Engineering
Engineers design solar roofs to harvest energy for greenhouses
A miniature greenhouse prototype with its roof built of semi-transparent solar cells invented by UCLA materials scientists that resulted in...
The large-area synthesis and transfer of multilayer hBN for fabricating 2D electronics
Credit: Fukamachi et al Researchers at Kyushu University, the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and Osaka...
Scientists develop high-sensitivity strain-temperature dual-mode sensor
The strain-temperature dual-mode sensor with high stimuli resolution and discrimination. Credit: NIMTE Researchers led by Prof. Li Runwei at the...
Machine learning stabilizes mechanical parts, protects from damaging friction conditions
Credit: Tohoku University Mechanical systems in which moving parts come into regular contact are prone to damage due to the...
Resource-saving glass-foil roofing and vertical water retention system
The concept "Vertical Water Sponge" is a measure against heavy rainfall events, floods or heat waves. Credit: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft In the...
A new generation of instruments for gas permeation measurement
Infrared laser beams and fluorescence quenching can be used to simultaneously investigate the water vapor and oxygen permeability of barrier...
Researchers delve into the role of water in PEM fuel cells
YZ−weighted average of current density (a), temperature (b), and water content (d) across the membrane. Averaged water saturation (c) is...
Engineers design metasurfaces to help control surface wave propagation
Researchers developed locally resonant metasurfaces composed of topology-optimized resonators. The resonators, shaped like an elephant (left) or a boat (right)...
Integrating humans with AI in structural design
This sequence shows an example of the iterative design process in action. On top, you can see the AI-designed initial...
Grasshopping robots made possible with new, improved latch control
Insect-sized jumping robot demonstrates capabilities in nature. Credit: Carnegie Mellon College of Engineering If animals and insects can jump across...
The future of touch: Researchers uncover physical limitation in haptic holography
Time-resolved optical vibrometry characterizations were obtained during focused ultrasound stimulation of a tissue phantom and human hands. (A) A scanning...
Helping construction material manufacturers reduce the energy consumption, carbon footprint of heating and cooling homes
Mirian Velay-Lizancos, a Purdue assistant professor of civil engineering, has developed a process that improves upon the traditional method to...
A novel radar technique automatically monitors rotor blade manufacturing processes
Rotor blade tip with the fiber layer package laid out at Aeroconcept GmbH. Credit: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Identifying defects in fiber composite...
Dynamic energy management using batteries and photovoltaics
The Haid Power project’s intelligent energy and load management systems regulate energy supply and combine electricity from battery storage with...
Researching the basics for safer bike lanes
UPV researchers analyze the skid resistance of different pavements used in bike lanes in Valencia. Credit: UPV Improving safety in...
A tiny new climbing robot inspired by geckos and inchworms
Tiny new robot, dubbed the GeiwBot. Credit: University of Waterloo A tiny robot that could one day help doctors perform...
Corralling ions improves viability of next generation solar cells
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Researchers have discovered that channeling ions into defined pathways in perovskite materials improves the stability and...
Non-reciprocal acoustoelectric amplifiers for very high frequency sound waves
(Left) Schematic of the acoustoelectric heterostructure developed for this study, consisting of a semiconductor layer (for example indium gallium arsenide),...
Increasing transmission efficiency would cut air pollution, say researchers
Emissions due to aggregate T&D losses by NERC Region, a. CO2eq emissions, b. NOx emissions, c. SOx emissions, d. PM2.5...
Will future computers run on human brain cells?
Magnified image of a brain organoid produced in Thomas Hartung’s lab, dyed to show neurons in magenta, cell nuclei in...
POPULAR TODAY
How cars ‘waste’ two thirds of their fuel
Diagram of a combustion engine: movement of parts (red) and friction areas (yellow). Credit: Zephyris/Wikimedia/TCF, CC BY With the rise...
POPULAR NEWS
EDITOR'S PICK
Obstacles remain on China’s path from ‘zero COVID’ standstill to breakneck-pace consumption
China’s economic recovery has given off mixed signals and confounded investors since authorities scrapped so-called zero-COVID measures in December. But...
Read more