Engineers discover less toxic perovskite materials for solar cells
Solar panel installations are on the rise in the U.S., with more than 2 million new installations in early 2019, the most ever recorded...
Wearable artificial throat could someday help mute people ‘speak’
Most people take speech for granted, but it's actually a complex process that involves both motions of the mouth and vibrations of folded tissues,...
Scientists make five times tougher glass with nanoparticles
UCLA mechanical engineers and materials scientists have developed a process that uses nanoparticles to strengthen the atomic structure of glass.
The result is a product...
Scientists discover new low-cost thermoelectric material to cool electronics and vehicles
Has your steering wheel been too hot to touch this summer?
A new thermoelectric material reported in the journal Science could offer relief.
The widespread adoption...
Scientists develop exceptional sense of touch for robots, prosthetics
Robots and prosthetic devices may soon have a sense of touch equivalent to, or better than, the human skin with the Asynchronous Coded Electronic...
Scientists develop safer, inexpensive way to propel small satellites
Finding inexpensive solutions for propelling CubeSats is one of the most critical components of the rapidly growing industry of commercial launches of satellites the...
New cars are safer, but women most likely to suffer injury, says study
Cars built in the last decade have been shown to be safer than older models, including in the most common types of crashes -...
Scientists develop new ultrafast semiconductors
UK researchers have developed world-leading Compound Semiconductor (CS) technology that can drive future high-speed data communications.
A team from Cardiff University's Institute for Compound Semiconductors...
Scientists could see patients’ real-time pain with new tech
Many patients, especially those who are anesthetized or emotionally challenged, cannot communicate precisely about their pain.
For this reason, University of Michigan researchers have developed...
Low-cost retinal scanner could help prevent blindness worldwide
The OCT system designed at Duke University is 15 times lighter and smaller than current commercial systems.
It is made from parts costing less than...