Schematic diagram of the first room temperature all-solid-state hydride ion battery. Credit: DICP Scientists have built the first rechargeable hydride ion battery. Hydride ions (H⁻) have drawn interest as potential charge carriers for future electrochemical…
A research team has unlocked a new way to make sodium batteries perform well at room temperature, offering a cheaper and greener alternative to lithium. Credit: Stock A new technique stabilizes a metastable form of…
The walking mechanism of the “water spider” robot HydroBuckler prototype shown here is driven by “leg” buckling. Credit: Baoxing Xu, UVA School of Engineering and Applied Science Scientists have developed HydroSpread, a novel technique for…
Formamidinium lead iodide is considered one of the best-performing materials in the halide perovskite group, since it has promising properties for future solar cell technologies. New findings from Chalmers can now shed light on its…
Researchers have found a breakthrough process that shrinks microchips to unprecedented scales, unlocking the potential for faster, more efficient, and more affordable electronics. Credit: Stock Scientists at Johns Hopkins have uncovered a new way to…
A new crystal-based detector could soon change how doctors see inside the body. Developed by scientists in the U.S. and China, the device captures gamma rays with unprecedented clarity, promising faster, safer, and more affordable…
Researchers use laser light to form a tiny “optical pinhole” inside a nonlinear crystal, which also turns the infrared image into a visible image that a traditional silicon-based camera sensor can detect. With this setup,…
Researchers have developed a layered metalens design that can focus multiple colors at once, breaking through fundamental limits of single-layer lenses. Credit: 10.1364/OE.564328 Engineers created multi-layer metalenses that focus several wavelengths. The design could revolutionize…
Scientists at the University of St Andrews have unveiled a breakthrough that could change the future of holographic displays. Credit: Shutterstock Researchers combined OLEDs with metasurfaces to project holograms. The method enables simpler, cheaper, and…
A new semiconductor chip fabricates miniature lenses on the chip to perform calculations using light instead of electricity, greatly increasing the power efficiency and reducing the computational run time of common AI tasks. Credit: Hangbo…
