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Making metal 3D printing more efficient

“The potential for energy and material savings offered by additive manufacturing compared to conventional processes is enormous. But the devil is in the details. Metal components can not only be designed more flexibly using 3D printing. So-called additive manufacturing also …

Microchip Expands its Secure Authentication IC Portfolio

“Six new security-focused products aim to optimize and scale embedded security across a wide range of industries including IoT, consumer, industrial and automotive CHANDLER, Ariz., March 14, 2023 – Embedded security continues to be a high priority, and architects need vetted …

Minimizing electric vehicles’ impact on the grid

“Careful planning of charging station placement could lessen or eliminate the need for new power plants, a new study shows. National and global plans to combat climate change include increasing the electrification of vehicles and the percentage of electricity generated …

Mix-and-match kit could enable astronauts to build a menagerie of lunar exploration bots

“Robotic parts could be assembled into nimble spider bots for exploring lava tubes or heavy-duty elephant bots for transporting solar panels. When astronauts begin to build a permanent base on the moon, as NASA plans to do in the coming …

Modelling superfast processes in organic solar cell material

“In organic solar cells, carbon-based polymers convert light into charges that are passed to an acceptor. This type of material has great potential, but to unlock this, a better understanding is needed of the way in which charges are produced …

Nano Cut-and-Sew: New Method for Chemically Tailoring Layered Nanomaterials Could Open Pathways to Designing 2D Materials on Demand

“A new process that lets scientists chemically cut apart and stitch together nanoscopic layers of two-dimensional materials — like a tailor altering a suit — could be just the tool for designing the technology of a sustainable energy future. Researchers from Drexel …

Nanorippled graphene becomes a catalyst

“A team of researchers led by Prof. Andre Geim from the National Graphene Institute (NGI) have discovered that nanoripples in graphene can make it a strong catalyst, contrary to general expectations that the carbon sheet is as chemically inert as …

NASA Awards Advance 3D Printing, Quantum Tech for Climate Research

“New technology is a key to helping NASA advance its long-term exploration goals for the benefit of all. To support its effort, the agency announced Thursday it will create two new institutes to develop technology in critical areas for engineering …

NASA’s Magellan Data Reveals Volcanic Activity on Venus

“In a first, scientists have seen direct evidence of active volcanism on Earth’s twin, setting the stage for the agency’s VERITAS mission to investigate. Direct geological evidence of recent volcanic activity has been observed on the surface of …

NASA’s Webb Telescope Captures Rarely Seen Prelude to Supernova

“A massive star on the cusp of death ejected huge volumes of hot gas into space. Webb’s Mid-Infrared Instrument revealed the structure of the material now surrounding the star. The rare sight of a Wolf-Rayet star – among the most …