Scientists find way to coordinate several drones to deliver heavy packages
Many parcel delivery drones of the future are expected to handle packages weighing five pounds or less, a restriction that would allow small, standardized...
Scientists invent new material that can strengthen from vibration
Bone is not just a fixed material—it’s a dynamic set of structures that can adapt their mass and strength based on the loads they...
New material could make renewable energy from water, shows study
One prospective source of renewable energy is hydrogen gas produced from water with the aid of sunlight.
Researchers at Linköping University, Sweden, have developed a...
Scientists develop first self-cooling laser made with a silica fiber
Researchers have toiled for years, unsuccessfully, in pursuit of a silica optical fiber that would cool itself when excited with infrared laser light.
Such a...
Satellite constellation could boost Wi-Fi on planes soon
Flight passengers will soon be able to connect to their families and colleagues on Earth via low-orbit telecommunications satellites.
Speeds will be comparable to those...
Scientists find simpler way to massively produce perovskite solar cells
A new, simpler solution process for fabricating stable perovskite solar cells overcomes the key bottleneck to large-scale production and commercialization of this promising renewable-energy...
Scientists find better material to improve supercapacitors
A sustainable, powerful micro-supercapacitor may be on the horizon.
Until now, the high-capacity, fast-charging energy storage devices have been limited by the composition of their...
Scientists create world’s smallest origami bird
If you want to build a fully functional nanosized robot, you need to incorporate a host of capabilities, from complicated electronic circuits and photovoltaics...
These exoskeleton legs could think and move on their own
Scientists are developing exoskeletons and prosthetic legs capable of thinking and making control decisions on their own using sophisticated artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
The system...
This 3D printing method could create life-size human hand in 19 minutes, not 6...
A new 3D printing method can create a life-size human hand in 19 minutes—instead of six hours using conventional 3D printing.
It’s a step toward...