A flame-retardant carbon-fiber-reinforced composite material has been developed. Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) announced that a research team from its Institute of Advanced Composite Materials used plant-originated tannic acid to…
Super-strong surgical tape detaches on demand
A new type of super-strong surgical tape developed at MIT detaches on demand. The removable adhesive could make it easier for surgeons to close up internal wounds. Last year, MIT engineers developed…
Astronomers detect regular rhythm of radio waves, with origins unknown
A team of astronomers, including researchers at MIT, has picked up on a curious, repeating rhythm of fast radio bursts emanating from an unknown source outside our galaxy, 500 million light years…
Teaching Physics to Neural Networks Removes ‘Chaos Blindness’
Researchers from North Carolina State University have discovered that teaching physics to neural networks enables those networks to better adapt to chaos within their environment. The work has implications for improved artificial…
Researchers make next-generation, high-toughness battery component
A team of Brown University researchers has found a way to double the toughness of a ceramic material used to make solid-state lithium ion batteries. The strategy, described in the journal Matter,…