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Power and Electrical Engineering

Innovative gear principle: "Smart Gear" makes industrial robots more powerful and intelligent

As part of his master's thesis at TU Graz, Philipp Eisele developed a concept for a collaborative robot in 2019, i.e. an industrial robot that works together…

Life & Chemistry

World’s Smallest Motor: Just 16 Atoms Created by Researchers

The smallest motor in the world – consisting of just 16 atoms: this was developed by a team of researchers from Empa and EPFL. “This brings us close to the…

Physics & Astronomy

Scientists apply 'twistronics' to light propagation and make a breakthrough discovery

A research team led by scientists at the Advanced Science Research Center at The Graduate Center, CUNY (CUNY ASRC), in collaboration with National University…

Physics & Astronomy

Graphene Plasmons Create Smallest Cavity for Optical Circuits

Miniaturization has pushed technology to a new era of optical circuitry. But, in parallel, it has also triggered new challenges and obstacles to overcome, for…

Physics & Astronomy

Applying 'magic angle' twistronics to manipulate the flow of light

Monash researchers are part of an international collaboration applying 'twistronics' concepts (the science of layering and twisting 2D materials to control…

Life & Chemistry

New Insights Into Brain Cell Links Reveal Aging Clues

Findings – published in the journal Science – could shed light on learning disability and dementia and help to reveal how memories are affected by age.

Materials Sciences

New Supercapacitor Boosts Wearable Electronics Efficiency

Supercapacitors, with their high power density, fast charge-discharge rates, long cycle life, and cost-effectiveness, are a promising power source for…

Life & Chemistry

Modeling Stem Cells to Uncover Glaucoma Degeneration Insights

The study, published June 11 in Stem Cell Reports, focused on targeting genetic mutations within retinal ganglion cells, which serve as the connection between…

Health & Medicine

3D Heart Model Mimics Attacks for Better Research Insights

In the U.S., someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds, and yet researchers have not had a model that fully mimics what occurs in the human heart after a…

Information Technology

Spiraling Circuits: Boosting AI Efficiency Through Innovation

Machine learning is a type of AI that allows computers to be trained by example data to make predictions for new instances. For example, a smart speaker…

Power and Electrical Engineering

Advancements in Multi-Watt Terahertz Lasers Unveiled

Terahertz lasers could soon have their moment. Emitting radiation that sits somewhere between microwaves and infrared light along the electromagnetic spectrum,…

Interdisciplinary Research

Unlocking PNA's superpowers for self-assembling nanostructures

Published this week in Nature Communications, the work introduces a science of γPNA nanotechnology that enables self-assembly in organic solvent solutions, the…

Life & Chemistry

Bacteria in Oceans: Nature’s Tiny Green Thumb Uncovered

The sheer endless expanses of the oceans are hostile deserts — at least from the perspective of a bacterium living in water. Tiny as it is, its chances of…

Life & Chemistry

Simulating Life’s Origins: Lab Breakthrough in Vesicle Research

In the beginning there was the vesicle: A self-generated bubble similar to a soap bubble, enclosed by a membrane. It was surrounded by a liquid according to…

Life & Chemistry

Reed Beetles Thrive With Bacterial Helpers At Every Life Stage

Insects that feed only on plants have a number of challenges to overcome. But they also have some active helpers to assist them with the supply of important…

Life & Chemistry

First Statistical Analysis Confirms Plant Defense Strategies

Do plants attacked by herbivores produce substances that are most effective against attackers in a targeted manner, or are herbivore-induced changes in a plant…

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