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November 7, 2016

'Atomic Sandwiches' for Computers 100X Greener

'Incomprehensible' Birth of Supercrystal

Smartphone Battery Inspired by the Gut

From Ancient Fossils to Future Cars

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2-D Boron May Be Best for Flexible Electronics

Oct. 4, 2016 — Though they're touted as ideal for electronics, two-dimensional materials like graphene may be too flat and hard to stretch to serve in flexible, wearable devices. "Wavy" ... read more

'Missing Link' Found in the Development of Bioelectronic Medicines

Sep. 27, 2016 — A nanoscale device, called a memristor, could be the 'missing link' in the development of implants that use electrical signals from the brain to help treat medical ... read more

'4-D Printing' a New Dimension for Additive Manufacturing

Aug. 23, 2016 — Researchers have demonstrated the 3-D printing of shape-shifting structures that can fold or unfold to reshape themselves when exposed to heat or electricity, an approach ... read more

'Ideal' Energy Storage Material for Electric Vehicles Developed

Aug. 22, 2016 — The goal of a polymer dielectric material with high energy density, high power density and excellent charge-discharge efficiency for electric and hybrid vehicle use has been ... read more

'Sniffer Plasmons' Could Detect Explosives

Aug. 15, 2016 — Scientists have proposed a graphene-based spaser that can 'sniff out' a single molecule, which could be used to detect even small amounts of various substances, ... read more

Engineers Develop New Magnetic Ink to Print Self-Healing Devices That Heal in Record Time

Nov. 2, 2016 — A magnetic ink has been developed that can be used to make self-healing batteries, electrochemical sensors and wearable, ... read more

Adding Hydrogen to Graphene

Nov. 3, 2016 — Adding hydrogen to graphene could improve its future applicability in the semiconductor industry, when silicon leaves off. Researchers have recently gained further insight ... read more

Heating Up Exotic Topological Insulators

Nov. 1, 2016 — Fashion is changing in the avant-garde world of next-generation computer component materials. Traditional semiconductors like silicon are releasing their last new lines. ... read more

Artificial Muscles Show More Flex

Oct. 31, 2016 — Artificial muscles made significant gains when a literal twist in the development approach uncovered the tensile or stretchy abilities of polymer fibers once they were ... read more

When It Comes to Atomic-Scale Manufacturing, Less Really Is More

Oct. 28, 2016 — Electrical currents can be now be switched on and off at the smallest conceivable scale enabling a new generation of 'green electronics' with the potential for great impact ... read more

Cows Eat This Device, And It Lets Them Text Their Farmer — Sort Of

A Sharp Decline In Coal Use Fuels Drop In Carbon Intensity

Smart Glass Taps Into Beer Drinker's Data

Qualcomm Buys NXP for $38 Bln.

Energy-Saving Data Glasses

Nov. 3, 2016 — Data glasses mirror information to the eye without interfering with the wearer‘s vision, report ... read more

Bioelectronics at the Speed of Life

Nov. 2, 2016 — With a microfabricated ion pump built from organic electronic components, ions can be sent to nerve or muscle cells at the speed of the nervous system and with a precision of a single cell, say ... read more

New Technique Reveals Powerful, 'Patchy' Approach to Nanoparticle Synthesis

Oct. 28, 2016 — Patches of chain-like molecules placed across nanoscale particles can radically transform the optical, electronic, and magnetic properties of particle-based materials. Now, scientists have used ... read more

Controlling the Properties of Matter in Two-Dimensional Crystals

Oct. 27, 2016 — The discovery of chains of atoms in a two-dimensional crystal could help researchers control the properties of ... read more

Making Silicon-Germanium Core Fibers a Reality

Oct. 25, 2016 — Glass fibers do everything from connecting us to the internet to enabling keyhole surgery by delivering light through medical devices such as endoscopes. But as versatile as today's fiber optics ... read more

Supersonic Phenomena, the Key to Extremely Low Heat Loss Nano-Electronics

Oct. 25, 2016 — Supersonic solitary waves in nano-electronics crystals show potentials for electric charge or matter transport and energy storage with extremely low heat dissipation, explain ... read more

A Complete Waste of Energy

Oct. 25, 2016 — Americans waste up to $19 billion annually in electricity costs due to "vampire appliances," always-on digital devices in the home that suck power even when they are turned off. But now ... read more

Can the Brain Feel It? The World's Smallest Extracellular Needle-Electrodes

Oct. 25, 2016 — 5-?m-diameter needle-electrodes on 1 mm × 1 mm block modules have now been developed by researchers. This tiny needle may help solve the mysteries of the brain and facilitate the development of a ... read more

Controlling Ultrasound With 3-D Printed Devices

Oct. 25, 2016 — Ultrasound is more than sound. Obstetricians use it to peer inside a woman's uterus and observe a growing baby. Surgeons use powerful beams of ultrasound to destroy cancer cells. Researchers ... read more

3D-Printed Organ-on-a-Chip With Integrated Sensors

Oct. 24, 2016 — The first entirely 3D-printed organ-on-a-chip has now been created with integrated sensing. Built by a fully automated, digital manufacturing procedure, the 3D-printed heart-on-a-chip can be ... read more

New Method Increases Energy Density in Lithium Batteries

Oct. 24, 2016 — A new method to increase the energy density of lithium batteries has now been created by a researcher. He has built a trilayer structure that is stable even in ambient air, which makes the battery ... read more

How to Tune Thermal Conductivity of 2D Materials

Oct. 21, 2016 — Researchers have found an unexpected way to control the thermal conductivity of two-dimensional (2-D) materials, which will allow electronics designers to dissipate heat in electronic devices that ... read more

Engineers Design Ultralow Power Transistors That Could Function for Years Without a Battery

Oct. 20, 2016 — A newly-developed form of transistor opens up a range of new electronic applications including wearable or implantable devices by drastically reducing the amount of power used. Devices based on this ... read more

Self-Healable Battery

Oct. 20, 2016 — Electronics that can be embedded in clothing are a growing trend. However, power sources remain a problem. Scientists have now introduced thin, flexible, lithium ion batteries with self-healing ... read more

Self-Assembly of Photoresponsive Polymer Brushes to Realize Advanced Surfaces

Oct. 20, 2016 — A new approach for obtaining functional surfaces consisting of organized polymers has been developed by ... read more

Flying Drones Could Soon Re-Charge While Airborne With New Technology

Oct. 20, 2016 — Scientists have demonstrated a highly efficient method for wirelessly transferring power to a drone while it is flying. The breakthrough could in theory allow flying drones to stay airborne ... read more

Inspiration from the Ocean: Non-Toxic, High-Quality Surface Treatment for Organic Field-Effect Transistors

Oct. 18, 2016 — In a development beneficial for both industry and environment, researchers have created a high-quality coating for organic electronics that promises to decrease processing time as well as energy ... read more

New 3-D Wiring Technique Brings Scalable Quantum Computers Closer to Reality

Oct. 18, 2016 — A new extensible wiring technique capable of controlling superconducting quantum bits has now been developed, representing a significant step towards to the realization of a scalable quantum ... read more

Physicists Pass Spin Information Through a Superconductor

Oct. 14, 2016 — Researchers have made a discovery that could lay the foundation for quantum superconducting devices. Their breakthrough solves one the main challenges to quantum computing: how to transmit spin ... read more

Bioengineers' Sweat Sensor Monitors Glucose

Oct. 13, 2016 — Researchers are sweating the small stuff in their efforts to develop a wearable device that can monitor an individual's glucose level via perspiration on the skin. They have demonstrated the ... read more

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