Engineering

Scientists develop world’s first power-free frequency tuner

Scientists at University of Oxford and University of Pennsylvania have found a power-free and ultra-fast way of frequency tuning using functional nanowires. Think of an...

How to sail into interstellar space without melting

In new studies, astronomers from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California, Los Angeles concluded that if spacecraft are to withstand interstellar...

Scientists develop a fabric that could hears your heart’s sounds

Having trouble hearing? Just turn up your shirt. That’s the idea behind a new “acoustic fabric” developed by engineers at MIT and collaborators at Rhode Island...

How to clean solar panels without water

Solar power is expected to reach 10 percent of global power generation by the year 2030, and much of that is likely to be...

New Dragonfly telescope is a galactic gas detector

The Dragonfly telescope is undergoing a metamorphosis. For the past decade, the Dragonfly Telephoto Array — designed by Yale’s Pieter van Dokkum and the University...

New air filters could rapidly kill COVID-19 and other viruses

In a new study from the University of Birmingham, researchers have developed new antimicrobial technology for air filters which can in seconds kill bacteria,...

Researchers find new way to improve solid-state batteries

In the endless quest to pack more energy into batteries without increasing their weight or volume, one especially promising technology is the solid-state battery. In...

Animal noses inspire new mask, air filter designs

Masks that protect against coronavirus can feel like a nuisance, especially while exercising. A new 3D-printable mask design, inspired by animal noses, promises easy breathing...

Yale researchers create an agile robotic hand

When we pick something up, we’ll often jostle it around a bit, searching to get the best grip. A team of researchers have now developed...

The best way to leave the solar system might be to fly uncomfortably close...

We’ve reported before on the conceptual mission known as the Interstellar Probe. This ambitious mission would visit the interstellar medium about 1,000 AU away from...