How to make lithium-ion batteries invincible
In our future electrified world, the demand for battery storage is projected to be enormous, reaching to upwards of 2 to 10 terawatt-hours (TWh)...
New soft electronics don’t break, even when punctured
Want a smartphone that stretches, takes damage, and still doesn't miss a call?
A team of Virginia Tech researchers from the Department of Mechanical Engineering...
New tech could harvest water around the clock without energy input
Fresh water is scarce in many parts of the world and must be obtained at great expense.
Communities near the ocean can desalinate sea water...
This sound blind could reduce noise while allowing air to flow freely
A pioneering material that gives unprecedented control on sound and noise is to be trialed in hospitals and other noisy locations such as beside...
Scientists develop solar energy collectors grown from seeds
Engineers create seeds for growing near-perfect 2D perovskite crystals.
Rice University engineers have created microscopic seeds for growing remarkably uniform 2D perovskite crystals that are...
Graphene ‘camera’ captures real-time electrical activity of beating heart
Scientists have captured the real-time electrical activity of a beating heart, using a sheet of graphene to record an optical image — almost like...
Scientists bring human-scale object to near standstill, reaching a quantum state
To the human eye, most stationary objects appear to be just that — still, and completely at rest.
Yet if we were handed a quantum...
Scientists invent new technique to produce flexible electronics
Ultrathin, flexible computer circuits have been an engineering goal for years, but technical hurdles have prevented the degree of miniaturization necessary to achieve high...
Scientists discover how oxygen loss saps a lithium-ion battery’s voltage
When lithium ions flow in and out of a battery electrode during charging and discharging, a tiny bit of oxygen seeps out and the...
Scientists create quantum microscope that can see the impossible
In a major scientific leap, University of Queensland researchers have created a quantum microscope that can reveal biological structures that would otherwise be impossible...