Converting the energy of waste heat occurring in integrated circuits
The heat which occurs in tiny computer processors might soon be no longer useless or even a problem. On the contrary: It could be...
Nanosensors which translate plants signals
MIT engineers have found a way to monitor plants, to observe their response to different types of stimuli, from swearing, insect bites, or infections,...
Green energy from snowfall produced by Snow-TENG
A team of researcher and colleagues from the University of California – UCLA conducted by senior author Richard Kaner, have designed a brand new...
Self-Assembling Nanocubes
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering have developed a technique that enables metallic nanocrystals to self-assemble into larger,...
Logic gates built from bacteria and DNA
Steps toward biological computing are completed by creation of logic gates from gut bacteria and DNA.
"Logic gates are the fundamental building blocks in silicon...
The trees as raw material for elastic high-capacity battery
I never thought that is possible to make elastic high-capacity battery from wood pulp. Now it is obviously. A very good team of researchers...
Harnessing Hotspots
Electronic devices often develop ‘hot spots’ that can become detrimental to performance. Much research has focused on developing methods to cool the system, or,...
Cleaning objects at nanoscale
When I thought I saw all in the field of cleaning, I found out that a team of German scientists at FAU - Friedrich-Alexander...
Solar cell using carbon nanotubes turns windows into generators
Imagine a world where the windows of high-rise office buildings are powerful energy producers, offering its inhabitants much more than some fresh air, light...
Terahertz Invisibility Cloak Unveiled at Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics 2011
Humans generally recognize objects through two features: their shape and color. To render an object invisible, one must be able to manipulate light so...