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KAIST Resolves Long-standing Challenge of Performance Degradation in Stacked 2 D Materials
3+ hour, 21+ min ago (30+ words) Eurek Alert! More on this News Release KAIST resolves long-standing challenge of performance degradation in stacked 2 D materials"...
Multinex: An ultra lightweight AI model advancing low light image enhancement
16+ hour, 18+ min ago (142+ words) image: Example Diagram. Credit: Tingting Mu, The University of Manchester view more A University of Manchester student has developed a powerful new ultra'lightweight tool that can turn dark, noisy footage into clear, detailed and usable images. Multinex, a new model…...
New polyether electrolyte paves the way for safer, high-energy batteries
14+ hour, 27+ min ago (990+ words) Researchers have developed a new polymer electrolyte that enables lithium metal batteries to operate safely at high voltages and across an extreme temperature range, from -40 C to 55 C. The material directly addresses two long-standing barriers to next-generation energy storage: poor oxidation…...
Thermal imaging reveals hidden defects in freestanding oxide membranes
16+ hour, 16+ min ago (621+ words) Freestanding oxide membranes are promising platforms for flexible electronics, sensors, and heterogeneous device integration, but cracks and wrinkles formed during release and transfer can compromise their performance and reliability. Researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China have…...
Firefly-inspired fiber sensor turns optical cables into smart sensing networks
16+ hour, 16+ min ago (648+ words) Inspired by firefly bioluminescence, scientists have created a flexible fiber sensor that converts electrical sensing signals into optical signals directly on the fiber itself. The ESOT Fi Sensor simultaneously detects vibration, pressure, temperature and strain through a single optical fiber,…...
Constructing intrinsically safe lithium'ion battery energy storage via gradient'laminated ceramifiable silicone foams
16+ hour, 16+ min ago (565+ words) Eurek Alert! - A gradient laminated architecture is engineered to resolve the intrinsic trade off between thermal insulation and impact toughness via synergistic ceramization. - The composite exhibits exceptional fatigue resistance with 93% stress retention and stable elasticity across a wid e temperature…...
Professor Tae-Woo Lee's research team develops an all-in-one organic transistor with processing, memory, and light emission
22+ hour, 22+ min ago (1208+ words) Seoul National University researchers have developed an ultra-low-voltage organic transistor that integrates signal processing, memory, and light emission into a single semiconductor device. By enabling real-time neuro-inspired (neuromorphic) signal-prcessing and immediate visual output without the need for a separate computer…...
Fingertip immersion" in virtual reality with brain activity measurement
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (399+ words) image: Schematic of the VR haptic feedback brain activity experiment view more What if virtual reality could go beyond sight and sound'and truly let users feel the digital world at their fingertips? A research team from POSTECH has successfully measured…...
Semiconductors enter the "multi-tasking" era: New device cuts required components by 75% and quadruples processing speed
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (227+ words) image: Structure of the Zn O'Te heterojunction device and double NDT, D-NDT, characteristics that generate double current peaks within a single device through control of the geometric overlap length. view more One of the key challenges in the semiconductor industry…...
New numerical model could improve real-world management of liquid metal batteries
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (111+ words) Qionglin Shi a, Junyi Xia a, Hao Zhou b, Huanlun Du a, Zhuohao Li a, Cheng Xu a, Ruo Chen Zhang a, Lei Fan c, Bo Li c, Haomiao Li a, Min Zhou a, Wei Wang b, Shijie Cheng a,…...