Engineers develop polymer cores that redirect light from any source to solar cells
Rice University engineers designed and built windowpanes that redirect sunlight or illumination from indoors to edge-band solar cells. The central…
New skin patch brings us closer to wearable, all-in-one health monitor
This soft, stretchy patch can monitor the wearer’s blood pressure and biochemical levels at the same time. Credit: Wang lab/UC…
High-speed infrared helps reveal safer hypergolic propellant
Ammonia borane is a hypergolic propellant that releases a brilliant green flash when exposed to an oxidizer. Purdue researchers are…
New wearable device turns the body into a battery
A thermoelectric power generator worn as a ring. Credit: Xiao Lab Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have developed…
Silicon anode structure generates new potential for lithium-ion batteries
In chamber 1, the nanoparticles, made from tantalum metal, are grown. Within this chamber, individual tantalum atoms clump together, similar…
Aging dams are ‘ticking time bombs’
The Mullaperiyar dam, which was built in the 20th century, is included in the list of UN University – Institute…
Engineers develop programming technology to transform 2-D materials into 3-D shapes
3D shape created in Yum’s lab Credit: UT Arlington University of Texas at Arlington researchers have developed a technique that…
Bouncing backpack is easier to carry and generates electricity
By Chris Stokel-Walker The unusual-looking backpack makes your load feel lighterAdapted from ACS Nano 2021, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c07498 A backpack fitted…
Researchers create origami-inspired satellite antennas that can self-fold
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain As humankind steps into new frontiers in space exploration, satellites and space vehicles will need to…
Reducing embodied carbon in steel-framed buildings
Over the last ten years, global demand for concrete has grown three-fold and for steel two-fold. Both are responsible for…