Scientists find way to make new materials for batteries and microelectronics
The world’s best artists can take a handful of differently colored paints and create a museum-worthy canvas that looks like nothing else.
They do so...
Scientists are at the edge of graphene-based electronics
Georgia Tech researchers developed a new nanoelectronics platform based on graphene - a single sheet of carbon atoms.
A pressing quest in the field of...
Scientists create living smartwatch powered by slime mold
Devices such as cellphones, laptops and smartwatches are constant companions for most people, spending days and nights in their pocket, on their wrist, or...
Banning electric scooters comes at a cost, shows study
Banning scooters may reduce sidewalk congestion and keep would-be riders and pedestrians safer, but it comes at a cost, according to a new study...
AirPods may work as inexpensive hearing aids
Hearing loss has broad health impacts, but professional hearing aids are expensive and require multiple visits to otolaryngologists and audiologists for tuning.
These factors lead to major...
New solar cell breaks records for efficiency and voltage
Scientists are introducing a new type of solar cell produced without silicon.
Your smartphone is making you age faster
In a study from Oregon State University, scientists found that your smartphone and laptop are aging you faster.
They found excessive blue light from these...
Social media may harm mental health, study confirms
In a study from Bocconi University, scientists found the introduction of Facebook in American colleges led to a 9% increase in depression and a...
This tiny spectrometer breaks all current resolution records
We see light and colors around us every day.
However, to analyze the information it carries, we must analyze light using spectrometers, in the lab.
These...
MIT engineers build a battery-free, wireless underwater camera
Scientists estimate that more than 95 percent of Earth’s oceans have never been observed, which means we have seen less of our planet’s ocean...