Light can evolve in up to seven dimensions on new optical chips
A new design of optical chips enables light to experience multiple dimensions.
This could underpin versatile platforms for advanced communications and ultra-fast artificial intelligence technologies.
This...
Camouflage made of quantum material could hide you from infrared cameras
Infrared cameras detect people and other objects by the heat they emit.
Now, researchers have discovered the uncanny ability of a material to hide a...
Smart intersections could cut autonomous car congestion
In the not-so-distant future, city streets could be flooded with autonomous vehicles.
Self-driving cars can move faster and travel closer together, allowing more of them...
How John Goodenough sparked the wireless revolution with lithium-ion battery
John B. Goodenough can still remember, word for word, what a University of Chicago professor told him when he arrived on campus following World...
Your food may help make stickier, safer glues for laptops, packaging, furniture
Scientists at Purdue University have used food components to create high-performance, tunable adhesives that are nontoxic and degradable.
You cannot make glue out of a...
Human bone may hold key to stronger 3D-printed lightweight structures
What do bones and 3D-printed buildings have in common?
They both have columns and beams on the inside that determine how long they last.
Now, the...
Smog-eating graphene composite could reduce air pollution
Scientists have developed a graphene-titania photocatalyst that degrades up to 70% more atmospheric nitrogen oxides (NOx) than standard titania nanoparticles in tests on real...
Bending organic semiconductor could boost electrical flow
Slightly bending semiconductors made of organic materials can roughly double the speed of electricity flowing through them.
This could benefit next-generation electronics such as sensors...
New coating lets toilets clean themselves and save water
A new coating effectively makes self-cleaning toilets while also cutting the amount of water in each flush, researchers report.
Every day, more than 141 billion...
Scientists create first implantable magnet resonance detector
Scientists from Germany and Switzerland developed a highly sensitive implant that enables to probe brain physiology with unparalleled spatial and temporal resolution.
They introduce...