Engineering and Construction News
March 9, 2025
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Mar. 6, 2025 — A new technique builds inorganic and polymer battery electrolytes at the same time, in the same vessel. This 'one-pot' in-situ method creates a controlled, homogeneous blend, pairing the conductivity of the inorganic solids with the flexibility of ...
Mar. 6, 2025 — Energy remains a significant factor in industrial production processes. High levels of energy consumption make production more expensive and exacerbate the climate crisis. A new type of robot technology needs 90% less electricity than conventional ...
Mar. 6, 2025 — Scientists have developed a biorobotic arm that can mirror human tremors, such as those experienced by individuals that live with Parkinson's disease. Artificial muscles on either side of the forearm contract and relax to suppress the involuntary ...
Mar. 5, 2025 — A team of researchers created Morpho, an open-source programmable environment that enables researchers and engineers to conduct shape optimization and design for soft materials. Applications can be for anything from artificial hearts to robot ...
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Mar. 7, 2025 — Producing high-performance titanium alloy parts -- whether for spacecraft, submarines or medical devices -- has long been a slow, resource-intensive process. Even with advanced metal 3D-printing ...
Mar. 7, 2025 — When they weave their webs, spiders pull their silk threads. New simulations show stretching during spinning causes the protein chains within the fibers to align and the number of hydrogen bonds ...
Mar. 3, 2025 — Scientists discover how defects in the surface of two-dimensional sheets alter ripple effects, even freezing the sheet's motion ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — In a significant advancement for boosting renewable energy generation development, engineers have examined nanoscale properties of perovskite solar ...
Feb. 25, 2025 — Heteroepitaxial growth technology has made it possible to create larger diamond substrates, opening new opportunities for industrial-scale production of diamond quantum sensors. A research team has ...
Mar. 5, 2025 — Cement manufacturing and repair could be significantly improved by using biocement-producing bacteria, but growing the microbes at construction sites remains a challenge. Now, researchers report a ...
Mar. 6, 2025 — Researchers have discovered techniques to bestow superpowers upon sapphire, a material that most of us think of as just a pretty ...
Mar. 6, 2025 — Researchers have created washable and durable magnetic field sensing electronic textiles -- thought to be the first of their kind -- which they say paves the way to transform use in clothing. This ...
Mar. 5, 2025 — Engineers devised a new method for designing metals and alloys that can withstand extreme impacts, which could lead to the development of automobiles, aircraft and armor that can better endure ...
Mar. 5, 2025 — Engineers have developed a method to utilize aluminum to improve performance of water electrolysis ...
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Mar. 5, 2025 — Engineers have developed a pioneering prosthetic hand that can grip plush toys, water bottles, and other everyday objects like a human, carefully conforming and adjusting its grasp to avoid damaging ...
Mar. 5, 2025 — Working at nanoscale dimensions, billionths of a meter in size, a team of scientists revealed a new way to measure high-speed fluctuations in magnetic materials. Knowledge obtained by these new ...
Mar. 4, 2025 — Engineers have developed a new computational approach to accurately model and predict the properties of a class of magnetic molecules called chiral helimagnets. Their work could accelerate the ...
Mar. 4, 2025 — A research team has recently developed a groundbreaking neuromorphic exposure control (NEC) system that revolutionizes machine vision under extreme lighting variations. This biologically inspired ...
Mar. 3, 2025 — For decades, scientists have relied on electrodes and dyes to track the electrical activity of living cells. Now, engineers have discovered that quantum materials just a single atom thick can do the ...
Mar. 3, 2025 — A team of scientists has developed a method to illuminate the dynamic behavior of nanoparticles, which are foundational components in the creation of pharmaceuticals, electronics, and industrial and ...
