The breakthrough in reactor walls has made nuclear fusion possible. This engineering advancement is paving the way for future reactors. England’s scientists have established a new record in terms of the amount of energy produced by a sustained, controlled fusion reaction. Certain media outlets have called the “breakthrough” creation of 59 megajoules (of energy) at the […]
A New Innovative Magneto-Electric Transistor Could Reduce 5% of the World’s Digital Energy Budget
Design is also designed to conserve space and preserve memory in the event of power failure. The transistor, one of the most important inventions of the 20th Century, is getting a new twist. It could feed the world’s growing appetite for digital memory and cut up to 5% from its energy-hungry diet. After years of […]
Maglev’s Magnetic Levitation: How Does It Work
Imagine if you could fly from New York to Los Angeles in less than seven hours. Maglev trains could make it possible. Maglev, which is shorthand for magnetic levitation, trains can be traced back to Brookhaven National Laboratory’s pioneering technology. In the late 1960s, Brookhaven’s James Powell and Gordon Danby received the first patent for a magnetically-levitated […]
Security Tool – Private – Protects Surveillance Footage Privacy
Surveillance cameras are subject to an identity problem due to the inherent tension between privacy and utility. These tiny, powerful devices are popping up everywhere. Machine learning tools have automated video content analysis on a large scale. However, with increasing surveillance, there are no legal enforceable rules to limit privacy invasions. Security cameras are capable of […]
New World Record Set by Researchers for Solar Cell Efficiency
German researchers have developed a tandem solar panel that achieves 24 percent efficiency. This is measured by the percentage of photons converted to electricity (i.e. electrons). This is the world’s highest-ever combination of organic and perovskite absorbers. Professor Thomas Riedl, from the University of Wuppertal, developed the solar cell with the help of researchers from the Institute of […]
Miniature Wide Angle Camera – Made with Array of Metalenses. Could fit into Smartphones
A new design could allow high-quality wide angle cameras to fit into smartphones. Researchers have created a compact camera that captures wide angle images with high quality using a variety of metalenses, flat nanopatterned surfaces that manipulate light. The new method eliminates the need for bulky, heavy lenses for this type imaging. This could allow wide-angle […]
A new heat engine that doesn’t move parts could completely decarbonize the power grid
A new heat engine that has no moving parts is as efficient as a steam turbine Engineers at MIT and NREL have created a heat engine that has no moving parts. The engine converts heat into electricity at over 40% efficiency, which is a higher performance than traditional steam turbines. The heat engine, a thermophotovoltaic cell […]
Use Nanoparticles to Perform a More Sensitive, Durable and Rapid COVID-19 Testing
A rapid antigen test can quickly and easily tell someone if they are positive for COVID-19. Because antibody-based tests don’t have high sensitivity, they may not detect viral loads low in the early stages. Researchers from ACS Sensors have developed a rapid test to detect SARS-CoV-2 using molecularly imprinted nanoparticles rather than antibodies. This new test is more sensitive than […]
A compact wearable “Lab on Skin” continuously monitors glucose, alcohol, and lactate
Imagine being able, with a small device on your skin, to monitor your blood sugar levels and detect if you have had too much alcohol. Engineers at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) have developed a prototype of such a wearable that can continuously monitor several health stats–glucose, alcohol, and lactate levels–simultaneously in real-time. This multi-tasking […]
Revolutionary New Qubit Platform Could Transform Quantum Computing
This article was viewed using a digital device that uses the bit as its primary unit of information. It can be either 0 or 1. Scientists around the globe are working to create a new type of computer that uses quantum bits or qubits. These qubits can simultaneously be 0 or 1 and could solve complex problems better […]