomenon, suppressed in most crystals and largely overlooked. Scientists have now discovered that in certain ...
May 19, 2025 — The average energy project costs 40% more than expected for construction and takes almost two years longer than planned, finds a new global study. One key insight: The investment risk is highest for ...
May 19, 2025 — Underwater or aerial vehicles with dimples like golf balls could be more efficient and maneuverable, a new prototype has ...
May 19, 2025 — If you've ever watched a flock of birds move in perfect unison or seen ripples travel across a pond, you've witnessed nature's remarkable ability to coordinate motion. Recently, a team ...
May 19, 2025 — A research team has developed a novel haptic device designed to enhance both safety and efficiency for workers in industrial ...
Friday, May 23, 2025
- 'Hopelessly Attached': Scientists Discover New 2D Material That Sticks the Landing
- Efficiency Upgrade for OLED Screens: A Route to Blue PHOLED Longevity
Thursday, May 22, 2025
- Researchers Make Breakthrough in Semiconductor Technology Set to Supercharge 6G Delivery
- A Rule-Breaking, Colorful Silicone That Could Conduct Electricity
- A New Approach Could Fractionate Crude Oil Using Much Less Energy
- How Property Owners Can Work to Prevent Flooding
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
- Engineers Discover a New Class of Materials That Passively Harvest Water from Air
- Scientists Discover Class of Crystals With Properties That May Prove Revolutionary
- High-Quality OLED Displays Now Enabling Integrated Thin and Multichannel Audio
- Nano-Engineered Thermoelectrics Enable Scalable, Compressor-Free Cooling
- A Leap Forward in Transparent Antimicrobial Coatings
- Mind the Band Gap! -- Researchers Create New Nanoscale Forms of Elementary Semiconductor With Tunable Electronic Properties
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
- Remotely Moving Objects Underwater Using Sound
- Commercially Available Peroxide Binds Incompatible Polymers for Recycling
- Scientific Breakthrough Brings CO2 'breathing' Batteries Closer to Reality
- Forgotten Property of the Electron
Monday, May 19, 2025
- Investment Risk for Energy Infrastructure Construction Is Highest for Nuclear Power Plants, Lowest for Solar
- Nimble Dimples: Agile Underwater Vehicles Inspired by Golf Balls
- Invisible Currents at the Edge: Research Team Shows How Magnetic Particles Reveal a Hidden Rule of Nature
- Remotely Controlled Robots at Your Fingertips: Enhancing Safety in Industrial Sites
- The Invisible Order Sets the Fluctuation in the Terahertz Region of Glass
- Chemists Develop Compact Catenane With Tuneable Mechanical Chirality
Friday, May 16, 2025
- Individual Layers of Synthetic Materials Can Collaborate for Greater Impact
- UCF's 'bridge Doctor' Combines Imaging, Neural Network to Efficiently Evaluate Concrete Bridges' Safety
- Log in to Your Computer With a Secret Message Encoded in a Molecule
Thursday, May 15, 2025
- Learning as an Adventure: The Lecture Theater in the Spaceship
- Resistance Is Futile: Superconducting Diodes Are the Future
- A Novel Hybrid Charge Transfer Crystal With Reversible Color-Changing Property
- Researchers Develop New Metallic Materials Using Data-Driven Frameworks and Explainable AI
- Research Reveals Why Next-Generation Engine Noise Grinds Our Gears
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
- Superconductors: Amazingly Orderly Disorder
- New Hope Against Superbugs: Promising Antibiotic Candidate Discovered
- Sugar-Coated Nanotherapy Dramatically Improves Neuron Survival in Alzheimer's Model
- New Generation of Skin Substitutes Give Hope to Severe Burns Patients
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
- Eldercare Robot Helps People Sit and Stand, and Catches Them If They Fall
- Enzymes from Scratch
- Researchers Develop Living Material from Fungi
- Robotic Hand Moves Objects With Human-Like Grasp
Monday, May 12, 2025
Friday, May 9, 2025
- Ultrasound Unlocks a Safer, Greener Way to Make Hydrogels
- Self-Assembly of a Large Metal-Peptide Capsid Nanostructure Through Geometric Control
- Bringing Superconducting Nanostructures to 3D
