Harvard engineers designed termite-like robots that can work together to build complex structures without a leader, and other robot advances inspired by nature.
Read MoreA NIST team has been awarded 40 million hours of computer time per year for two years to support the study of the design of rheometers for large-particle dense suspensions such as concrete.
Read MoreIBM is working hard to harness the firepower of its Watson computer system to solve real-world problems, including materials discovery.
Read MoreLocal temperature increases occurring as a result of current flow in active regions of electronic devices can lead to decreased performance. Materials with high thermal conductivity are used to conduct…
Read MoreComparison of experimental results with simulated results to determine the thermal shock behavior of ceramic materials shows excellent agreement. Credit: Wiley Materials Views. (Editor’s note: This article was originally published in…
Read MoreThe brick-and-mortar pattern of MIT’s simulated bone and nacre material doesn’t look much like the real thing. Credit: M. Buehler/MIT; photo by Graham Bratzel. For an observer of science and…
Read MoreMicro Li-ion battery (SEM view above) is manufactured using 3D printing to deposit anode and cathode materials (red and purple, respectively) on gold contacts. The stack is then encased and electrolyte…
Read MoreA diagram of proposed new solar panel design. The top layer of each photovoltaic cell is a conventional photo electrode. While most electrons flow out of the device to support…
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