Collaborate Disseminate
You may have noticed that on some take-away drink cup lids, there are small domes that can be “popped down” to indicate what sort of beverage is in the cup. Scientists now believe that similar domes could help drones monitor the air pressure on their w… Continue reading Drink cup lids inspire a system that could keep drones flying safely
Scientists have demonstrated a powerful technique that will allow quantum computers to store much more information in photons of light. The team managed to encode eight levels of data into photons and read it back easily, representing an exponential le… Continue reading “64-dimensional quantum space” drastically boosts quantum computing
Last year, engineers at Purdue University used their expertise in materials science to produce the world’s whitest paint, with an ability to reflect around 98% of incoming sunlight and therefore holds great potential when it comes to energy efficiency … Continue reading World’s whitest paint is now thin enough to coat cars and planes
Is there microbial life floating around in the clouds of Venus? Scientists have long pondered this question and soon we may get some answers. A new report outlines the Venus Life Finder Missions, starting with a cloud-skimming mission in 2023 to search… Continue reading 2023 mission to Venus will skim the acidic clouds for signs of life
Limiting how long electric vehicles need to be plugged in for before returning to the road is an important factor in driving their adoption, and much research focuses on reducing these charging times. A new advance leverages an alternative cooling tech… Continue reading Liquid-to-vapor-cooled cable beats the heat for 5-minute EV charging
Chronic wounds such as diabetic foot ulcers can be very difficult to treat, partially because of antibiotic-resistant “biofilms” that form over the affected tissue. A new type of microneedle patch, however, has been shown to deliver medication through … Continue reading Microneedle patch penetrates biofilms to treat chronic wounds
Purdue University engineers have developed a space-debris-clearing drag sail called Spinnaker3 that is designed to speed up the deorbiting of space junk up to 400 miles (645 km) high so it safely burns up in the Earth’s atmosphere. The sail will be put… Continue reading Space-junk sail to help deorbit its own launch vehicle
Electronics, and batteries in particular, are vulnerable to very high or very low temperatures, but a new thermal switch could help deal with both. It’s made from (what else) graphene foam that can dynamically trap heat when it’s cold out, or allow hea… Continue reading Graphene foam “thermal switch” keeps batteries warm or cool on demand
Electronics, and batteries in particular, are vulnerable to very high or very low temperatures, but a new thermal switch could help deal with both. It’s made from (what else) graphene foam that can dynamically trap heat when it’s cold out, or allow hea… Continue reading Graphene foam “thermal switch” keeps batteries warm or cool on demand
Various groups are currently working on tiny “robots” that could deliver medication to specific locations within the body. One of the latest such microbots, known as the MANiAC, is designed specifically for use in the delicate and challenging central n… Continue reading MANiAC microbots may one deliver drugs within the nervous system