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Engineering cells for more efficient biofuel production
In the search for renewable alternatives to gasoline, heavy alcohols such as isobutanol are promising candidates. Not only do they contain more energy than…
Researchers Create Semiconductor ‘Nano-Shish-Kebabs’ With Potential for 3-D Technologies
However, the nanowire and nanosheets are actually a single, three-dimensional structure consisting of a seamless series of germanium sulfide (GeS) crystals….
Semiconductor interfaces: Big opportunities for tiny insulators
Advances in miniaturization have made electronic devices cheaper and more powerful, but these procedures also create new challenges for materials scientists….
Robots with lift
They can already stand, walk, wriggle under obstacles, and change colors. Now researchers are adding a new skill to the soft robot arsenal: jumping.Using small…
Low-carbon hybrid energy systems — China's future energy solutions
Coal dominated energy resource and consumption structure in China. This leads to the great challenges for China's future energy development along with both…
Research project adopts entirely new approach to developing micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS)
They are working together in the research project known as “Circuit Diagram-Based Design of MEMS for Applications in Optics and Robotics” – or MEMS2015 for…