New tech builds ultralow-loss integrated photonic circuits
Encoding information into light, and transmitting it through optical fibers lies at the core of optical communications. With an incredibly
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Transparent nanolayers for more solar power
Nanostructured material and a new cell design pave the way for the production of silicon solar cells with more than 26 percent efficiency
Read moreNew method measures super-fast, free electron laser pulses
Using photoionization as an ultrafast, optical shutter, slow visible-light cameras can measure femtosecond extreme ultraviolet laser pulses
Read moreFinnish Quantum Institute announced
InstituteQ will coordinate research, education and innovation across Finland
Read moreGraphene: Everything under control
Research team demonstrates control mechanism for quantum material
Read moreStory tips: Mighty Mo material, fueling retooling, goods on the move, doubling concrete and more
Manufacturing – Mighty Mo Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists proved molybdenum titanium carbide, a refractory metal alloy that can withstand
Read moreA new, positive approach could be the key to next-generation, transparent electronics
Filling a crucial gap in the materials spectrum
Read moreNew batteries give jolt to renewables, energy storage
ITHACA, N.Y. – The cost of harvesting solar energy has dropped so much in recent years that it’s giving traditional
Read moreRecord GE Gas Power gift honors engineering legend, drives diversity in STEM fields
In an effort to bridge the gap between talent and opportunity, GE Gas Power today announced it is establishing a
Read moreNTU Singapore scientists design ‘smart’ device to harvest daylight
Device can be used to illuminate dark, underground spaces in daytime
Read moreHow many countries are ready for nuclear-powered electricity?
A study of 126 nations suggests that many lack the capacity to safely deploy nuclear power on their own
Read moreWorld’s largest public scenario database for testing and assuring safe autonomous vehicle
The Safety PoolTM Scenario Database, the largest public repository of scenarios for testing autonomous vehicles in the world, has been launched today by WMG at the University of Warwick, and Deepen AI
Read moreStudy shows promise of quantum computing using factory-made silicon chips
A single qubit on a standard silicon transistor chip has been successfully demonstrated as “quantum capable” in a new study by the UCL spinout Quantum Motion, led by researchers at UCL and Oxford University.
Read moreEven without a brain, Penn Engineering’s metal-eating robots can search for food
When it comes to powering mobile robots, batteries present a problematic paradox: the more energy they contain, the more they
Read moreIs battery recycling environmentally friendly?
Researchers conduct life-cycle assessment to determine the actual carbon footprint of recycling electric car batteries
Read moreBiggest “local” 5G network in Japan comes to Tokyo Metropolitan University
Tokyo Metropolitan University (TMU) is constantly striving to maintain a cutting-edge research environment, not just to keep its place among
Read moreExperimental hearing implant succeeds in registering brain waves
Researchers at KU Leuven (Belgium) have succeeded for the first time in measuring brain waves directly via a cochlear implant.
Read moreBreaking records like baking bread
Alloying, the process of mixing metals in different ratios, has been a known method for creating materials with enhanced properties
Read moreSussex scientists develop ultra-thin terahertz source
Physicists from the University of Sussex have developed an extremely thin, large-area semiconductor surface source of terahertz, composed of just
Read moreLaser lights the way
A new way to observe laser interactions could improve laser-based manufacture
Read moreDeciphering the secrets of printed electronics
We live in a world where we want our electronics to be flexible, bendable and stretchable apart from being intelligent. Printed electronics technology has emerged as the main route to enable this vision.
