New memory device could extend battery life and increase upload speed
Memory devices come in many forms.
From USB sticks, to external hard-drives, to chips implanted directly into smartphones.
What makes one better than another is usually...
Scientists develop a flapping wing drone
Scientists have designed a 26 gram ornithopter (flapping wing aircraft) which can hover, dart, glide, brake and dive just like a swift, making them...
This new sensor may detect COVID-19 in the air much faster
In a new study, researchers have developed a new sensor that could detect COVID-19 particles in the air fast.
The research was conducted by a...
Lasers and sticky tape triple lithium metal battery life
Researchers have turned adhesive tape into a silicon oxide film that replaces troublesome anodes in lithium metal batteries.
For the Advanced Materials study, the researchers...
New tech helps autonomous vehicles better detect nearby fast-moving objects
A self-driving car has a hard time recognizing the difference between a toddler and a brown bag that suddenly appears into view because of...
Scientists find new way to prevent lithium batteries from heating and failing
Cell phone batteries often heat up and, at times, can burst into flames.
In most cases, the culprit behind such incidents can be traced back...
This perovskite solar cell shows highest power conversion efficiency
Scientists at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore have created a perovskite solar mini module that has recorded the highest power conversion efficiency of any...
Scientists create new device to light up the way for quantum technologies
Researchers at CRANN and Trinity College Dublin have created an innovative new device that will emit single particles of light, or photons, from quantum...
Researchers design a reusable, silicone rubber face mask
Researchers at MIT and Brigham and Women’s Hospital have designed a silicone rubber face mask that they believe could stop viral particles as effectively...
This soft robot jellyfish could outswim its natural counterparts
Engineering researchers at North Carolina State University and Temple University have developed soft robots inspired by jellyfish that can outswim their real-life counterparts.
More practically,...