Scientists develop new graphene nanochannel water filters
When sheets of two-dimensional nanomaterials like graphene are stacked on top of each other, tiny gaps form between the sheets that have a wide...
New smart aerogel could turn air into drinking water
One kilogram of the new material generates enough drinking water to meet a household's daily need, and does not require any external power source.
Some...
This laser-steering microrobot could refine minimally invasive surgeries
Robotic engineers from Harvard’s Wyss Institute and John A. Paulson School for Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS) have developed a laser-steering microrobot that can...
Sculpted light could control chemical catalysts, shows Stanford study
Like a person breaking up a cat fight, the role of catalysts in a chemical reaction is to hurry up the process - and...
Inspired by kombucha tea, engineers create living materials
Engineers at MIT and Imperial College London have developed a new way to generate tough, functional materials using a mixture of bacteria and yeast...
How to keep drones flying when a motor fails
As anxious passengers are often reassured, commercial aircrafts can easily continue to fly even if one of the engines stops working.
But for drones with...
This two-sided solar cell could collect scattered light to gather more energy
To increase the performance of solar panels, scientists have created a bifacial, or two-sided, tandem solar cell, built by bringing together the best of...
3D-printed smart gel changes shape when exposed to light
Inspired by the color-changing skin of cuttlefish, octopuses and squids, Rutgers engineers have created a 3D-printed smart gel that changes shape when exposed to...
This portable device can quickly detect plant stress
Researchers at the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) and Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory (TLL) have designed a portable optical sensor that can...
Scientists create wrinkly, stretchy energy devices with 4D printing
Researchers have created stretchable supercapacitors using a specialized printing technology, innovative materials, and the centuries-old art of origami.
Developing these kinds of malleable energy devices...