Researchers in Japan have developed highly uniform semiconducting nanotubes with diameters of approximately 1 nanometre. By growing molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) within protective boron nitride nanotube templates, the team, including researchers from the University of Tokyo, produced stable, […]

Julia R. Greer, the Ruben F. and Donna Mettler Professor of Materials Science, Mechanics and Medical Engineering at Caltech, whose lab has been working to improve Li-ion batteries, has established a new path towards making them less dangerous and more environmentally friendly, while also boosting […]

A team of researchers has designed a novel electrolyte for fluoride shuttle batteries based on a new concept. With global demand rapidly increasing for high-energy-density and low-cost energy storage technologies, the investigation into new systems to replace conventional lithium-ion batteries is […]

Adelaide University researchers have developed an innovative wearable glove that uses heat, touch and physical objects to transform data into a sensory experience. The prototype, called ThermoPhy, was developed as part of a remote internship run by the Australian Research Centre for Interactive […]

An Oregon State University College of Engineering researcher has helped develop a new artificial intelligence chip that could improve energy efficiency six times over the current industry standard. As the use of artificial intelligence soars, so does the amount of energy it requires. Projections […]

A simple surface coating could make it easier to manufacture parts of transistors with less risk of damage. Inside computer chips are billions of tiny transistors made from silicon. But the material is approaching its limits. In an effort to build smaller, more capable devices, researchers are […]

By using an electrochemical solution to regenerate their electrodes, the recycled batteries can regain up to 95% of their original power and last longer when reused, the researchers demonstrated. The process could also reduce current recycling costs by 56% and would be more environmentally […]

A tiny new chip could give cameras and sensing systems a far sharper view of the world, helping them detect subtle differences in materials and environments that standard colour imaging systems cannot see. In research led by Zhejiang University in collaboration with RMIT University, scientists […]

For more than half a century, the power of computers has grown by shrinking transistors and packing them more tightly onto flat chips. It worked too well. Devices are now becoming so small that they start to be fundamentally limited by atomic dimensions and quantum effects. The next leap can come […]

Ultrafast lasers emit pulses lasting only a few hundred femtoseconds, or quadrillionths of a second. These flashes of light power applications from precision micromachining and eye surgery to optical frequency combs, the Nobel Prize-winning technology behind today’s most precise optical atomic […]