Search results for materials engineering

Analytical Chemistry Jul 19, 2026

AirPods-sized fluorescence analytical device holds promise for timely home molecular testing

Advances in medical technology have improved health in part by bringing key aspects of care, once difficult to access, into the home. Tracking symptoms and even screening for certain types of illness outside of a laboratory ...

Materials Science Jul 19, 2026

Researchers develop methods for breaking down forever chemicals

Researchers at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR) have developed two processes—hydrodynamic cavitation and cold atmospheric plasma combined with gas dispersion—to break down per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ...

Social Sciences Jul 18, 2026

How virtual reality can transform behavioral science and enhance reproducibility

In a new paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of 41 authors from around the globe argue that virtual reality has the potential to do the same for behavioral science and help solve ...

Bio & Medicine Jul 18, 2026

Nanoparticles could remove harmful immune molecules from blood

The immune system, the body's defense network against infections and injuries, can sometimes become too active. In these cases, it can produce too many immune mediators, fragments of genetic material or proteins that regulate ...

Optics & Photonics Jul 18, 2026

AI unlocks QLED recipe that doubles efficiency and boosts lifetime 40-fold

A technology has been developed that allows artificial intelligence to inversely determine the process conditions for quantum-dot light-emitting diode (QLED) devices—conditions that previously required extensive trial and ...

Optics & Photonics Jul 17, 2026

New optical chip design controls light speed in real time, simulations suggest

Seoul National University College of Engineering announced that a joint research team led by Professor Namkyoo Park and Professor Sunkyu Yu of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at SNU, in collaboration ...

Nanomaterials Jul 17, 2026

Thinner wires, faster electrons: Quantum material challenges copper at chip scale

Electrical interconnects may very well be the unsung heroes of modern microchips. These tiny wires—typically made of copper due to its high conductivity—string together the billions of transistors that drive our computers ...

Materials Science Jul 17, 2026

To learn how tough a material is, engineers find its breaking point

A recent study examined a transparent material used in high-impact applications such as helicopter windshields at the molecular level to measure its toughness. Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and ...

Space Exploration Jul 17, 2026

SpaceX Starship launch aborted on the pad at the last moment

SpaceX's mega Starship rocket came within a second or so from blasting off on a test flight Thursday, but some of the engines failed to ignite, triggering a launch abort amid billowing clouds of smoke and vapor.

Nanophysics Jul 16, 2026

Graphene nanoribbons survive gamma radiation, revealing potential sensors for fusion reactors

University of Arizona researchers have demonstrated a promising new application for graphene nanoribbons, a nanoscale semiconductor material with the potential to withstand extreme environments. The team's findings could ...

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