HKUST engineers have set a new standard in refrigeration with their elastocaloric device, achieving a 75 K temperature lift and improving efficiency by 48%, using environmentally sustainable materials. HKUST’s new cooling device breaks world records…
Scientists have uncovered how qubits lose energy through a straightforward experiment involving Josephson junctions. They traced thermal dissipation to radiation within the qubit circuits, offering insights crucial to advancing quantum computing. Credit: SciTechDaily.com Researchers at…
A thermal metasurface is made of a single layer of nanostructured silicon (gray) on top of glass (blue) and a metal mirror (gold). The nanostructured surface is specifically tailored so that it thermally emits circularly…
Innovative perovskite waveguides with edge lasing effect. Credit: Dr. Mateusz Krol University of Warsaw and the School of Physics at the Australian National University in Canberra Scientists have developed perovskite crystals that could revolutionize optical…
Closeup of air-powered sensing device. Credit: William Grover/UCR A new air-powered computer detects failures in medical devices using air pressure, eliminating electronic sensors for a safer, cheaper alternative. Future plans include expanding its use to…
A lightweight sensor system with infrared imaging capabilities, developed by an international team, can be fitted to drones for remote crop monitoring, potentially leading to more precise agriculture and cheaper groceries. This flat-optics technology, which…
The DeepLens design method is highly effective in creating both classical optical designs and an extended depth-of-field computational lens. Credit: 2024 KAUST; Heno Hwang The DeepLens method by KAUST researchers automates the design of complex…
MIT researchers have created an AI navigation method that utilizes language to guide robots, employing a large language model to process textual descriptions of visual scenes and generate navigation steps, simplifying the training process and…
Researchers have developed a technique for printing thin metal oxide films at room temperature, and demonstrated the technique by printing metal oxides onto a polymer, creating highly flexible circuits. Credit: Minsik Kong Scientists have developed…
Liquid hydrogen requires a larger tank volume than today’s aviation kerosene but is at the same time lighter and contains more energy per kilogram of fuel. Credit: Cranfield University By 2045, nearly all short-range flights…
