Scientists bring fresh perspectives to next-generation nuclear reactors
To combat climate change, the U.S. energy sector needs a major overhaul, and nuclear energy could play a crucial role in this transformation.
Nuclear energy...
Scientists develop innovative system to harvest light efficiently
Converting sunlight into electricity or other forms of energy starts with an efficient light-harvesting system.
Ideally, this system should absorb the entire spectrum of visible...
Scientists find backdoor method to create high-entropy materials at lower temperatures
Entropy is often seen as chaos, the kind of randomness scientists typically avoid. But this disorder can actually be useful.
A mix of atoms of...
Scientists create a new chip to generate colorful laser light
Scientists have created a groundbreaking device that can generate a wide range of laser light colors using a small chip.
This new technology, known as...
Scientists develop device to turn infrared light visible using 2D material
The human eye can only see light within a specific range of frequencies known as the visible spectrum, with red light being the lowest....
Wear it, then recycle it: innovative dissolvable textiles from gelatin
Imagine a T-shirt you can wear a few times and then dissolve in water to create a new shirt.
This futuristic concept is now closer...
Scientists develop fast new method for screening electronic materials
MIT engineers have created a new computer vision technique that significantly speeds up the process of analyzing new electronic materials.
This method is 85 times...
Scientists revolutionize aviation with additive manufacturing
The aviation industry is striving to reduce its environmental impact, and additive manufacturing (AM) is playing a crucial role in this effort.
However, for AM...
Scientists develop all-climate zinc-ion batteries with new hydrogel electrolyte
Researchers have made a breakthrough in zinc-ion battery technology, creating a new hydrogel electrolyte that allows these batteries to operate efficiently in a wide...
Warp drives could generate gravitational waves
Will future humans use warp drives to explore the cosmos?
We’re in no position to eliminate the possibility. But if our distant descendants ever do,...