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The materials that will be game-changers in solar technology, medical applications, defense technologies and nanotechnology.
Google Billionaire Warns China Gaining Technology Edge
Eric Schmidt has some recommendations for Washington regarding its policies. The former Google CEO is encouraging…
Origami—Engineering Inspiration
Researchers are using origami as the inspiration to create programmable surfaces that alter the physical properties…
Graphene Enhances Flexibility and Wearable Electronics
Graphene is an incredibly strong electrical and thermal conductor, making it a perfect ingredient to enhance…
Engineers Develop Shape-Memory Material
Shape-memory metals that revert from one shape to another by being warmed or otherwise triggered are valuable as…
Machine Learning Accelerates Materials Discovery
A computational approach improves the understanding of carbon's different states and guides the search for…
Metasurface Creates Three Images Based on Illumination
Researchers created a metasurface device that can display three types of images depending on illumination. They…
3D Printing Strong Stainless Steel
Strength and durability are paramount for nuclear power plants and various critical technologies, so many contain a…
AI Reduced a 100,000-Equation Quantum Physics Problem to Four Equations
Researchers at the Flatiron Institute trained a machine learning tool to capture the physics of electrons moving on…
Turning Heat into Electricity—Cool
A new nanophotonic material just broke records for high-temperature stability. Implications are that the material…
An Innovative Approach to Novel Lithium-ion Battery Materials
Researchers at Boise State University developed a new approach to creating novel lithium-ion battery materials.…