Mar. 3, 2025 — Researchers have published a new study showing an advanced new methane flare burner, created with additive manufacturing and machine learning, eliminates 98% of methane vented during oil ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — Strong, lightweight, superelastic, and able to function across a range of temperatures, this newly developed alloy could be a game-changer for space exploration and medical ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — A twist you'll never see coming: a breakthrough in understanding the relationship between chirality and electric flow at a microscopic level may help us develop chiral information ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — A team has shown that artificial photosynthesis is feasible using organic materials. Using the technique, they successfully synthesized useful organic compounds, including pharmaceutical materials, ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — A multi-institutional research team has clarified the energy levels of color centers at the SiO2/SiC interface, paving the way toward the development of scalable quantum technologies that use them as ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — Researchers developed a new optimized printing approach that could enable super-resolution 3D direct laser writing (DLW) of microlenses, photonics crystals, micro-optical devices, metamaterials and ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — Researchers are working to enhance battery safety and efficiency by developing solid-state alternatives to lithium-ion batteries. These batteries offer improved energy efficiency and safety, but a ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — Researchers have developed a new technique to make glass water-repellent, a feature that could improve safety in vehicles, reduce cleaning costs for buildings and enhance filtration systems. The ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — An engineering student refined a century-old math problem into a simpler, more elegant form, making it easier to use and explore. Divya Tyagi's work expands research in aerodynamics, unlocking ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — Scientists have harnessed a unique property called incipient ferroelectricity to create a new type of computer memory that could revolutionize how electronic devices work, such as using much less ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — A bioinspired robot can change shape to alter its own physical properties in response to its environment, resulting in a robust and efficient autonomous vehicle as well as a fresh approach to robotic ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — A new study explores the behavior of photons, the elementary particles of light, as they encounter boundaries where material properties change rapidly over time. This research uncovers remarkable ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — Researchers have developed a hydrogel that heals and strengthens itself as it is overloaded and damaged. The proof-of-concept demonstration could lead to improved performance for situations where ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — Physicists bring unprecedented levels of predictability to the ancient practice of knitting by developing a mathematical model that could be used to create a new class of lightweight, ultra-strong ...
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
- Feeling Is Believing: Bionic Hand 'knows' What It's Touching, Grasps Like a Human
- Single-Qubit Sensing Puts New Spin on Quantum Materials Discovery
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
- Scientists Unravel the Spiraling Secrets of Magnetic Materials for Next-Generation Electronics
- Researchers Unveil Neuromorphic Exposure Control System to Improve Machine Vision in Extreme Lighting Environments
Monday, March 3, 2025
- Quantum Properties in Atom-Thick Semiconductors Offer New Way to Detect Electrical Signals in Cells
- Scientists Use AI to Better Understand Nanoparticles
- Engineers Create More Effective Burner to Reduce Methane Emissions
Thursday, February 27, 2025
- A Lightweight Flexible Alloy for Extreme Temperatures
- Unraveling How a 'magnetic Twist' Induces One-Way Electric Flow
- Turning Waste Organic Compound Into Useful Pharmaceuticals and Energy Using a Technique Inspired by Photosynthesis
- Unraveling the Origin of Extremely Bright Quantum Emitters
- Researchers Demonstrate Laser Writing With Unprecedented Speed and Resolution
- Cracking the Code on Solid-State Batteries
- A Clear Game-Changer: Water-Repellent Glass Breaks New Ground
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
- Student Refines 100-Year-Old Math Problem, Expanding Wind Energy Possibilities
- Material's 'incipient' Property Could Jumpstart Fast, Low-Power Electronics
- Morphing Robot Turns Challenging Terrain to Its Advantage
- Time Interfaces: The Gateway to Four-Dimensional Quantum Optics
- Sacrificial Scaffolding Helps New Hydrogels Heal Quickly
- What Can Theoretical Physics Teach Us About Knitting?
- Researchers Create the World's Smallest Shooting Video Game Using Nanoscale Technology
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
- Modifying Graphene With Plasma to Produce Better Gas Sensors
- Mesoporous Silicon: Semiconductor With New Talents
- From Defect to High-Tech Material
- From Waste to Wonder: Revolutionary Green Grout for Sustainable Construction Practices
- Materials Incorporated Into Quantum Qubit Platform
