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Michelin’s 2048 Ambitions: Michelin Tires Will Be Made Using 80 Percent Sustainable Materials 100 Percent Of Tires Will Be Recycled

“Today, the world-wide recovery rate for tires is 70 percent and the recycling rate is 50 percent. Michelin tires are currently made using 28 percent sustainable materials (26 percent bio-sourced materials like natural rubber, sunflower oil, limonene etc., and 2 …

Millimetre-scale silicon chip generates quantum-random-numbers for information security

“A team of international researchers, led by quantum technology experts from the University of Bristol, have shown that a chip-based device can be used to generate quantum-based random numbers at gigabit per second speeds. The tiny device, with a footprint …

Molecular clock could greatly improve smartphone navigation

“Novel chip keeps time using the constant, measurable rotation of molecules as a timing reference. MIT researchers have developed the first molecular clock on a chip, which uses the constant, measurable rotation of molecules — when exposed to a certain frequency …

NUST MISIS Scientists Present Metamaterial for Solar Cells and Nanooptics

“A research team from the NUST MISIS Laboratory of Superconducting Metamaterials led by Alexey Basharin, Senior Lecturer and Candidate of Technical Sciences, has developed a metamaterial-dielectric that has unique characteristics and is easy to manufacture. This ease of access will …

The drive for more energy-efficient electric vehicles

“Novel system achieves significant reductions in energy consumed for heating and cooling electric car interiors. The drive for more energy-efficient electric vehicles © Smile Fight, Shutterstock Technological developments and the increased focus on alternative sources of energy have led to a …

World’s fastest man-made spinning object could help study quantum mechanics

“Researchers have created the fastest man-made rotor in the world, which they believe will help them study quantum mechanics. At more than 60 billion revolutions per minute, this machine is more than 100,000 times faster than a high-speed dental …

A physics treasure hidden in a wallpaper pattern

“An international team of scientists has discovered a new, exotic form of insulating material with a metallic surface that could enable more efficient electronics or even quantum computing. The researchers developed a new method for analyzing existing chemical compounds that …

New Computer Model Predicts How Fracturing Metallic Glass Releases Energy at the Atomic Level

“Researchers developed a new computer model that shows how metallic glass behaves under stress to one day build better materials. Metallic glasses — alloys lacking the crystalline structure normally found in metals — are an exciting research target for tantalizing applications, including …

Payload manifest on mission 9

“An awesome feature of New Shepard is its modular interior design. While in the future it will feature six seats to fly people, we’re already flying science and education experiments for microgravity research. On Mission 9, we welcome our …

Researchers Move Closer to Completely Optical Artificial Neural Network

“Optical training of neural networks could lead to more efficient artificial intelligence Researchers have shown that it is possible to train artificial neural networks directly on an optical chip. The significant breakthrough demonstrates that an optical circuit can perform a …