Selecting Polymeric Materials for Electrical Connectors

Reliable electrical connections are necessary to power many aspects of our modern lives. Read on to learn more.

Computer Model Could Thwart Construction Material Emissions

MIT researchers have created a way to make topology optimization designs more buildable. Their framework allows users to apply constraints to algorithmically generated structures to limit their complexity.

This New GaN Chip Provides W-Band Wireless Links for Military Radars

Northrop Grumman has built a new Gallium Nitride (GaN) chip that sets a new standard of performance for military and commercial use. The chip fully leverages the W-band...

Grain-of-Salt-Sized Neural Implant

Researchers at Cornell University, working with collaborators, have created an extremely small neural implant that can sit on a grain of salt. Despite its size, the device can wirelessly transmit brain activity data from a living animal for more than a year. Read on to learn more.

How Redwood Materials Prioritizes Battery Recycling Safety

Whether it’s a phone, mouse, e-bike, or EV, the batteries powering those devices at some point need to be collected, shipped, and recycled in a safe manner. Read on to learn what Redwood Materials is working on to help make this happen.

A Thinner, Better Conductor

In a paper published in Science, Stanford researchers show that niobium phosphide can conduct electricity better than copper in films that are only a few atoms thick. Moreover, these films can be created and deposited at sufficiently low temperatures to be compatible with modern computer chip fabrication. Read on to learn more.

A Flexible and Efficient DC-DC Power Converter

A new DC-DC power converter is superior to previous designs and paves the way for more efficient, reliable, and sustainable energy storage and conversion solutions. The Kobe University development can efficiently interface with a wide range of energy sources while enhancing system stability and simplicity at an unprecedented efficiency. Read on to learn more.

A Biocompatible Sensor Implant to Monitor Neurological Functions

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, and New York’s Columbia University have embedded transistors in a soft, conformable material to create a biocompatible sensor implant that monitors neurological functions through successive phases of a patient’s development. Read on to learn more.

Sweat-Powered Wearable Akin to Wearing a Band-Aid

A sweat-powered wearable has the potential to make continuous, personalized health monitoring as effortless as wearing a Band-Aid. Read on to learn more.

New Wearable Sensor Uses Sweat to Monitor Health Continuously

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine have developed a wearable, wireless, and battery-free bioelectronic sensor that monitors health by detecting molecular biomarkers in human sweat. Read on to learn more about it.

NASA's Space Computing Breakthrough Powers Future Missions

NASA's High Performance Spaceflight Computing project aims to significantly increase spacecraft computing power. Read on to learn more about it.

Portable Biosensor Offers Fast Detection of Foodborne Pathogens

Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute have developed a solid-polymer biosensor coated with nonpathogenic viruses to detect S. enterica, potentially providing innovative methods for identifying food contamination. Read on to learn more.

Argonne Researchers Unlock Potential of Spintronics for Future Electronic Devices

The rapid expansion of data generation is challenging the capabilities of traditional charge-based electronics, such as smartphones and laptops. In response, researchers at Argonne National Laboratory are investigating alternative technologies that utilize electron spin. Read on to learn more.

Hardening AI for the Cosmos: New Flash Memory Defies Cosmic Radiation

Researchers have shown that NAND flash memory made with ferroelectric materials can withstand radiation levels up to 30 times higher than more conventional NAND flash memory.

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