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One-step solution-coating method to advance perovskite solar cell manufacturing and commercialization
Perovskite solar cells fabricated by the one-step solution spin-coating method. Credit: Dr Zhu Zonglong’s research group / City University of...
Stronger paper bags—reused repeatedly then recycled for biofuel—could be the future
Graphical abstract. Credit: Resources, Conservation and Recycling (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2023.106882 As the world searches for ways to reduce the use...
Image generation AI for predicting the deformation of splashing drops
Examples of post-impact image sequences generated by the trained encoder–decoder and the actual binarized post-impact image sequences. Credit: Jingzu Yee,...
Scientists point the way to a sustainable circular economy for plastics
Credit: ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (2023). DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c04626 Our society has a love affair with plastic. To take our...
Recycled aluminum offers energy, emissions and electric vehicle battery range savings
The microstructure within an aluminum trapezoid shows highly refined and uniform grain size, key to achieving a strong and reliable...
Scientists propose efficient kinematic calibration method for articulated robots
The unit dual quaternion for describing the pose of a rigid body. Credit: NIMTE Differential geometry has been employed in...
A neural coordination strategy for attachment and detachment of a climbing robot inspired by gecko locomotion
Scientists at the Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics analyzed the kinematic data of geckos and obtained the coordinated mode...
Engineering team tests gaming technology to train nuclear workforce
Like many in today's nuclear workforce, Kultgen and engineer and technician colleagues were born after most nuclear reactors currently operating...
Filtering pollution: A microfluidic device for collecting microplastics via acoustic focusing
The device developed by researchers from Japan has four serial trifurcated junctions where a 500 kHz acoustic wave is applied...
Testing coatings to protect canisters against corrosion
Cold spray samples with tapered and masked edges. Credit: Frontiers in Metals and Alloys (2022). DOI: 10.3389/ftmal.2022.1021000 As anyone who...
Researchers combine electric poling and 3D printing into a single step
Purdue University researchers have combined 3D printing and electric poling into a single process called electric poling-assisted additive manufacturing, or...
Using drones and lasers, researchers pinpoint greenhouse gas leaks
The retroflector mounted onto the drone. Credit: Bumper DeJesus, Princeton University As evidence mounts that gas drilling and sewer systems...
Researchers develop capsule X-ray dosimeter for real-time radiotherapy monitoring
Functional model of capsule. Credit: SIAT In radiotherapy, precision in targeting tumor tissue while minimizing damage to healthy tissue is...
Microwave radiation shown to be an efficient means of silicon annealing for manufacturing solar cells
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain A microwave technology invented at Macquarie University will improve the manufacture of solar cells and make...
A scalable strategy to synthesize purer and highly performing single-crystal cathodes
Planetary centrifugal deagglomeration for single-crystalline cathode synthesis. Credit: Yoon et al. (Nature Energy, 2023). Energy engineers and material scientists are...
Seven ways to recycle heat and reduce carbon emissions
River, lake and sea water are stable heat sources for heat pumps. Credit: Amin Al-Habaibeh Heating of space and water...
‘Build back better’ requires a framework that focuses on the full life of a house—from materials to its end of life
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle, New Zealand is again talking about "building back better". But...
Engineers devise technology to prevent fouling in photobioreactors for carbon dioxide capture
A new, inexpensive technology can limit the buildup of algae on the walls of photobioreactors that can help convert carbon...
A non-reciprocal metasurface based on magnetic meta-atoms
a) Operation mechanism of a self-biased magnetic meta-atom. b) Non-reciprocal transmission near Mie resonance modes, leading to non-reciprocity in the...
Robots are everywhere—improving how they communicate with people could advance human-robot collaboration
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Robots are machines that can sense the environment and use that information to perform an action....
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