Read moreStanding out: Unusual magnetic transition in perovskite oxide can help boost spintronics
Transition metal perovskites oxides exhibit several desirable properties, including high-temperature superconductivity and electrocatalysis. Now, scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology
Read moreWireless tech a ‘game changer’ for nuclear power plants
Rudy Shankar (Energy Systems Engineering, Lehigh University) leads team of global experts behind newly published IAEA report outlining benefits of wireless technology and guidelines for use in instrumentation, control systems
Read morePlasmon-coupled gold nanoparticles useful for thermal history sensing
Researchers have demonstrated that stretching shape-memory polymers embedded with clusters of gold nanoparticles alters their plasmon-coupling, giving rise to desirable
Read moreControlling bubble formation on electrodes
Study finds the wettability of porous electrode surfaces is key to making efficient water-splitting or carbon-capturing systems
Read moreJapan-Germany international joint experiment on space optical communication
NICT’s optical ground station successfully received downlink light from DLR’s small satellite-mounted optical terminal (OSIRISv1)
Read moreMobile app generates data for the energy management of the future
Wind farms and solar plants play a central role in the success of the energy transition and thus in climate
Read moreNew nanotransistors keep their cool at high voltages
Power converters are the little-known systems that make electricity so magical. They are what allow us to plug in our
Read moreDetecting hidden signals
Johns Hopkins APL team finds an easier optimal detection scheme for near-term quantum sensors
Read moreResearchers harvest energy from radio waves to power wearable devices
From microwave ovens to Wi-Fi connections, the radio waves that permeate the environment are not just signals of energy consumed
Read moreTechnology uses ‘single’ approach to develop electronics, acoustics
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A Purdue University innovator has developed a new approach to creating popular thin films used for
Read moreWafer-thin nanopaper changes from firm to soft at the touch of a button
Bioinspired cellulose nanofibrils can be controlled by electricity / Strength and stiffness can be modulated via an electrical switch
Read moreNew fire-simulating tool could improve in-flight fire safety
Some of the most dangerous fires are the ones you don’t see coming. That goes not only for fires in
Read moreOptical fiber could boost power of superconducting quantum computers
The secret to building superconducting quantum computers with massive processing power may be an ordinary telecommunications technology – optical fiber.
Read moreStay on track! Support system to help the visually impaired navigate tactile paving
Scientists develop improved image processing algorithm that can more accurately detect tactile paving in various lighting conditions and environments
Read moreWorld-first aged care monitoring and alert technology unveiled
New smart monitoring system features innovative sensor tech developed by RMIT University
Read moreMussel sensors pave the way for new environmental monitoring tools
Researchers at North Carolina State University have designed and demonstrated a new system that allows them to remotely monitor the
Read moreUncertain energy
Mathematicians and risk analysts are working to help modernize the country’s energy markets
Read moreExpressing some doubts about android faces
Researchers at Osaka University study the expressiveness of android faces using motion capture cameras and identify ways in which they still lack the complexity of real human reactions, which may help guide future robot design
Read moreBig breakthrough for ‘massless’ energy storage
Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology have produced a structural battery that performs ten times better than all previous versions. It contains carbon fibre that serves simultaneously as an electrode, conductor, and load-bearing material.
Read moreFlorida company licenses NASA technology that keeps electronics cool
From shutting down unexpectedly to exploding, electronics can wreak havoc when they overheat. A Florida-based company called Protodromics LLC has
Read moreGoodbye large neural probes
Changing electrophysiology methods with an ultrasmall needle technology
Read moreEnergizing India
India has an ambitious plan for developing more renewable energy; researchers say the country can aim even higher
Read moreFocusing on the unhealthy brain to speed drug discovery
University of Houston collaboration with National Institutes of Health delivers toolkit to accelerate process
Read moreReal “doodles of light” in real-time mark leap for holograms at home
Fast line-based algorithm turns hand-writing into holograms using standard CPUs
Read moreSolving ‘barren plateaus’ is the key to quantum machine learning
New theorems put quantum machine learning on rigorous footing and identify the key issue that will determine whether it will provide quantum speedup
Read moreIntelligent insect counter opens new opportunities for nature monitoring
Engineers and biologists from Aarhus University have developed an intelligent light trap that can count insects and determine their species as they fly past; this could significantly boost nature monitoring
Read moreUnveiling smart buoys for marine environment monitoring!
“Seawater battery-based smart buoys can monitor and collect over 15 different marine data, such as salinity, pH, and water temperature,
Read moreThe 2nd International Conference on Cyber-Physical Systems and Control
The 2nd International Conference on Cyber-Physical Systems and Control (CPS&C’2021) will be held on June 29 – July 2, 2021.
Read moreTeamwork makes light shine ever brighter
Combined energy sources return a burst of photons from plasmonic gold nanogaps
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