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Engineers design spider-like robot that may be used to explore caves on Mars
18/04/2024
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A team of roboticists and mechanical and aeronautical engineers at Stanford University has developed a spider-like robot for possible use in exploring caves or lava tubes on Mars. In their paper...
Novel method proposed to design high-efficiency guest components for ternary organic solar cells
17/04/2024
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A research group led by Prof. Ge Ziyi at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has proposed a key strategy for optimizing guest components to...
Neutron scattering study points the way to more powerful lithium batteries
17/04/2024
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An international team of scientists has found a way to improve battery design that could produce safer, more powerful lithium batteries.
In-situ alloying of NiTiNb shape memory alloys by additive manufacturing
17/04/2024
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In order to address the challenges in fabrication NiTiNb ternary alloy structures, researchers from Shandong University (SDU) have proposed an alloy design strategy to prepare NiTiNb shape memory...
New time-resolved ultraviolet photodissociation mass spectrometry strategy for target protein stability analysis
16/04/2024
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How mutations impact protein stability and structure dynamics is crucial for understanding the molecular mechanism of the disease and the targeted drug design. However, probing the molecular details...
New insight about the working principles of bipolar membranes could guide future fuel cell design
16/04/2024
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Bipolar membranes are a class of ion-conductive polymers comprised of two oppositely charged layers, known as the cation-exchange and anion-exchange layer. These membranes are central to the...
Researchers design new coupled shear saw resonator at high frequency
16/04/2024
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Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) resonators have been widely used in wireless communication below 2 GHz. However, as wireless communication evolves into 5G and 6G, with the new frequency bands above 3 GHz...
What is biophilic design? Three ways 'green' buildings work better for neurodivergent people
10/04/2024
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One in seven people worldwide are neurodivergent. They may have a diagnosis of a neurodevelopmental condition such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or autism—or traits that mean their...
Better battery manufacturing: Robotic lab vets new reaction design strategy
09/04/2024
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New chemistries for batteries, semiconductors and more could be easier to manufacture, thanks to a new approach to making chemically complex materials that researchers at the University of Michigan...
Engineers design flexible 'skeletons' for soft, muscle-powered robots
09/04/2024
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Our muscles are nature's perfect actuators—devices that turn energy into motion. For their size, muscle fibers are more powerful and precise than most synthetic actuators. They can even heal from...
NASA noise prediction tool supports users in air taxi industry
07/04/2024
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Several air taxi companies are using a NASA-developed computer software tool to predict aircraft noise and aerodynamic performance. This tool allows manufacturers working in fields related to NASA's...
Human error may have contributed to the Key Bridge disaster. Changing our approach to design can help reduce accidents
04/04/2024
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In the early morning of March 26, a 948-foot vessel struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Md., causing its collapse. Preliminary evidence shows that the container ship Dali lost power...
'Surprising' hidden activity of semiconductor material spotted by researchers
04/04/2024
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New research suggests that materials commonly overlooked in computer chip design actually play an important role in information processing, a discovery that could lead to faster and more efficient...
Machine learning enables viability of vertical-axis wind turbines
03/04/2024
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If you imagine an industrial wind turbine, you likely picture the windmill design, technically known as a horizontal-axis wind turbine (HAWT). But the very first wind turbines, which were developed...
Liquid metals research breaks ground in sustainable chemical manufacturing with metal-enhanced catalysts
03/04/2024
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A team of co-authors from five different countries, has uncovered a new design concept for catalysts used in the industrially crucial methanol-to-hydrocarbon (MTH) process, enabling the production of...
A chemically bonded photocatalyst with rich oxygen vacancies for improved photocatalytic decontamination
02/04/2024
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A challenge in promoting the industrial application of photocatalysis technology for environment remediation lies in the design of high-performance photocatalysts. These photocatalysts should be...
Scientists develop high-boost and high-efficiency DC power converter
01/04/2024
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A new electrical power converter design achieves a much higher efficiency at lower cost and maintenance than before. The direct current voltage boost converter developed by Kobe University is poised...
Failure of Francis Scott Key Bridge provides future engineers a chance to learn how to better protect the public
31/03/2024
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The cargo ship collision that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on March 26, 2024, is raising questions about just how much engineers can do to prevent such catastrophes from...
Customized silicon chips for material characterization of printed electronics
28/03/2024
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How efficient are new materials? Does changing the properties lead to better conductivity? The Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS develops and manufactures silicon substrates for...
Team modulates electronic state of single-atom catalysts by CO molecular decoration for efficient methane conversion
27/03/2024
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Direct methane conversion has advantages such as low energy consumption, fewer processes, and better economics. However, it is difficult to activate methane at room temperature due to the high...
International researchers explore new territory in the grand challenges of wind energy science
26/03/2024
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Wind energy—one of the fastest-growing and lowest-cost sources of electricity in the world—will play an important role in the transition to a carbon-free energy system. However, wind energy's...