Bending organic semiconductor could boost electrical flow
Slightly bending semiconductors made of organic materials can roughly double the speed of electricity flowing through them.
This could benefit next-generation electronics such as sensors...
New coating lets toilets clean themselves and save water
A new coating effectively makes self-cleaning toilets while also cutting the amount of water in each flush, researchers report.
Every day, more than 141 billion...
Scientists create first implantable magnet resonance detector
Scientists from Germany and Switzerland developed a highly sensitive implant that enables to probe brain physiology with unparalleled spatial and temporal resolution.
They introduce...
Scientists create smart satellites that could rescue other broken satellites
When satellites break, which is surprisingly often, there isn't much you can do about them.
They become expensive and dangerous flotsam, orbiting Earth for years...
Scientists create record-setting mobility transistor
Many of the technologies we rely on, from smartphones to wearable devices and more, utilize fast wireless communications.
What might we accomplish if those devices...
New electrodes could increase efficiency of electric vehicles and aircraft
The rise in popularity of electric vehicles and aircraft presents the possibility of moving away from fossil fuels toward a more sustainable future.
While significant...
Bone breakthrough may lead to more durable airplane wings
Cornell researchers have made a new discovery about how seemingly minor aspects of the internal structure of bone can be strengthened to withstand repeated...
New 3D printing technique produces ‘living’ 4D materials
UNSW researchers have combined 3D printing with a light-controlled process to create a "living" 4D resin.
Repairing and reusing plastics and delivering cancer drugs...
Scientists design built-in controls for mini-chemical labs on a chip
Since the 1990s, scientists have been exploring the possibilities of miniaturized chemical “laboratories” on a chip.
Microfluidic systems can accommodate chemical experiments on a chip...
Scientists discover “ripple” in flexible material that could benefit electronic devices
A newly discovered phenomenon in a flexible semiconductor could affect its promise for electronic devices.
Two-dimensional materials — those either only an atom or layer...