Scientists create simple, solar-powered water desalination
A completely passive solar-powered desalination system could provide more than 1.5 gallons of fresh drinking water per hour for every square meter of solar...
MIT engineers develop new process to make stretchy electronics
At the heart of any electronic device is a cold, hard computer chip, covered in a miniature city of transistors and other semiconducting elements.
Because...
4D printing could help eliminate painful shots
Painful hypodermic needles may not be needed in the future to give shots, inject drugs and get blood samples.
With 4D printing, Rutgers engineers have...
Small electrical charges could help airplanes avoid lightning strikes
There may be a way to make airplanes less prone to lightning strikes, according to new research exploring the role of the aircraft in...
Scientists discover hidden symmetries, opening new avenues for material design
When you knock on a melon to see if it’s ripe, you are using sound waves to probe the structure of the material inside.
Physicists...
Special solar panels could work when the sun goes down
A special kind of solar cell could work at night, researchers say.
In fact, the specially designed photovoltaic cell could generate up to 50 watts...
Scientists create 3D-printed, sweating robot muscle
Just when it seemed like robots couldn't get any cooler, Cornell researchers have created a soft robot muscle that can regulate its temperature through...
Scientists create new bio-inspired wing design for small drones
Researchers from Brown University have designed a new type of wing that could make small fixed-wing drones far more stable and efficient.
The new wing...
New special solar cells could generate power at night
What if solar cells worked at night?
That's no joke, according to Jeremy Munday, professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UC...
Scientists find new way to produce instant hydrogen
Since the Industrial Revolution, the environmental impacts of energy have posed a concern.
Recently, this has driven researchers to search for viable options for clean...