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Self-Watering Soil Could Transform Farming

04.11.2020 | University of Texas at Austin | www.utexas.edu

A new type of soil created by engineers at The University of Texas at Austin can pull water from the air and distribute it to plants, potentially expanding the map of farmable land around the globe…

Self-Watering Soil Could Transform Farming

New drone technology improves ability to forecast volcanic eruptions

02.11.2020 | University College London | www.ucl.ac.uk

Specially-adapted drones developed by a UCL-led international team have been gathering data from never-before-explored volcanoes that will enable local communities to better forecast future eruptions.

New drone technology improves ability to forecast volcanic eruptions

Artificial intelligence model detects asymptomatic Covid-19 infections through cough

30.10.2020 | MIT | www.mit.edu

Asymptomatic people who are infected with Covid-19 exhibit, by definition, no discernible physical symptoms of the disease. They are thus less likely to seek out testing for the virus, and could…

Artificial intelligence model detects asymptomatic Covid-19 infections through cough

New materials help expand volumetric 3D printing

29.10.2020 | Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory | www.llnl.gov

Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have adapted a new class of materials for their groundbreaking volumetric 3D printing method that produces objects nearly instantly,…

New materials help expand volumetric 3D printing

A wearable sensor to help ALS patients communicate

26.10.2020 | MIT | www.mit.edu

People with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) suffer from a gradual decline in their ability to control their muscles. As a result, they often lose the ability to speak, making it difficult to…

A wearable sensor to help ALS patients communicate

Materials scientists borrow solar panel tech to create new ultrahigh-res OLED display

23.10.2020 | Stanford University | www.stanford.edu

By expanding on existing designs for electrodes of ultra-thin solar panels, Stanford researchers and collaborators in Korea have developed a new architecture for OLED – organic light-emitting diode –…

Materials scientists borrow solar panel tech to create new ultrahigh-res OLED display

Chemistry experiments show potential of spinach to power fuel cells

21.10.2020 | American University | www.american.edu

“Eat your spinach,” is a common refrain from many people’s childhoods. Spinach, the hearty, green vegetable chock full of nutrients, doesn’t just provide energy in humans. It also has potential to…

Chemistry experiments show potential of spinach to power fuel cells

Ultrafast Camera Films 3-D Movies at 100 Billion Frames Per Second

19.10.2020 | Caltech | www.caltech.edu

In his quest to bring ever-faster cameras to the world, Caltech's Lihong Wang has developed technology that can reach blistering speeds of 70 trillion frames per second, fast enough to see light…

Ultrafast Camera Films 3-D Movies at 100 Billion Frames Per Second

Solar-powered system extracts drinkable water from “dry” air

16.10.2020 | MIT | www.mit.edu

Researchers at MIT and elsewhere have significantly boosted the output from a system that can extract drinkable water directly from the air even in dry regions, using heat from the sun or another…

Solar-powered system extracts drinkable water from “dry” air

Stacking and twisting graphene unlocks a rare form of magnetism

13.10.2020 | Phys.org | www.phys.org

Since the discovery of graphene more than 15 years ago, researchers have been in a global race to unlock its unique properties. Not only is graphene—a one-atom-thick sheet of carbon arranged in a…

Stacking and twisting graphene unlocks a rare form of magnetism

Here Comes the Internet of Plastic Things

12.10.2020 | IEEE Spectrum | spectrum.ieee.org

When technologists talk about the “Internet of Things” (IoT), they often gloss over the fact that all these interconnected things need batteries and electronics to carry out the job of collecting and…

Here Comes the Internet of Plastic Things

Engineered electrode material moves battery development closer to fast charging

08.10.2020 | Phys.org | www.phys.org

Electric vehicles are gaining in popularity, but their long charging time is a significant detraction for potential customers. While a typical SUV with a combustion engine could travel 300 miles with…

Engineered electrode material moves battery development closer to fast charging

Better video calls with NVIDIA

05.10.2020 | Engadget | www.engadget.com

Video calling has become more common than ever following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. To help your calls look and sound better, NVIDIA has unveiled an AI-powered suite of tools that video call…

Flexible and biodegradable electronic blood vessels

02.10.2020 | Medical Xpress | medicalxpress.com

Researchers in China and Switzerland have developed electronic blood vessels that can be actively tuned to address subtle changes in the body after implantation. The blood vessels—made of a metal…

Flexible and biodegradable electronic blood vessels

Rolls-Royce concludes testing of plane technology set to break electric speed record

30.09.2020 | Tech Xplore | www.techxplore.com

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited has announced on its blog that the company has completed testing of the technology it plans to use in its line of electrically powered planes—one of which they expect…