Matter & Energy News
May 19, 2024
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May 15, 2024 — It's one thing to dream up a quantum internet that could send hacker-proof information around the world via photons superimposed in different quantum states. It's quite another to physically show it's possible. That's exactly what physicists have ...
May 6, 2024 — Engineers created a catapillar-shaped robot that splits into segments and reassembles, hauls cargo, and crawls through twisting ...
Apr. 24, 2024 — Robotics engineers have worked for decades and invested many millions of research dollars in attempts to create a robot that can walk or run as well as an animal. And yet, it remains the case that many animals are capable of feats that would be ...
Apr. 23, 2024 — Researchers describe the steps they took to manipulate DNA and proteins -- essential building blocks of life -- to create cells that look and act like cells from the body. This accomplishment, a first in the field, has implications for efforts in ...
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May 16, 2024 — Researchers have investigated how spiders listen to their environments through webs and found that the webs match the acoustic particle velocity for a wide range of sound frequencies. Playing sound ...
May 17, 2024 — Two-dimensional materials such as graphene promise to form the basis of incredibly small and fast technologies, but this requires a detailed understanding of their electronic properties. New research ...
May 17, 2024 — The deep-sea Venus flower basket sponge can filter feed using only the faint ambient currents of the ocean depths, no pumping required, new research ...
May 16, 2024 — A team of chemists has achieved a significant breakthrough in the field of chemical synthesis, developing a novel method for manipulating carbon-hydrogen bonds. This groundbreaking discovery provides ...
May 16, 2024 — Researchers have found that persimmon tannin, known for its antioxidant properties, improves the growth of yeast in the presence of ...
May 14, 2024 — Using interference between two lasers, a research group has created an 'optical conveyor belt' that can move polaritons -- a type of light-matter hybrid particle -- in semiconductor-based ...
May 10, 2024 — Engineers have demonstrated a simple computational approach for improving the linearization of power amplifiers (PA), such as those used in mmWave ...
May 8, 2024 — Researchers have developed scalable photonic integrated circuits, based on lithium tantalate, marking a significant advancement in optical technologies with potential to widespread commercial ...
May 14, 2024 — Polystyrene is made from styrene building blocks and is the most widely used plastic in terms of volume, for example in packaging. Unlike PET, which can now be produced and recycled using ...
May 13, 2024 — Scientists have made a significant advance in laser plasma acceleration. By employing an innovative method, a research team managed to substantially exceed the previous record for proton ...
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May 17, 2024 — Physicists revealed a microscopic phenomenon that could greatly improve the performance of soft devices, such as agile flexible robots or microscopic capsules for drug ...
May 17, 2024 — A new commentary paper puts forth a transformative solution to the unsustainable reliance on fossil resources by the chemical industry: catalysis to leverage sustainable waste resources, ushering the ...
May 17, 2024 — Using DNA origami, researchers have built a diamond lattice with a periodicity of hundreds of nanometers -- a new approach for manufacturing semiconductors for visible ...
May 16, 2024 — Thermoelectric materials could play an important role in the clean energy transition, as they can produce electricity from sources of heat that would otherwise go to waste. Researchers report a new ...
May 16, 2024 — The new technique will map the top of the aquifer, called the 'water table,' spanning areas as large as hundreds of kilometers using a radar mounted on a high-altitude aircraft. According ...
May 16, 2024 — Researchers used generative AI to develop a physics-informed technique to classify phase transitions in materials or physical systems that is much more efficient than existing machine-learning ...
May 16, 2024 — What features does a robotic guide dog need? Ask the blind, say researchers. A new study identifies how to develop robot guide dogs with insights from guide dog users and ...
May 16, 2024 — After spinning for under two years, a wind farm can offset the carbon emissions generated across its entire 30-year lifespan, when compared to thermal power ...
May 16, 2024 — AI-generated videos for short messages are only as well received as manually created ones if they are edited by ...
May 16, 2024 — Perovskite hydrides are promising materials for various emerging energy technologies, but measuring their intrinsic hydride-ion conductivity is difficult. In a recent study, researchers address this ...
May 16, 2024 — Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS or 'forever chemicals,' have become persistent pollutants in the air, water and soil. Because they are so stable, they can ...
May 16, 2024 — Vanilla, the most widely used flavoring compound in confectionaries and cosmetics, gets its sweet flavor and aroma from the chemical compound -- 'vanillin'. However, the large-scale ...