- Machine Learning Powers New Approach to Detecting Soil Contaminants
- Stability Solution Brings Unique Form of Carbon Closer to Practical Application
Thursday, May 8, 2025
- 3D Printing in Vivo Using Sound
- Ping Pong Bot Returns Shots With High-Speed Precision
- One Glass, Full Color: Sub-Millimeter Waveguide Shrinks AR Glasses
- How to Reduce Global CO2 Emissions from Industry
- Turning Non-Magnetic Materials Magnetic With Atomically Thin Films
- Robotic Dog Mimics Mammals for Superior Mobility on Land and in Water
- New Microscope Reveals Heat Flow in Materials for Green Energy
- Eco-Friendly Aquatic Robot Is Made from Fish Food
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
- New Discovery Shows How Molecules Can Mute Heat Like Music
- Feat of 'dung-Gineering' Turns Cow Manure Into One of World's Most Used Materials
- New Roadmap Advances Catalytic Solutions to Destroy 'forever Chemicals'
- Cracking the Code: Deciphering How Concrete Can Heal Itself
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
- Vapor-Deposited Perovskite Semiconductors Power Next Generation Circuits
- Study of Velvet Worm Slime Could Revolutionize Sustainable Material Design
- Practical New Tool Created for Detecting Nanoplastics and Microplastics in the Environment
- Ultra-Thin Bismuth Holds Unexpected Promise for Green Electronics
- Experimental Quantum Communications Network
Monday, May 5, 2025
Friday, May 2, 2025
Thursday, May 1, 2025
- Model Governing Deformation of Materials Under Stress Challenged
- New Bayesian Method Enables Rapid Detection of Quantum Dot Charge States
- Shelters at Bus Stops Intended to Provide Relief from Heat Can Actually Result in Higher Temperatures
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
- Engineers Advance Toward a Fault-Tolerant Quantum Computer
- Stronger and Safer: New Design Strategy for Aluminium Combines Strength With Hydrogen Embrittlement Resistance
- Green Nickel for Sustainable Electrification
- Rapid Lithium Extraction Eliminates Use of Acid and High Heat, Scientists Report
- Rare Earth Element Extraction Bolstered by New Research
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
- A New Shape for Energy Storage: Cone and Disc Carbon Structures Offer New Pathways for Sodium-Ion Batteries
- Making Magnetic Biomaterials
- Synchrotron in a Closet: Bringing Powerful 3D X-Ray Microscopy to Smaller Labs
Monday, April 28, 2025
- Unveiling the 3D Crystal Secrets of Defective Nanoparticles
- 'Wood You Believe It?' Engineers Fortify Wood With Eco-Friendly Nano-Iron
- Breakthrough Extends Fuel Cell Lifespan Beyond 200,000 Hours, Paving the Way for Clean Long-Haul Trucking
- A Neuro-Quantum Leap in Finding Optimal Solutions
Friday, April 25, 2025
- Structure Dictates Effectiveness, Safety in Nanomedicine
- This Injected Protein-Like Polymer Helps Tissues Heal After a Heart Attack
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
- FRESH Bioprinting Brings Vascularized Tissue One Step Closer
- Engineer Reinvents Ceramics With Origami-Inspired 3D Printing
- From Beam to Battery: Single-Step Laser Printing Supercharges High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
- Engineers Print Synthetic 'metamaterials' That Are Both Strong and Stretchy
- Some Protective Resin Coatings May Damage Metal Artifacts
- Scientists Have Found a Way to 'tattoo' Tardigrades
- New Electronic 'skin' Could Enable Lightweight Night-Vision Glasses
- Material? Robot? It's a Metabot
- Crystal Clear Design for High-Performance Flexible Thermoelectric Semiconductor
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Friday, April 18, 2025
- 'Faster Charging, Longer Lifespan': Next-Generation Battery Breakthrough
- Scientists Uncover Quantum Surprise: Matter Mediates Ultrastrong Coupling Between Light Particles
Thursday, April 17, 2025
- New Hybrid Materials as Efficient Thermoelectrics
- A New Take on the Abilities of Hydrogen Binding Energy for Use in Single Atom Catalysts
- Green Hydrogen: A Cage Structured Material Transforms Into a Performant Catalyst
- Researchers Demonstrate New Class of Quantum Materials That Are Both Metallic and One-Dimensional