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A new study reveals corals must be within only a few metres of each other to successfully reproduce, leaving them vulnerable in a warming world.

An international team of scientists led by the ESRF, the European Synchrotron, Grenoble, France, has found that emperor penguins detoxify mercury with both sulfur and selenium, a new pathway for a marine predator.

Scalable Platform -Opens the Door for Faster, More Energy-Efficient, and Cost-Effective Memory Solutions in Embedded Systems, Such as IoT, Mobile Devices, and Edge Computing ' SAN FRANCISCO - Dec.

A Johns Hopkins research team has created a new 3D-printing technique that addresses structural vulnerabilities in 3D-printed objects Civil and systems engineers at Johns Hopkins University have a turned a longstanding problem with 3D printers into a multifunctional feature: The team developed a new printing technique that solves for the fundamental weakness between the layers created during 3D printing.

Johns Hopkins researchers reveal an unexpected quality in electrical switches, potentially impacting computer memory Key takeaways: The surprising discovery suggests there is potential to develop electronic memory systems that mimic the way human brains work and form memories The device could one day decrease the massive amounts of energy consumed by cloud data storage A team of Johns Hopkins materials scientists made a surprising discovery that could change the way memory works in electronics.

Layering an organic material on top of 2D materials achieves stable, fast phosphorescent light emission without using expensive and hazardous heavy metals Study: Microsecond triplet emission from organic chromophore-transition metal dichalcogenide hybrids via through-space spin orbit proximity effect (DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51501-8) Screens for TVs, smartphones or other displays could be made with a new kind of organic LED material developed by an international team, co-led by University of Michigan engineers.

The material transports oxygen ions rather than electrons, creating heat-resistant voltages for both digital memory and in-memory computing Study: Nonvolatile electrochemical memory at 600 ºC enabled by composition phase separation (DOI: 10.1016/j.device.

New research finds hard carbon in rice hull ash, providing a cheap, domestic source of the material that can replace graphite in lithium-ion or sodium-ion battery anodes Study: An unexpected source of hard carbon, rice hull ash, provides unexpected Li+ storage capacities (DOI: 10.1002/adsu.

University of Waterloo researchers have made a key breakthrough in developing next-generation batteries that are made using magnesium instead of lithium.

Caltech researchers from campus and JPL have collaborated to devise a method for coating lithium-ion battery cathodes with graphene, extending the life and performance of these widely used rechargeable batteries. These efforts have led to a promising discovery that may improve lithium-ion battery performance and reduce reliance on cobalt, an element frequently used in lithium-ion batteries that is difficult to source sustainably.

The world's thinnest spaghetti, about 200 times thinner than a human hair, has been created by a UCL-led research team.

Innovative device could power electronics with your body movements while you use them  A new technology that can generate electricity from vibrations or even small body movements means you could charge your laptop by typing or power your smartphone's battery on your morning run. Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a tiny, wearable generator in response to the urgent need for sustainable, clean energy.

New framework advances experimental capabilities, including design and characterization, of microscale acoustic metamaterials. Acoustic metamaterials - architected materials that have tailored geometries designed to control the propagation of acoustic or elastic waves through a medium - have been studied extensively through computational and theoretical methods.

A new design tool uses UV and RGB lights to change the color and textures of everyday objects. The system could enable surfaces to display dynamic patterns, such as health data and fashion designs.

Pioneer Fellow Hao Liu uses lasers to produce microfilament structures to grow biological tissue in the lab for research and medicine - from muscle tissue to cartilage.

NWO has awarded 102 researchers a Vidi grant in total 86,7 million euros. Eight promising TU Delft researchers from the domains Exact and Natural Sciences (ENS), Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) and Applied and Technical Sciences (ATS) have been awarded.

Today's 3D printers make it fairly easy to conjure, say, a chess set into existence. But these printers are largely fixed in place.

The University of Manchester is marking two decades since the discovery of graphene: the Nobel Prize-winning 'wonder material', which was first isolated by Professor Sir Andre Geim and Professor Sir Kostya Novoselov on this day in 2004.

Over the past few years, a team of scientists and technicians from the TU Delft Reactor Institute have been working on a large-scale upgrade and modernisation of the Delft reactor.

Imagine a world where your own immune cells are transformed into cancer-fighting superheroes. This is the promise of CAR-T cell therapy, a groundbreaking treatment that's already saving lives.

Giulia Tagliabue, a tenure-track assistant professor in mechanical engineering, has won the EPFL Award for Best Teaching.

Machine learning method could speed path to cleaner energy solutions Johns Hopkins engineers develop a way to streamline solar cell testing, dramatically accelerating a process that can be slow and costly The process of testing new solar cell technologies has traditionally been slow and costly, requiring multiple steps.

Because it doesn't need expensive energy storage for times without sunshine, the technology could provide communities with drinking water at low costs.

Collaborative multi-university team will pursue new AI-enhanced design tools and high-throughput testing methods for next-generation turbomachinery.

From Saturday, Oct. 5 through Monday, Oct. 7, the Downtown and Macdonald Campuses will be open only to McGill students, employees and essential visitors.

Driving the development of sustainable coatings, by understanding the fundamentals of how paint works Paints are a crucial material, integral to prolonging the lifespan of products from cars to wind turbines.

In 2040, electricity production from solar installations will often significantly exceed demand, especially at midday.