Thermodynamics, where are you? Physicists heated gold to 18726 °C and did not melt it
American physicists from The University of Nevada, Reno conducted an unusual experiment by heating gold with lasers to 18,726°C. For some trillionths of a second the metal remained hard and did not want to melt.
E-brick: MIT to produce electrically conductive heat-resistant blocks for renewable energy
American company Electrified Thermal Solutions, formerly part of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has signed an agreement with HWI to produce electric bricks, or E-bricks, that can store and give off large amounts of heat from electricity using renewable sources.
Sales of catalysts are no longer the same: scientists have reduced the amount of platinum in them and increased hydrogen yield
Chinese researchers have developed a new graphene-coated catalyst with ultra-low platinum content that provides highly efficient production «green» hydrogen on an industrial scale.
New optical microscope «sees» atoms — scientists bypass diffraction
An international team of researchers has developed a new visualization method ULA-SNOM, which allows optical microscopes to distinguish parts as small as 1 nanometer.
How about this, Elon Musk? Wooden battery is more fire-resistant than Tesla’s
Austrian researchers from the the Institute of Vehicle Safety of Graz Technical University has created battery housing for electric cars made of wood and steel, which is an environmentally friendly and more reliable alternative to aluminum bodies used, for example, by Tesla.
These robots «grow» and «heal», «eating» others
American researchers from Columbia University have presented a new concept robotic systems, that are able to grow, self-repair, and improve using materials from other robots or from the environment.
Wireless self-charging batteries already withstand 100+ cycles in tests
A team of Spanish researchers from the Institute of Materials Science in Barcelona has demonstrated a new induction mechanism that enables partial self-recharging of batteries.
The ultra-thin membrane transmits sound with almost no loss — this can change acoustics and information technology
Danish researchers from the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen, together with scientists from the University of Konstanz and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich have created a tiny membrane capable of transmitting sound signals with almost no energy loss.
Flat contacts instead of soldering will make smartphones thinner, — LG Innotek development
Developers from LG Innotek have proposed to replace solder balls that connect chip substrates with motherboards in smartphones, on flat copper contacts, which will allow make gadgets even thinner.
Gadgets will consume less energy thanks to triple alloy nanofilm
Japanese researchers from The Institute of Science in Tokyo was able to create a nanofilm with a record high content of scandium in an alloy with gallium nitride and aluminum nitride, paving the way for the development of low-power storage devices.
Terahertz instead of gigahertz — quantum material speeds up transistor switching by 1000 times
Researchers from Northeastern University in the United States have found a way to speed up electronics by a thousand times by replacement of silicon chips on quantum materials.
Liquid metal printed circuit boards are self-healing and work despite damage
Scientists from the Virginia Institute of Technology in the United States have created new printed circuit boards with liquid metal, which are self-healing and work effectively even in severe damage.
Indium oxide replaces silicon in a new transistor by Japanese scientists
Researchers from the Institute of Industrial Sciences of the University of Tokyo have developed powerful transistor, by replacing silicon with a crystalline material — gallium-doped indium oxide.
GPS replacement — quantum diamond magnetometer changes navigation
German researchers from the Institute Fraunhofer Institute of Applied Solid State Physics has created a compact quantum magnetometer, which accurately measures extremely small magnetic fields.
This material is literally alive — an alternative to plastic made from mushrooms
Researchers from the Swiss company Empa have created a plastic-like material from mushroom mycelium, which remains alive, biodegradable and even edible.
At the same time, robot and material — in Princeton created «Metabot»
Engineers from Princeton University in the United States have created unusual material, the robot can move independently, change shape, and respond to commands in the form of electromagnetic signals.
Supertree does not rot, does not burn, is 10 times stronger than steel — new biocomposite retains the useful properties of wood
Maryland-based biotech startup InventWood is preparing to launch a new biocomposite that has properties and texture close to wood, but is 10 times stronger than steel.
«Achilles’ heel» fusion reactors — research makes fusion safer and more reliable
Scientists from the University of Surrey in the UK have used a new method for detecting microscopic defects in welded joints thermonuclear reactors.
It will replace steel and concrete. Scientists have created a super-strong material from wood
American researchers have significantly enhanced the strength of wood with the help of solid nanoscale materials.
Strong and flexible at the same time: MIT engineers create metamaterial for «immortals» chips and gadgets
Engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have created a flexible and durable metamaterial made of acrylic plastic.
«Survive» in space and lava: scientists have created a supermetal that can withstand temperatures from -196 °C to 600 °C
Scientists at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) in South Korea have created a nickel-based alloy that remains strong and flexible even at temperatures ranging from -196 °C to 600 °C.
The world’s fastest camera captures chaos in action — the motion of a cluster of atoms
Scientists at Columbia University in New York have used an ultrafast camera to photograph what is called dynamic disorder — chaotic movement atoms.
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