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Briefs: Materials
Carbon nanotubes are used to create solar cells with unprecedented flexibility and resistance.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
A new technique for measuring the performance of lithium batteries uses thermal waves to measure local lithium concentration as a function of depth inside battery electrodes.
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Briefs: Energy
Two-dimensional MXene provides fast redox and high-rate energy storage.
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Briefs: Energy
A highly efficient and long-lasting solar flow battery generates, stores, and redelivers renewable electricity from the Sun in one device.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This technology has potential as a portable power supply in several applications, including electric vehicles, cellphones, and wearable technology.
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Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
The discovery could enable lightweight, low-cost, long-lasting energy storage for electric vehicles, houses, and more.
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Briefs: Energy
The material could pave the way for better, safer solid-state batteries.
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Briefs: Energy
Vibrating transducers create tunnels in a thin layer of oil to transport droplets across a chip without leaving a trace behind.
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Briefs: Materials
The sulfolane-additive process yields easy fabrication, low cost, and long operating life.
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Briefs: Materials
The synthetic material is soft but can withstand heavy loading with minimum wear and tear for engineering applications.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Textiles and items of clothing can be converted into e-textiles without affecting their original properties.
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Briefs: Energy
Fano Resonance Optical Coatings can both transmit and reflect the same color simultaneously.
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Briefs: Imaging
Using ambient light, the reflective screen keeps energy consumption to a minimum.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
A machine learning method promises to predict battery health with 10 times higher accuracy than the current industry standard.
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Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The biofuel cells can power wearable electronics purely by using human sweat.
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Briefs: Energy
The device is stretchy enough to wear like a ring, a bracelet, or any other accessory that touches the skin.
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Briefs: Energy
The battery charges faster than a lithium-ion battery and is fire-safe and eco-friendly.
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Briefs: Power
A new design could extend the shelf-life of single-use metal-air batteries for electric vehicles, off-grid storage, and other applications.
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Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
Activated carbon made from corn stover filters 98 percent of a pollutant from water.
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Briefs: Energy
The method replenishes lithium in electrodes while keeping the existing structure intact.
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Briefs: Test & Measurement
Applications include avionics, data storage, process control, reconfigurable manufacturing lines, and civil and structural engineering.
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Briefs: Energy
The engine is approximately 10 billion times smaller than a car engine.
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Briefs: Energy
The device combines with body power to treat tendon disease and damage, and sports injuries.
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Briefs: Energy
The approach could advance the potential of high-powered, solid-electrolyte lithium batteries.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Polymer cores redirect light from any source to solar cells.
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Briefs: Photonics/Optics
The windows reduce the need for air conditioning and simultaneously generate electricity.
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Briefs: Energy
A new anode for aqueous batteries uses seawater as an electrolyte.
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Briefs: Transportation
This practical technique uses magnetism to transmit electricity wirelessly to recharge electric cars, robots, or drones.
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Briefs: Energy
The optical-based sensor detects the presence of hydrogen without electronics, making the process much safer.
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