A modern airplane’s fuselage is made from multiple sheets of different composite materials, like so many layers in a phyllo-dough pastry. Once these layers are stacked and molded into the shape of…
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Skin-like sensors bring a human touch to wearable tech
Artificial ‘skin’ sensor could be the future of wearable and stretchable electronics, with applications in wound-healing, gaming and more University of Toronto Engineering researchers have developed a super-stretchy, transparent and self-powering sensor…
A soft robotic insect that survives being flattened by a fly swatter
Researchers at EPFL have developed an ultra-light robotic insect that uses its soft artificial muscles to move at 3 cm per second across different types of terrain. It can be folded or…
New Lithium-sulphur battery is capable of powering a smartphone for 5 days
Researchers from Monash University, Australia have developed the world’s most efficient lithium-sulphur battery, capable of powering a smartphone for five continuous days. Prototype cells have been developed in Germany. Further testing in…
Making higher-energy light to fight cancer
Researchers use nontoxic silicon nanocrystals to convert low-energy photons into high-energy ones, bringing scientists closer to developing photodynamic treatments for cancer. Materials scientists at the University of California, Riverside and The University…