A new dynamically-controlled base for 3-D printing (left) will reduce the need for printed supports (center), cutting wastage and saving time. Credit: Yong Chen 3-D printing has the potential to …
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New soft, mechanical metamaterials can “think” about how forces are applied to it and respond via preprogrammed reactions. Credit: Elizabeth Flores-Gomez Murray/ Penn State New soft, responsive metamaterial holds potential …
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Visualization of a lithium-rich cathode. Credit: Carnegie Mellon University and Northeastern University Batteries have come a long way since Volta first stacked copper and zinc discs together 200 years ago. …
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Boston Micro Fabrication’s machines use a technology co-developed by MIT Professor Nicholas Fang to print millimeter-sized products with details at the micron scale. Credit: courtesy of BMF Technologies Professor Nicholas …
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Jet packs, robot maids, and flying cars were all promises for the 21st century. We got mechanized, autonomous vacuum cleaners instead. Now a team of Penn State researchers are exploring …
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For scientists to understand the role the changing environment in the Arctic Ocean plays in global climate change, there is a need to map the ocean below the ice cover. …
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A conceptual hypersonic aircraft, powered by an oblique detonation wave engine, is pictured. Background image credit: NASA. Aircraft and composite image credit: Daniel Rosato, UCF. The UCF-developed propulsion system could …
Read More For scientists to understand the role the changing environment in the Arctic Ocean plays in global climate change, there is a need to map the ocean below the ice cover. …
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