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Reinventing the Computer: Brain-Inspired Computing for a Post-Moore’s Law Era

WASHINGTON, D.C., January 15, 2020 — Since the invention of the transistor in 1947, computing development has seen a consistent doubling of the number of transistors that […]

Communications Device Offers Huge Bandwidth Potential

WASHINGTON, D.C., December 10, 2019 — Scientists at the University of Illinois have created sugar cube-sized blocks of an electromagnetic material with potential to transform communication networks. […]

Ternary Acceptor and Donor Materials Increase Photon Harvesting in Organic Solar Cells

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 26, 2019 — Organic solar cells are steadily improving as new materials are developed for the active layer, particularly when materials are stacked in […]

3D Printing, Bioinks Create Implantable Blood Vessels

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 22, 2019 — A biomimetic blood vessel was fabricated using a modified 3D cell printing technique and bioinks, which were formulated from smooth muscle […]

Creating Miracles with Polymeric Fibers

WASHINGTON, D.C., October 15, 2019 — “Polymers are very, very useful materials when it comes to modern applications.” Mohan Edirisinghe leads a team of researchers at University […]

Growth of Wind Energy Points to Future Challenges, Promise

WASHINGTON, D.C., August 13, 2019 — Advances in adapting the technology for cold climates and offshore use and better methods for predicting wind conditions have fanned significant […]

Treating Solar Cell Materials Reveals Formation of Unexpected Microstructures

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 30, 2019 — Recent advances in solar cell technology use polycrystalline perovskite films as the active layer, with an increase to efficiency of as […]

Improving Efficiency, Brightness of Perovskite LEDs

WASHINGTON, D.C., July 30, 2019 — Advances in organic phosphorescent materials are opening new opportunities for organic light-emitting diodes for combined electronics and light applications, including solar […]

Physical Parallels Found Between Transportation and Evolution in the Natural World

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 18, 2019 — Ever since the early days of the Wright brothers’ wing-warping designs, powered human flight has taken inspirations from the animal world, […]