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Solving The Challenges Of ‘Flying Microgrids’

“Collaborative KU-MIT Research Team Working to Develop First Satellite Electrical Power System Benchmark Solar systems that capture, store and transmit solar power are a major focus of research across the world. However, the role of solar power systems used …

‘Stealth’ material hides hot objects from infrared eyes

“Infrared cameras are the heat-sensing eyes that help drones find their targets even in the dead of night or through heavy fog. Hiding from such detectors could become much easier, thanks to a new cloaking material that renders objects — and …

The photoelectric effect in stereo

“In the photoelectric effect, a photon ejects an electron from a material. Researchers at ETH have now used attosecond laser pulses to measure the time evolution of this effect in molecules. From their results they can deduce the exact location …

Tracking cancer-cell development with “drinkable” electronic sensors

“Thanks to an unorthodox approach being proposed by EPFL researchers, patients may soon be able to track their illness simply by drinking a solution containing millions of tiny electronic sensors disguised as bacteria. Imagine being able to track the development …

Wi-Fi Alliance introduces Wi-Fi CERTIFIED WPA3 security

“Next-generation Wi-Fi® security for personal and enterprise networks Wi-Fi Alliance® introduces Wi-Fi CERTIFIED WPA3™, the next generation of Wi-Fi® security, bringing new capabilities to enhance Wi-Fi protections in personal and enterprise networks. Building on the widespread adoption of WPA2™ over …

An unlikely marriage among oxides

“Sebastian Siol is looking for new materials with unusual properties that were so far not accessible in experiments. To do this, he connects partners who don’t really fit together: One partner forces the other into a state that would …

China pioneers ceramic 3D printing in microgravity

“One of the first civilizations to make ceramics about 10,000 years ago, China is now developing technology to manufacture ceramics in space. The most exciting potential use of the technology is to build bases on the Moon, Mars or …

Chip upgrade helps miniature drones navigate

“Low-power design will allow devices as small as a honeybee to determine their location while flying. Researchers at MIT, who last year designed a tiny computer chip tailored to help honeybee-sized drones navigate, have now shrunk their chip design even …

Electron sandwich doubles thermoelectric performance

“Researchers more than doubled the ability of a material to convert heat into electricity, which could help reduce the amount of wasted heat, and thus wasted fossil fuel, in daily activities and industries. Researchers from Hokkaido University and their colleagues …

Game-changing finding pushes 3D printing to the molecular limit

“New University of Nottingham research proves that advanced materials containing molecules that switch states in response to environmental stimuli such as light can be fabricated using 3D printing. The study findings have the potential to vastly increase the functional capabilities …