Soft, Energy-Efficient Robotic Wings
Washington, D.C., March 31, 2015 — Dielectric elastomers are novel materials for making actuators or motors with soft and lightweight properties that can undergo large active deformations […]
Mist-collecting plants may ‘bioinspire’ technology to help alleviate global water shortages
WASHINGTON D.C., March 30, 2015 – Plants living in arid, mountainous and humid regions of the planet often rely on their leaves to obtain the moisture they […]
Can Perovskites and Silicon Team Up to Boost Industrial Solar Cell Efficiencies?
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 24, 2015 – Silicon solar cells dominate 90 percent of the global photovoltaic market today, yet the record power conversion efficiency of silicon photovoltaics […]
“Goldilocks Material” Could change Spintronics
WASHINGTON D.C., March 24, 2015 – Attempting to develop a novel type of permanent magnet, a team of researchers at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland has discovered […]
Winter Hack: Textured Rubber that Grips Slick, Icy Surfaces
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 17, 2015 – Winter storms dumped records amounts of snow on the East Coast and other regions of the country this February, leaving treacherous, […]
Breakthrough in OLED Technology
Washington, D.C., March 2, 2015 — Organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), which are made from carbon-containing materials, have the potential to revolutionize future display technologies, making low-power […]
A New Spin on Spintronics
WASHINGTON D.C., February 17, 2015 – A team of researchers from the University of Michigan and Western Michigan University is exploring new materials that could yield higher […]
Electronics You Can Wrap Around Your Finger
WASHINGTON, D.C., February 10, 2015 – Electronic devices have shrunk rapidly in the past decades, but most remain as stiff as the same sort of devices were […]
Industrial Pump Inspired by Flapping Bird Wings
WASHINGTON, D.C., February 3, 2015 — Birds are unwitting masters of fluid dynamics — they manipulate airflow each time they flap their wings, pushing air in one […]