Artificial Muscles Created from Gold-Plated Onion Cells
WASHINGTON, D.C., May 5, 2015 — Just one well-placed slice into a particularly pungent onion can send even the most seasoned chef running for a box of […]
Printing Silicon on Paper, with Lasers
WASHINGTON, DC, April 21, 2015 — In seeking to develop the next generation of micro-electronic transistors, researchers have long sought to find the next best thing to […]
Nondestructive 3-D Imaging of Biological Cells with Sound
WASHINGTON D.C., April 20, 2015 — Much like magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is able to scan the interior of the human body, the emerging technique of “picosecond […]
Harvesting Energy from Electromagnetic Waves
WASHINGTON D.C., April 14, 2015 – For our modern, technologically-advanced society, in which technology has become the solution to a myriad of challenges, energy is critical not […]
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, […]