May 15, 2024 — Scientists have discovered that colonies of gelatinous sea animals swim through the ocean in giant corkscrew shapes using coordinated jet propulsion, an unusual kind of locomotion that could inspire ...
May 15, 2024 — Researchers conducted a comprehensive analysis on the carbon footprint of constructing a wooden house in Japan. The team found that the estimated carbon footprint of a house in Japan is 38 tons of ...
May 15, 2024 — Researchers are developing battery technologies to fight climate change in two ways, by expanding the use of renewable energy and capturing airborne carbon dioxide. Researchers recently created and ...
May 15, 2024 — SuperLimbs, a system of wearable robotic limbs, can physically support an astronaut and lift them back on their feet after a fall, helping them conserve energy for other essential ...
May 15, 2024 — Copper cannot be mined quickly enough to keep up with current U.S. policy guidelines to transition the country's electricity and vehicle infrastructure to renewable energy, according to a new ...
May 15, 2024 — Fire ants form rafts to survive flooding, but how do those bonds work? And what can we learn from them? A professor is researching those questions to expand our knowledge of materials ...
May 15, 2024 — A new analysis suggests that if it could be extracted with complete efficiency, lithium from the wastewater of Marcellus shale gas wells could supply up to 40% of the country's ...
May 15, 2024 — Wearable Bluetooth devices can shed light on the care that residents of care homes are receiving and which residents are most in need of social contact, according to a new ...
Friday, May 17, 2024
- Physicists Propose Path to Faster, More Flexible Robots
- Can We Revolutionize the Chemical Industry and Create a Circular Economy? Yes, With the Help of Catalysts
- Diamond Glitter: A Play of Colors With Artificial DNA Crystals
Thursday, May 16, 2024
- A Powerful Tool Speeds Success in Achieving Highly Efficient Thermoelectric Materials
- Airborne Technology Brings New Hope to Map Shallow Aquifers in Earth's Most Arid Deserts
- Scientists Use Generative AI to Answer Complex Questions in Physics
- To Optimize Guide-Dog Robots, First Listen to the Visually Impaired
- Wind Farms Can Offset Their Emissions Within Two Years
- Automated News Video Production Is Better With a Human Touch
- Shedding Light on Perovskite Hydrides Using a New Deposition Technique
- 'Forever Chemicals' Found to Rain Down on All Five Great Lakes
- Bioengineered Enzyme Creates Natural Vanillin from Plants in One Step
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
- Jet-Propelled Sea Creatures Could Improve Ocean Robotics
- What Is the Carbon Footprint of a House in Japan?
- Carbon-Capture Batteries Developed to Store Renewable Energy, Help Climate
- Robotic 'SuperLimbs' Could Help Moonwalkers Recover from Falls
- Copper Can't Be Mined Fast Enough to Electrify the US
- What Fire Ants Can Teach Us About Making Better, Self-Healing Materials
- Making Batteries Takes a Lot of Lithium: Some Could Come from Gas Well Wastewater
- Bluetooth Tracking Devices Provide New Look Into Care Home Quality
- Animal Brain Inspired AI Game Changer for Autonomous Robots
- Using AI to Improve Building Energy Use and Comfort
- Studying Bubbles Can Lead to More Efficient Biofuel Motors
- Much More Than a World First Image of Radioactive Cesium Atoms
- Green Concrete Recycling Twice the Coal Ash Is Built to Last
- Robots' And Prosthetic Hands' Sense of Touch Could Be as Fast as Humans
- Researchers Use Artificial Intelligence to Boost Image Quality of Metalens Camera
- Next-Generation Sustainable Electronics Are Doped With Air
- Bio-Based Resins Could Offer Recyclable Future for 3D Printing
- Promising New Development in Solar Cell Technology
- Scientists Generate Heat Over 1,000 Degrees Celsius With Solar Power Instead of Fossil Fuel
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
- The Case for Sharing Carbon Storage Risk
- Counterfeit Coins Can Be Detected More Easily Thanks to a Novel Approach
- Scientists Develop an Affordable Sensor for Lead Contamination
- Petroleum, Chlorine Mix Could Yield Harmful Byproducts
- Virtual Reality Becomes More Engaging When Designers Use Cinematic Tools
- New Transit Station in Japan Significantly Reduced Cumulative Health Expenditures
