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Ultra-thin cooling solution for mobile devices unlocks slimmer, high-performance technology
Scientists from Nagoya University in Japan have developed an innovative cooling device—an ultra-thin loop heat pipe—that significantly improves heat control for electronic components in smartphones and tablets. This breakthrough ...
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Protective film on perovskite solar cells offers 1,000-hour durability in extreme heat and humidity
A new perovskite solar cell (PSC) demonstrates remarkable resilience even in high heat conditions, thanks to an innovative protective film. The research team suggests that these findings represent a significant step toward ...
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Taking the heat off: Smarter cooling technology tackles climate challenge
EU researchers are developing a smarter system of sustainable cooling, replacing toxic refrigerants with safer, more efficient, and recyclable metals.
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Augmented reality improves carpentry ease and precision
A system developed at EPFL uses augmented reality (AR) to help carpenters make extremely precise timber cuts without having to measure or mark up beams. Its hybrid approach stands to make digitally assisted technology affordable ...
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Hybrid anode material advances lithium-ion battery technology
Lithium-ion batteries are the dominant energy storage technology powering everything from portable electronics to electric vehicles and renewable energy systems. However, the demand for higher energy density, faster charging, ...
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Engineering
Alpine craft: Scientists develop sustainable wood panels using traditional shingle-making techniques
Wooden shingles characterize the appearance of roofs and facades in the Alpine region and have been hand-crafted for generations. This centuries-old craft inspired researchers at Empa and ETH Zurich to use this very efficient ...
Apr 10, 2025
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Dynamic cables—the umbilical cord of ocean installations
Imagine that the wires to your house not only have to withstand high electrical current flow, weather and wind, but also salt water, ocean currents, temperature changes and large movements. This is the big challenge in connecting ...
Apr 10, 2025
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Robotics
Magnetic microrobot swarm enables 3D imaging of vascular networks
Angiography is a widely used medical imaging technique that allows medical researchers and doctors to capture the vascular network (i.e., blood vessels) using contrast agents, substances that enhance the visibility of specific ...
Robotics
Insect-sized jumping robot can traverse challenging terrains and carry heavy payloads
Insect-scale robots can squeeze into places their larger counterparts can't, like deep into a collapsed building to search for survivors after an earthquake. However, as they move through the rubble, tiny crawling robots ...
Apr 9, 2025
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Robotics
A new robotic gripper made of measuring tape is sizing up fruit and veggie picking
It's a game a lot of us played as children—and maybe even later in life: unspooling measuring tape to see how far it would extend before bending. But to engineers at the University of California San Diego, this game was ...
Apr 9, 2025
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Electrolyte additives enhance ultra-thin lithium metal anodes for longer-lasting batteries
A research team has developed a technology that dramatically enhances the stability of ultra-thin metal anodes with a thickness of just 20μm. Led by Professor Yu Jong-sung from the Department of Energy Science and Engineering ...
Apr 9, 2025
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Engineers bring sign language to 'life' using AI to translate in real-time
For millions of deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals around the world, communication barriers can make everyday interactions challenging. Traditional solutions, like sign language interpreters, are often scarce, expensive ...
Apr 9, 2025
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Scientists advance a greener way to produce iron: Process could help cut carbon emissions in the steel industry
University of Oregon chemists are bringing a greener way to make iron metal for steel production closer to reality, a step towards cleaning up an industry that's one of the biggest contributors to carbon emissions worldwide. ...
Apr 9, 2025
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Advancing diverse emerging solar cells with a 2D-transition metal dichalcogenide buffer
Thin-film solar cells comprising CdTe, Cu(In,Ga)Se2 have become a less-expensive photovoltaic technology than crystalline Si wafer solar cells. Still, their efficiencies are inferior to those of their predecessors in terms ...
Engineering
'No-splash' urinal design could prevent 1 million liters of urine spillage daily
A urinal designed to avoid urine splashback on the user and the floor will improve sanitation, bathroom cleanliness, and user experience.
Apr 8, 2025
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FLUID: 3D-printed open-source robot offers accessible solution for materials synthesis
A team of researchers led by Professor Keisuke Takahashi at the Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, have created FLUID (Flowing Liquid Utilizing Interactive Device), an open-source robotic system constructed using a ...
Apr 8, 2025
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Spray drying tech used in instant coffee applied to high-capacity battery production
The Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) and the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS) have jointly developed spray drying technology-based high-performance dry electrode manufacturing technology for the ...
Apr 8, 2025
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Simultaneously burying broadband and electricity could save small towns big money
When it comes to upgrading electrical and broadband infrastructure, new research from the University of Massachusetts Amherst shows that a "dig once" approach is nearly 40% more cost effective than replacing them separately.
Apr 8, 2025
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Rare crystal shape found to increase the strength of 3D-printed metal
Andrew Iams saw something strange while looking through his electron microscope. He was examining a sliver of a new aluminum alloy at the atomic scale, searching for the key to its strength, when he noticed that the atoms ...
Apr 7, 2025
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Details on material composition now available for Germany's entire building stock could promote sustainability
The construction sector is one of the world's biggest polluters. It is responsible for the enormous consumption of natural resources and the emission of large quantities of greenhouse gases. At the same time, it generates ...
Apr 7, 2025
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Affordable AI-powered air pollution sensors can revolutionize monitoring of air quality, research finds
A new generation of roaming air pollution sensors, powered by artificial intelligence, can improve the accuracy of air quality measurements and better inform people about pollution levels in their area, a new Kingston University, ...
Apr 7, 2025
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Engineering
Single-atom catalysts transform hydrogenation, improving food and fuel production
A chemical reaction that's vital to a range of commercial and industrial goods may soon be initiated more effectively and less expensively thanks to a collaboration that included Oregon State University College of Engineering ...
Apr 4, 2025
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Robotics
Q&A: Fruit flies are a major source of inspiration in robotics
Researchers at EPFL's Neuroengineering Laboratory, led by Pavan Ramdya, aim to replicate the workings of the brain of the common fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster. EPFL spoke with Ramdya about the exciting prospects for ...
Apr 4, 2025
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Beyond welding: Researchers 3D-print a single complex structure containing two metals
A team of Penn State researchers has used a new 3D-printing method to produce a complex metal build that was once only possible with welding: fusing two metals together into a single structure.
Apr 3, 2025
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Recycling wind turbine blade materials to make improved plastics
A new method to recycle wind turbine blades without using harsh chemicals resulted in the recovery of high-strength glass fibers and resins that allowed Washington State University researchers to repurpose the materials to ...
Apr 3, 2025
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