Carbon fiber 3D printing represents a significant advancement in additive manufacturing technology, combining the strength and lightweight properties of carbon fiber with the design flexibility of 3D printing.
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Researchers at ETH Zurich and Empa have developed a new image sensor made of perovskite. This semiconductor material enables better colour reproduction and fewer image artefacts with less light. Perovskite sensors are also particularly well suited for machine vision.
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MIT engineers developed a technique for making intricate structures with supports that can be dissolved and reused instead of thrown away.
An international team of scientists was first to demonstrate that halide perovskites can serve as a base for nonlinear on-chip optical components. As an example, they can be used to build ultrafast optical chips and transistors, and, potentially, other integrated optical systems.
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Hitting 2 petawatts, the NSF-funded ZEUS facility at U-M enables research that could improve medicine, national security, materials science and more.
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Sustainability has been one of the key topics at Formnext for several years now. It is becoming increasingly important, especially when it comes to innovations in the field of plastic materials.
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Previously only thought to be insulating, a shift in the angle between silicon and oxygen atoms creates a highway for an electrical charge.
As augmented smart glasses technology edges closer to mainstream adoption, engineers face challenges around display performance. Namely, many seek to achieve higher resolution without driving up power consumption and device bulk.
In this episode, we explore how the simple act of popcorn popping inspired researchers at Carnegie Mellon University to revolutionize the synthesis of MXenes—a class of 2D materials known for their radiation shielding properties.
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Today's carbon capture systems suffer a tradeoff between efficient capture and release, but a new approach developed at MIT can boost overall efficiency.