- From Scraps to Sips: Everyday Biomass Produces Drinking Water from Thin Air
- Scientists Design Battery That Runs on Atomic Waste
Friday, February 21, 2025
- How to Get a Robot Collective to Act Like a Smart Material
- Highly Uniform Nanocrystals Synthesized by Liquid Crystalline Antisolvent
- Flexible Crystals Reveal Secrets of Elasticity
- Perovskite Solar Cells: Thermal Stresses Are the Key to Long-Term Stability
Thursday, February 20, 2025
- Topological Quantum Processor Marks Breakthrough in Computing
- Chemists Find Greener Path to Making Key Industrial Chemical
- Giant X-Ray Facility Shows That Magnets Can Reduce Flaws in 3D Printed Components
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
- A Miniature Swimming Robot Inspired by Marine Flatworms
- A New Way to Observe Electrons in Motion
- For Success in Bioelectronics, Build With Nature-Inspired Design
- New Environmentally-Friendly Mortar Reduces Heat Loss
- Magnetic Switch Traps Quantum Information Carriers in One Dimension
- A Breakthrough in Hydrogen Catalysis: Electronic Fine-Tuning Unlocks Superior Performance
- Novel Carbon-Based Materials to Remove Hazardous 'forever Chemicals' In Water
Friday, February 28, 2025
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
- Coffee Grounds and Reishi Mushroom Spores Can Be 3D Printed Into a Compostable Alternative to Plastics
- Harnessing Failure as an Asset: How Researchers Are Innovating Smarter Wearable Tech
- Selective Combustion Provides Energy-Efficient Alternative to Remove Pollutants from Industrial Processes
Monday, February 17, 2025
- Novel Catalyst Development for Sustainable Ammonia Synthesis
- Breaking the Pattern: How Disorder Toughens Materials
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Friday, February 14, 2025
- Clearing the Way for Faster and More Cost-Effective Separations
- Terabytes of Data in a Millimeter Crystal
Thursday, February 13, 2025
- Record-Speed Waves on Extremely Water-Repellent Surfaces
- Unique Five-Atom Bismuth Ring Synthesized
- Scientists Herald Active Matter Breakthrough With Creation of Three-Dimensional 'synthetic Worms'
- Recyclable Plastic for the Printer
- Research Uses AI to Make Infrastructure More Resilient, Sustainable
- Engineers Discover Key Barrier to Longer-Lasting Batteries
- New 3D Printing Method Replicates Nature's Finest Fibers
- Jacket Uses AI to Keep You Comfortable
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
- Negative Refraction of Light Using Atoms Instead of Metamaterials
- Stronger, Safer, Smarter: Pioneering Zinc-Based Dissolvable Implants for Bone Repair
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
- Engineering Biological Reaction Crucibles to Rapidly Produce Proteins
- New Smart Sensor Takes the Pain out of Wound Monitoring
Monday, February 10, 2025
- A Symphony in Quantum
- Nanoscale Tin Catalyst Discovery Paves the Way for Sustainable CO2 Conversion
- New Autonomous System to Monitor Arctic's Melting Ice
Thursday, February 6, 2025
- Novel 'living' Biomaterial Aims to Advance Regenerative Medicine
- Mantis Shrimp Clubs Filter Sound to Mitigate Damage
- Breakthrough in Opto-Magnetic Technology: 5-Fold Increase in Torque Efficiency
- Recycling the Unrecyclable: Reclaiming Materials from Epoxy Resins and Composites
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
- 'Living' Electrodes Breathe New Life Into Traditional Silicon Electronics
- Researchers Discover Simple Solution to Break Down Forever Chemicals
- Physicists Measure a Key Aspect of Superconductivity in 'magic-Angle' Graphene
- Researchers Discover New Way to Customize Living Materials for Tissue Engineering, Drug Delivery and 3D Printing
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
- Engineers Model Electric Grid Demand for EVs to Charge While in Motion
- Why Your Headphone Battery Doesn't Last
- Pushing the Boundaries of Flat Optics
- Why Do Plants Transport Energy So Efficiently and Quickly?
- Scientists Develop Groundbreaking Biosensor for Rare Earth Element Detection
- AI-Driven Performance Prediction Model to Advance Space Electric Propulsion Technology?
- Nanomaterials Are Emerging as a Powerful Tool for Coastal Oil Spill Cleanup
- New Device Uses Electrically Assisted Wind to Fight Fires
Monday, February 3, 2025
- Self-Assembling Cerebral Blood Vessels: A Breakthrough in Alzheimer's Treatment
- Revolutionary Lubricant Prevents Friction at High Temperatures
- Shaping Future of Displays: Clay/europium-Based Technology Offers Dual-Mode Versatility
Friday, January 31, 2025
Thursday, January 30, 2025
- Improving the Performance of Biosensors: Developing New Materials for Effectively Harnessing the Power of Enzymes
- New Insights on Radical Trapping in 12-Phosphatetraphene Uncovered
- From Bowling Balls to Hip Joints: Chemists Create Recyclable Alternative to Durable Plastics
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
- Chemical Looping Turns Environmental Waste Into Fuel
- Scientists 'mimic Real Biological Processes' Using Synthetic Neurons
- Common Plastic Pigment Promotes Depolymerization
- Green Phosphonate Chemistry -- Does It Exist?
- New Study Improves the Trustworthiness of Wind Power Forecasts
- Research Leads to Viable Solution for Polycotton Textile Waste Recycling
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
- New Avenues in Quantum Research: Supramolecular Qubit Candidates Detected
- Structural Color Shields: Water Repellent Coatings
- Plant-Based Substitute for Fossil Fuels Developed for Plastic Foams