MIT engineers have created a “supercapacitor” made of ancient, abundant materials, that can store large amounts of energy. Made of just cement, water, and carbon black (which resembles powdered charcoal), the device…
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Researchers Create Highly Conductive Metallic Gel for 3D Printing
Researchers have developed a metallic gel that is highly electrically conductive and can be used to print three-dimensional (3D) solid objects at room temperature. The researcher says that 3D printing has revolutionized…
New glass cuts carbon footprint by nearly half and is 10x more damage resistant
Worldwide, glass manufacturing produces at least 86 million tons of carbon dioxide every year. A new type of glass promises to cut this carbon footprint in half. The invention, called LionGlass and…
An Unexpected Doorway into the Ear Opens New Possibilities for Hearing Restoration
An international team of researchers has developed a new method to deliver drugs into the inner ear. The discovery was possible by harnessing the natural flow of fluids in the brain and…
This brain-computer interface can be implanted without cutting the skull
An implantable brain-computer interface (BCI) company named Synchron is developing a neuroprosthesis device named Stentrode. Stentrode is 8mm in diameter and made from a flexible alloy called nitinol. It is inserted into…