Carbon nanotube transistors are a step closer to commercial reality, now that MIT researchers have demonstrated that the devices can be made swiftly in commercial facilities, with the same equipment used to…
Lab-grown miniature human livers successfully transplanted in rats
Using skin cells from human volunteers, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have created fully functional mini livers, which they then transplanted into rats. In this proof-of-concept experiment, the…
Kirigami-coatings for shoe bottoms could prevent falls in icy or slippery conditions
Inspired by the Japanese art of paper cutting and by taking inspiration from claws and scales found in nature, MIT engineers have designed a friction-boosting material that could be used to coat…
Researchers develop viable sodium battery
Washington State University (WSU) and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) researchers have created a sodium-ion battery that holds as much energy and works as well as some commercial lithium-ion battery chemistries, making…
Researchers Incorporate Computer Vision, Uncertainty Into AI for Robotic Prosthetics
Researchers have developed new software that can be integrated with existing hardware to enable people using robotic prosthetics or exoskeletons to walk in a safer, more natural manner on different types of…