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Bio-inspired adhesive can attach and detach like a gecko
Technology that emulates the way a gecko uses its toes to cling to flat surfaces has been developed by a small team…
Electron microscopy study to understand energy storage
Researchers in the Dionne lab camped out with one of the most advanced microscopes in the world to capture an…
Nanoscale semiconductor raises solar cell energy conversion rate
Solar cells do not convert all light to power equally, which has inspired a joint industry-academia effort to…
Framework to design reconfigurable metamaterials developed
Metamaterials—materials whose function is determined by structure, not composition—have been designed to bend light…
Protein fingerprinting to understand neurodegenerative diseases
Engineering researchers have demonstrated a technique for precisely measuring the properties of individual protein…
The first colorless and bendable semiconducting material
A "sweet spot" for organic electronics may have been found by researchers by fabricating a new 2D semiconducting…
Health monitoring wearables know when you are getting ill
According to a study by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine, wearable sensors that monitor…
CES 2017: Bendable battery for IoT wearables
Batteries are bulky and rigid components that can’t easily be modified or eliminated. So when product developers…
Graphene temporary tattoo measures vital signs
With the same precision as bulky medical equipment, a graphene health sensor that goes on the skin like a temporary…
Mechanical object cooled below quantum limit
A mechanical object has been cooled to a temperature lower than previously thought possible, below the so-called…