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At the edge of chaos, powerful new electronics could be created

“Study shows how ferroic materials could be used to create adaptable neuromorphic electronics A phenomenon that is well known from chaos theory was observed in a material for the first time ever, by scientists from the University of Groningen, the …

Atomically thin minerals show promise as proton conducting membranes for green technologies

“Researchers at The University of Manchester discovered that atomically- thin micas – the name given to a type of common mineral found in soil – are excellent proton conductors. This surprising result is important for the use of 2D materials in applications …

Better Chemistry Through Tiny Antennae

“A research team at The University of Tokyo has introduced a powerful method for actively breaking chemical bonds using excitations in tiny antennae created by infrared lasers. This process may have applications throughout chemistry as a way to direct chemical …

China’s Lunar Rover Has Found Something Weird on the Far Side of the Moon

“China’s Chang’e-4 lunar rover has discovered an unusually colored, ‘gel-like’ substance during its exploration activities on the far side of the moon. The mission’s rover, Yutu-2, stumbled on that surprise during lunar day 8. The discovery prompted …

Cleaning up hydrogen peroxide production

“Solugen’s engineered enzymes offer a cheaper, safer, and far less toxic way to produce the chemical. The most common process for making hydrogen peroxide begins with a highly toxic, flammable working solution that is combined with hydrogen, filtered, combined …

Creating new opportunities from nanoscale materials

“MIT Professor Frances Ross is pioneering new techniques to study materials growth and how structure relates to performance. A hundred years ago, “2d” meant a two-penny, or 1-inch, nail. Today, “2-D” encompasses a broad range of atomically thin flat materials …

Developing Tomorrow’s Accelerator Technology

“BMBF Funds Accelerator Research at KIT with about EUR 3 Million under the Program “Erforschung von Universum und Materie – ErUM” Particle accelerators are key instruments for cutting-edge research in biology, medicine, materials science, and chemistry. They enable deep insight into …

Engineers demonstrate key step in robotic disassembly

“Engineers at the University of Birmingham have successfully designed a robotic system that can perform a key task in disassembling component parts. The research is an important advance for manufacturers looking for more efficient ways to build products from a …

Entan­gle­ment sent over 50 km of opti­cal fiber

“For the first time, a team led by Innsbruck physicist Ben Lanyon has sent a light particle entangled with matter over 50 km of optical fiber. This paves the way for the practical use of quantum networks and sets a …

ETH Zurich Demonstrates PuppetMaster Robot

“Robots that can control puppets could one day learn to manipulate complex physical objects like clothing and flexible sheets As far as I know, the universe does not have a desperate need for robot puppeteers, and considering the difficulty of …