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Efficient Computer Chips May Get Miniature Smart Drones Off The Ground
Engineers are desperately trying to shrink drone technology, and have been successful so far in every element…
Science catches up with science fiction
A team at MIT and elsewhere has pushed through another boundary in the quest for such exotic contraptions, by…
Nanostructures tasting the rainbow
Combining nanophotonics and thermoelectrics, engineers generate materials capable of distinguishing between tiny…
Transient electronics dissolve when cooled
Cotton candy capillaries lead to circuit boards that dissolve when cooled Building transient electronics is usually…
Electrically conducting sheets could revolutionize nanotechnology
A new way to create extremely thin electrically conducting sheets, which could revolutionize the tiny electronic…
Nano-device breakthrough for talking technology
Created at Michigan State University, a paper-thin, flexible device not only can generate energy from human motion,…
Rechargeable lithium metal battery boasts triple capacity of commercial
A rechargeable lithium metal battery with three times the capacity of commercial lithium-ion batteries.
Lightweight wearable dissolves in vinegar
A lightweight wearable electronic device melts to nothing if you pour vinegar on it.
Paper device harvests energy from your body
Researchers, reporting in the journal ACS Nano, have developed a light-weight, paper-based that can harvest and…
Skyrmions hold huge potential as information carriers
A team of researchers has invented a novel ultra-thin multilayer film which could harness the properties of tiny…