Synthetic red blood cells mimic natural ones, and have new abilities
Credit: Adapted from ACS Nano 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b08714 Scientists have tried to develop synthetic red blood cells that mimic the favorable properties of natural ones,...
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Next-generation cockroach-inspired robot is small but mighty
HAMR-JR is one of the smallest and most dexterous robots to dateCredit: (Image courtesy of Kaushik Jayaram/Harvard SEAS) This itsy-bitsy robot can't climb up the...
Double-sided solar panels that follow the sun prove most cost effective
Credit: Rodríguez-Gallegos et al./Joule Solar power systems with double-sided (bifacial) solar panels--which collect sunlight from two sides instead of one--and single-axis tracking technology that tilts...
Super water-repellent materials are now durable enough for the real world
A new armour-plated superhydrophobic material has been developed for potential uses in medical equipment, solar panels and moreCredit: Aalto University Superhydrophobic surfaces repel water like...
New laser system provides 3D reconstructions of living deep-sea animals and mucus filters
Credit: Image: © 2020 MBARI Living in an essentially zero-gravity environment, many deep-sea animals have evolved soft, gelatinous bodies and collect food using elaborate mucus...
Active particles with light-switchable propulsion direction and reversible interactions
Credit: Source: UW Physics, M. Lisicki Researchers from the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw, ETH in Zurich and the University of Cambridge...
Solar hydrogen production: Splitting water with UV is now at almost 100% quantum efficiency
Credit: Copyright © 2020 The Office of Public Relations, Shinshu University Pour yourself a glass of water and take a look at it. This water...
New research leads to lighter and greener bridges
A recently completed research project revealed the potential for reducing material used for a suspension bridge deck by more than 25 per cent - meaning...
A new strategy for the optimal electroreduction of Co2 to high-value products
Credit: KAIST Researchers suggest that modulation of local CO2 concentration improves the selectivity, conversion rate, and electrode stability, and shed a new light on the...
Pioneer of modern datacenter design receives Eckert-Mauchly Award
Google's Luiz Barroso recognized as visionary architect of warehouse-scale computingCredit: Association for Computing Machinery ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, and the IEEE Computer Society...
Lighting the way to porous electronics and sensors
Researchers from Osaka University introduce a straightforward fabrication method that dramatically improves the gas sensing performance of a common ceramicCredit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan -...
Princeton team develops ‘poisoned arrow’ to defeat antibiotic-resistant bacteria
A dual-mechanism antibiotic kills Gram-negative bacteria and avoids drug resistanceCredit: Matilda Luk, Princeton University Office of Communications Poison is lethal all on its own --...
Unique cells found in lung cancer patients may predict survival
Size and number of fused cancer and immune cells linked to survival in non-small cell lung cancer casesCredit: University of Missouri Health Care Lung cancer...
Breaking the mold: An unusual choice of material yields incredibly long-lasting batteries
Non-conductive silica could be key to realizing next-generation lithium-sulfur batteriesCredit: DGIST The tremendous increase in the use of mobile technology, wearable electronics, and a wide...
Discrimination may erase ‘birthweight advantage’ of black US immigrants in one generation
Credit: Egan Jimenez, Princeton University Black women have the highest prevalence of low birthweight babies compared to other racial and ethnic groups, but black immigrants...
