Scientists solve decades-old mystery of lithium-ion battery
For years, researchers have aimed to learn more about a group of metal oxides that show promise as key materials for the next generation...
New electronic skin can react to pain like human skin
Researchers have developed electronic artificial skin that reacts to pain just like real skin, opening the way to better prosthetics, smarter robotics and non-invasive...
Scientists develop new self-healing materials
Army and Texas A&M University researchers developed a new material that can autonomously heal in air and underwater.
The first-of-its-kind, 3-D printable and stimuli-responsive polymeric...
Black silicon photodetector breaks the 100% efficiency limit
Scientists have developed a black silicon photodetector that has reached above 130% efficiency.
Thus, for the first time, a photovoltaic device has exceeded the 100%...
Are lethal autonomous weapons the future of warfare
An armed weapons system capable of making decisions sounds like it is straight out of a Terminator movie.
But once lethal autonomous weapons are out...
Scientists develop first electrically injected laser
Scientists have demonstrated the first electrically injected laser made with germanium tin.
Used as a semiconducting material for circuits on electronic devices, the diode laser...
Perovskite mineral is the future of solar energy cells, shows Cornell study
A solar cell made with perovskite, shown here, show promise as an energy-efficient, scalable and longer-lasting way to create solar panels.
When it comes to...
Scientists discover a new class of semiconducting materials
Semiconductors are important materials in numerous functional applications such as digital and analog electronics, solar cells, LEDs, and lasers.
Semiconducting alloys are particularly useful for...
Astronomers pinpoint the best place on Earth for a telescope
Dome A, the highest ice dome on the Antarctic Plateau, could offer the clearest view on Earth of the stars at night, according to...
Scientists find the main causes of sewer line failure
Concrete sewer pipes around the world are most likely to fail either because their concrete is not strong enough or because they can't handle...