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Rice device channels heat into light

“Carbon nanotube films created at Rice University enable method to recycle waste heat The ever-more-humble carbon nanotube may be just the device to make solar panels – and anything else that loses energy through heat – far more efficient. Rice University scientists …

Scientists create the world’s thinnest gold

“cientists at the University of Leeds have created a new form of gold which is just two atoms thick – the thinnest unsupported gold ever created. The researchers measured the thickness of the gold to be 0.47 nanometres – one million …

Scientists look to synthetic biology and 3-D printing for life support in space

“Do-it-yourself bio and maker communities can help NASA meet needs of long-distance missions. As NASA gears up to send humans back to the moon or even to Mars, they’ll need to figure out how to keep these humans healthy …

SpaceX’s Mars-Colonizing ‘Starship’ Prototype Coming Together in Texas

“The first orbital prototype of SpaceX’s Mars-colonizing Starship vehicle should be ready to fly soon, company founder and CEO Elon Musk said. SpaceX is building two orbital Starship forerunners — a bit of intracompany competition intended to improve the design …

Synthesizing Single-Crystalline Hexagonal Graphene Quantum Dots

“A KAIST team has designed a novel strategy for synthesizing single-crystalline graphene quantum dots, which emit stable blue light. The research team confirmed that a display made of their synthesized graphene quantum dots successfully emitted blue light with stable electric …

Technique Uses Magnets, Light to Control and Reconfigure Soft Robots

“Researchers from North Carolina State University and Elon University have developed a technique that allows them to remotely control the movement of soft robots, lock them into position for as long as needed and later reconfigure the robots into new …

This designer clothing lets users turn on electronics while turning away bacteria

“New rainproof, stainproof technology turns clothing into self-powered remotes A new addition to your wardrobe may soon help you turn on the lights and music – while also keeping you fresh, dry, fashionable, clean and safe from the latest virus that …

Toshiba Memory Unveils New Technology for Removable NVMe Memory Devices with Groundbreaking Size to Performance Ratio

“XFMEXPRESS™ Technology Redefines Storage for Ultra-Mobile and Embedded Applications with a Powerful Combination of Size, Performance and Serviceability Toshiba Memory Corporation, the world leader in memory solutions, today announced XFMEXPRESS™, a new technology for removable PCIe® attached, NVMe™ memory devices …

3D printable 2D materials based inks show promise to improve energy storage devices

“For the first time, a team of researchers, from the School of Materials and the National Graphene Institute at The the University of Manchester have formulated inks using the 2D material MXene, to produce 3D printed interdigitated electrodes. As published …

A high-performance battery for renewable energy storage

“A low-cost, high-performance battery chemistry developed by CU Boulder researchers could one day lead to scalable grid-level storage for wind and solar energy that could help electrical utilities reduce their dependency on fossil fuels. The new innovation, described today in …