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As the world moves away from fossil fuels with the adoption of electric cars and more-electric aircraft, developing electronics that are extremely energy efficient and can function even in harsh environments becomes more important.…

Working with members of the Illinois Corn Growers Association, University of Illinois scientists have developed a new, scalable method for estimating crop productivity in real time. By combining field measurements, a unique in-field camera…

University of Michigan researchers have tapped faint, latent signals from arm nerves and amplified them to enable real-time, intuitive, finger-level control of a robotic hand — the result being a major advance in mind-controlled prosthetics…

We have belatedly realized that the 1950s are over and some of our most scathingly brilliant urban planning ideas from that era aren’t sustainable in a whole host of ways. Whether it’s the cost of infrastructure maintenance, repair, and…

Picture a Lithium-ion battery that is safe, has high power and can last for a million miles. It's real, developed by a team in Penn State’s Battery and Energy Storage Technology (BEST) Center, and could be the answer to powering future…

If only mapping the flow of current in devices was as simple as the traditional high school science experiment where iron filings are placed on a piece of a paper over a magnet. The neat series of lines connecting the magnet poles let…

One might think that if the world is using more and more data, then it must be using more and more energy, right? But a new analysis conducted by researchers at Northwestern University, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Koomey…

Optoelectronic technologies benefit our daily lives in many ways, but very few realize how they are playing a key role in the fight against COVID-19, especially with technologies such as information and communication, infrared, precision…

Highly functional and free-form displays are critical components to complete the technological prowess of wearable electronics, robotics, and human-machine interfaces. A team of researchers has created stretchable OLEDs (Organic…

The search for a commercially viable self charging battery continues. In 2017, McGill University researchers announced they were working on a self-charging battery that could harvest and store energy using light. Now, researchers at the…

Columbia Engineers first to demonstrate a robotic finger with a highly precise sense of touch over a complex, multicurved surface. Researchers at Columbia Engineering announced today that they have introduced a new type of robotic finger…

UCLA engineers have developed minuscule warehouse logistics robots that could help expedite and automate medical diagnostic technologies and other applications that move and manipulate tiny drops of fluid. The robots are disc-shaped…

A new device to help homeowners cut electricity bills could also provide more efficient and safer cooling options for companies and vehicles. Purdue University researchers developed their device to decrease energy consumption of the…

For self-driving vehicles to become an everyday reality, they need to safely and flawlessly navigate one another without crashing or causing unnecessary traffic jams. To help make this possible, Northwestern University researchers have…

There are so many possible variables in battery performance that testing of new technologies at every stage of the battery development process can take months or even years. And battery performance can make or break the electric vehicle…