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‘Hot spots’ increase efficiency of solar desalination

19.06.2019 | Rice University | www.rice.edu

Researchers in Rice’s Laboratory for Nanophotonics (LANP) showed they could boost the efficiency of their solar-powered desalination system by more than 50% simply by adding inexpensive plastic…

‘Hot spots’ increase efficiency of solar desalination

Discovery of light-induced ferroelectricity in strontium titanate

17.06.2019 | Phys.org | www.phys.org

Light can be used not only to measure materials' properties, but also to change them. Especially interesting are those cases in which the function of a material can be modified, such as its ability…

Discovery of light-induced ferroelectricity in strontium titanate

A soft robotic skin based on liquid transmission

14.06.2019 | TechXplore | www.techxplore.com

Researchers at the Bristol Robotics Laboratory and the University of Bristol have recently developed a new soft robotic skin-like sensor that is based on fluidic transmission. This sensor, presented…

A soft robotic skin based on liquid transmission

Algorithm tells robots where nearby humans are headed

12.06.2019 | MIT | www.mit.edu

In 2018, researchers at MIT and the auto manufacturer BMW were testing ways in which humans and robots might work in close proximity to assemble car parts. In a replica of a factory floor setting,…

Algorithm tells robots where nearby humans are headed

Researchers show glare of energy consumption in the name of deep learning

10.06.2019 | Tech Xplore | www.techxplore.com

Wait, what? Creating an AI can be way worse for the planet than a car? Think carbon footprint. That is what a group at the University of Massachusetts Amherst did. They set out to assess the energy…

Researchers show glare of energy consumption in the name of deep learning

Chip design drastically reduces energy needed to compute with light

07.06.2019 | MIT | www.mit.edu

MIT researchers have developed a novel “photonic” chip that uses light instead of electricity — and consumes relatively little power in the process. The chip could be used to process massive neural…

Chip design drastically reduces energy needed to compute with light

Researchers develop superconducting quantum refrigerator

05.06.2019 | University of Rochester | www.rochester.edu

Imagine a refrigerator so cold it could turn atoms into their quantum states, giving them unique properties that defy the rules of classical physics.

Researchers develop superconducting quantum refrigerator

Sensor-packed glove learns signatures of the human grasp

03.06.2019 | MIT | www.mit.edu

The researchers developed a low-cost knitted glove, called “scalable tactile glove” (STAG), equipped with about 550 tiny sensors across nearly the entire hand. Each sensor captures pressure signals…

Sensor-packed glove learns signatures of the human grasp

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Emerges Successfully from Final Thermal Vacuum Test

31.05.2019 | NASA | www.nasa.gov

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has successfully cleared another critical testing milestone, taking this ambitious observatory one step closer to its 2021 launch. The spacecraft has gone through…

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Emerges Successfully from Final Thermal Vacuum Test

Origami-inspired materials could soften the blow for reusable spacecraft

27.05.2019 | University of Washington | www.washington.edu

Space vehicles like SpaceX’s Falcon 9 are designed to be reusable. But this means that, like Olympic gymnasts hoping for a gold medal, they have to stick their landings. Landing is stressful on a…

Origami-inspired materials could soften the blow for reusable spacecraft

SpaceX launches first 60 satellites of its internet network

24.05.2019 | Phys.org | www.phys.org

SpaceX launched a rocket carrying the first 60 satellites of its "Starlink" constellation, which is intended to provide internet from space and could one day number 12,000 satellites.

SpaceX launches first 60 satellites of its internet network

Strain enables new applications of 2D materials

22.05.2019 | Science Daily | www.sciencedaily.com

Superconductors' never-ending flow of electrical current could provide new options for energy storage and superefficient electrical transmission and generation, to name just a few benefits. But the…

Strain enables new applications of 2D materials

Wearable Cooling and Heating Patch Could Serve as Personal Thermostat and Save Energy

20.05.2019 | University of California San Diego | ucsd.edu

Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a wearable patch that could provide personalized cooling and heating at home, work, or on the go.

Wearable Cooling and Heating Patch Could Serve as Personal Thermostat and Save Energy

UBC researchers create washable sensor that can be woven into materials

17.05.2019 | University of British Columbia | www.ubc.ca

Researchers at UBC Okanagan’s School of Engineering have developed a low-cost sensor that can be interlaced into textiles and composite materials. While the research is still new, the sensor may pave…

UBC researchers create washable sensor that can be woven into materials

New Argonne coating could have big implications for lithium batteries

15.05.2019 | Argonne National Laboratory | www.anl.gov

Building a better lithium-ion battery involves addressing a myriad of factors simultaneously, from keeping the battery’s cathode electrically and ionically conductive to making sure that the battery…

New Argonne coating could have big implications for lithium batteries

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‘Hot spots’ increase efficiency of solar desalination

Discovery of light-induced ferroelectricity in strontium titanate

A soft robotic skin based on liquid transmission

Algorithm tells robots where nearby humans are headed

Researchers show glare of energy consumption in the name of deep learning

Chip design drastically reduces energy needed to compute with light

Researchers develop superconducting quantum refrigerator

Sensor-packed glove learns signatures of the human grasp

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Emerges Successfully from Final Thermal Vacuum Test

Origami-inspired materials could soften the blow for reusable spacecraft

SpaceX launches first 60 satellites of its internet network

Strain enables new applications of 2D materials

Wearable Cooling and Heating Patch Could Serve as Personal Thermostat and Save Energy

UBC researchers create washable sensor that can be woven into materials

New Argonne coating could have big implications for lithium batteries