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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...

‘Vegan spider silk’ provides sustainable alternative to single-use plastics

Researchers have created a plant-based, sustainable, scalable material that could replace single-use plastics in many consumer products. The researchers, from the University of Cambridge, created...

Scientists take an atomic look at lithium-rich batteries

Batteries have come a long way since Volta first stacked copper and zinc discs together 200 years ago. While the technology has continued to evolve...

Doping trick removes key hurdle for next-gen solar cells

Researchers have figured out a way to overcome a key hurdle in making efficient perovskite solar cells, one that also sequesters CO2. Perovskite solar cells...