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Carbon nanotube and graphene electrodes pave the way for next-generation flexible batteries
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (244+ words) Credit: Yanzhi Cai, Zhongyi Hu, Laifei Cheng, Siyu Guo, Tingting Liu, Shaohua Huang, Dengpeng Chen, Yuhan Wang, Haiming Yu & Yuan Zhou. The research team from Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology and Northwestern Polytechnical University analyzed hundreds of studies to…...
Researchers find a way to 3D print one of industry’s hardest engineering materials
4+ hour, 27+ min ago (224+ words) Illustration of the laser'leading method Tungsten carbide'cobalt (WC'Co) is prized for its hardness, but that same property makes it unusually difficult to shape. The current process is wasteful and expensive for the yield produced, and an economically sensible method for…...
Engineering the “golden bridge”: Efficient tunnel junction design for next-generation all-perovskite tandem solar cells
6+ hour ago (193+ words) image:Schematic of the all-perovskite TSC structure and the impact of interlayer metal work function on junction resistance. view more Credit: HIGHER EDUCATON PRESS All-perovskite tandem solar cells are a high-potential technology with theoretical efficiencies reaching approximately 45%. However, their practical…...
INU researchers present roadmap of ultra-thin crystalline silicon-based bioelectronics
7+ hour, 19+ min ago (290+ words) Ultra-thin crystalline silicon is an exciting material for next-generation bioelectronics, transforming rigid silicon into flexible nanomembranes while preserving superior electrical performance and CMOS compatibility. A new review paper systematically explores its manufacturing roadmap'from high-temperature on-wafer processes like oxidation and doping,…...
Integrated metasurface-freeform system enabled multi-focal planes augmented reality display
22+ hour, 23+ min ago (90+ words) Integrated metasurface-freeform system enabled multi-focal planes augmented reality display'EurekAlert! This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (U21A20140), National Key Research and Development Program of China (2021YFA1401200), Beijing Natural Science Foundation (JQ24028), and Beijing Nova Program (20240484557), Synergetic Extreme Condition User…...
The brain uses eye movements to see in 3D
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (227+ words) When you go for a walk, how does your brain know the difference between a parked car and a moving car? This seemingly simple distinction is challenging because eye movements, such as we make when watching a car pass by,…...
Decoding the shadows: Vehicle recognition software uncovers unusual traffic behavior
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (535+ words) image:Researcher Sally Ghanem sets up a camera to capture license plate numbers of passing vehicles at an ORNL intersection to match vehicles with drone video recordings, verifying a data set for training vehicle recognition software. view more Credit: Alonda…...
Wood becomes a high-strength conductor through metal-based eutectic gels
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (152+ words) Conductive gels are central to flexible electronics and wearable sensing technologies, yet their practical use is often constrained by weak mechanical strength and poor environmental tolerance. In a recent study published in Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, researchers report a…...
Big Earth Data researchers set a new global standard for earth data grids
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (295+ words) A new axis-based data model promises more accurate, flexible, and interoperable Earth observation data across science, policy, and industry As Earth data volumes and complexity continue to grow, extending beyond simple maps and time series into large multidimensional datacubes, these…...
Nonlocal metasurfaces unlock efficient, steerable third‑harmonic light generation
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (950+ words) Researchers developed a nonlinear nonlocal metasurface that converts infrared light to visible and steers it by combining nonlinearities with engineered nonlocality. Unlike traditional linear metasurfaces, this design uses high-Q lattice resonances to amplify the infrared pump and a geometric pattern…...