Photophoresis can generate a tiny bit of lift without any moving parts. Most people would recognize the device in the […]
Category: materials science
New adhesive surface modeled on a remora works underwater
It was tested for its ability to adhere to the inside of the digestive tract. Most adhesives can’t stick to […]
Making Roman concrete produces as much CO2 as modern concrete
Martinez et al. tested three different Roman concrete recipes with varying slaked lime-to-pozzolan ratios (1:2, 1:3, and 1:4), and assessed […]
This aerogel and some sun could make saltwater drinkable
Earth is about 71 percent water. An overwhelming 97 percent of that water is found in the oceans, leaving us […]
Researchers develop a battery cathode material that does it all
Battery electrode materials need to do a lot of things well. They need to be conductors to get charges to […]
Infrared contact lenses let you see in the dark
A new perspective Preparation procedures for infrared contacts. Credit: Sheng Wang/CC BY-SA The team tested their lenses on humans by […]
New material may help us build Predator-style thermal vision specs
Skip to content Films of IR-sensitive material only tens of nanometers thick are tough to make. Military-grade infrared vision goggles […]
Scientists made a stretchable lithium battery you can bend, cut, or stab
The Li-ion batteries that power everything from smartphones to electric cars are usually packed in rigid, sealed enclosures that prevent […]
A 32-bit processor made with an atomically thin semiconductor
Still, there were some distinct challenges involved with MoS2. In normal silicon, a transistor’s threshold voltage can be adjusted by […]
Researchers get spiking neural behavior out of a pair of transistors
Skip to content New approach to improving AI performance turns a silicon problem into a feature. The growing energy use […]