- Eco-Friendly and Affordable Battery for Low-Income Countries
- Avocado Pruning Residues Used to Produce More Sustainable Food Packaging
- Creating a Green Composite Material from Japanese Washi Paper
- Using Artificial Intelligence to Speed Up and Improve the Most Computationally-Intensive Aspects of Plasma Physics in Fusion
- Speedy, Secure, Sustainable -- That's the Future of Telecom
- New Technique Improves Finishing Time for 3D Printed Machine Parts
- An Easy Pill to Swallow -- New 3D Printing Research Paves Way for Personalized Medication
- Metalens Expands Its Reach from Light to Sound
- Transforming Waste Carbon Dioxide Into High-Value Chemicals With a Cost Reduction of About 30%
Monday, May 13, 2024
- Cats Purrfectly Demonstrate What It Takes to Trust Robots
- Exceptionally Large Transverse Thermoelectric Effect Produced by Combining Thermoelectric and Magnetic Materials
- New Work Extends the Thermodynamic Theory of Computation
- Eye Care: Taking Electroretinography to the Next Level With a Soft Multi-Electrode System
- The Price Tag of Phasing-out Coal
- Hide and Seek Between Atoms: Find the Dopant
Friday, May 10, 2024
- Research Explores Ways to Mitigate the Environmental Toxicity of Ubiquitous Silver Nanoparticles
- US Navy Growler Jet Noise Over Whidbey Island Could Impact 74,000 People's Health
- Blockchain Could Offer a Solution to the UK's Transport Ticketing Systems
- AI Knowledge Gets Your Foot in the Door
Thursday, May 9, 2024
- Transforming Common Soft Magnets Into a Next-Generation Thermoelectric Conversion Materials by 3 Minutes Heat Treatment
- Good Vibrations: New Tech May Lead to Smaller, More Powerful Wireless Devices
- 'Smart' Contact Lenses Could Someday Enable Wireless Glaucoma Detection
- New Machine Learning Algorithm Promises Advances in Computing
- New 'forever Chemical' Cleanup Strategy Discovered
- Manganese Sprinkled With Iridium: A Quantum Leap in Green Hydrogen Production
- A Better Way to Control Shape-Shifting Soft Robots
- High School Student Helps Transform 'crazy Idea' Into Innovative Research Tool
- 2D All-Organic Perovskites: Potential Use in 2D Electronics
- Researchers Harness Blurred Light to 3D Print High Quality Optical Components
- Robotic System Feeds People With Severe Mobility Limitations
- Discover Optimal Conditions for Mass Production of Ultraviolet Holograms
- An Epigenome Editing Toolkit to Dissect the Mechanisms of Gene Regulation
- Generative AI That Imitates Human Motion
- Getting Dirty to Clean Up the Chemical Industry's Environmental Impact
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
- Chemists Produce New-to-Nature Enzyme Containing Boron
- 'Wraparound' Implants Represent New Approach to Treating Spinal Cord Injuries
- Disorder Improves Battery Life
- Swarms of Miniature Robots Clean Up Microplastics and Microbes, Simultaneously
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
- Why Is Breaking Down Plant Material for Biofuels So Slow?
- This Sound-Suppressing Silk Can Create Quiet Spaces
- Efficacy of Solar Panels Boosted
- 'Better Than Graphene' Material Development May Improve Implantable Technology
- Seeking Medical Insights in the Physics of Mucus
- Study Sheds Light on Cancer Cell 'tug-of-War'
- From Fossils to Fuel: Mozambique's Maniamba Basin's Energy Potential
- Millions in Costs Due to Discharge of Scrubber Water Into the Baltic Sea
- Bio-Inspired Materials' Potential for Efficient Mass Transfer Boosted by a New Twist on a Century-Old Theory
- Small Pump for Kids Awaiting Heart Transplant Shows Promise
- Researchers 'unzip' 2D Materials With Lasers
- Why Getting in Touch With Our 'gerbil Brain' Could Help Machines Listen Better
- Low-Energy Process for High-Performance Solar Cells
- Tiny Displacements, Giant Changes in Optical Properties
Monday, May 6, 2024
- The Clues for Cleaner Water
- New Vaccine Effective Against Coronaviruses That Haven't Even Emerged Yet
- Experiment Opens Door for Millions of Qubits on One Chip
- High-Pressure Spectroscopy: Why 3,000 Bars Are Needed to Take a Comprehensive Look at a Protein
- VR May Pose Privacy Risks for Kids: A New Study Finds Parents Aren't as Worried as They Should Be
- A Better Way to Ride a Motorcycle
- Biomechanical Dataset for Badminton Performance Analysis