Researchers from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and Kiel University in Germany have discovered a new ‘recipe’ that could be used to produce shape-shifting ceramic materials. Such materials could pave the way for improvements in everything from medical devices to electronics. Ceramics have a number of properties that make them well suited to use in electronics; … [Read more...] about Shape-shifting ceramics a step closer
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New face mask is a Covid killer
Engineers at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in Richmond, Virginia, have designed a new face mask that uses chemical reactions and electrical charges to kill microbes, including the coronavirus particle. ‘The problem with almost all commercially available masks is that they are passive devices. They capture airborne pathogens, but they don’t kill them,’ said Wei-Ning … [Read more...] about New face mask is a Covid killer
Three ground-breaking new uses for wood
Engineers at the University of Maryland have recently published research into new uses for wood, including making it mouldable and even turning it into a battery. A team led by materials science and engineering Professor Liangbing Hu used a ‘water-shock’ process to give wood ‘formability’, much like metal, plastic or concrete, thus bypassing the need to cut or carve it into … [Read more...] about Three ground-breaking new uses for wood
Taking the heat: how tiny metal droplets could revolutionise wearable tech
A team of engineers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has come up with a novel way of using droplets of liquid metal to dissipate heat and prevent overheating in devices that use microelectronics. The new technique has the potential to revolutionise the design of wearable technology, soft robotics and other microelectronics-packed applications. ‘As computing power … [Read more...] about Taking the heat: how tiny metal droplets could revolutionise wearable tech
How deepfake technology can be used to create new alloys
Researchers at Pennsylvania State University are harnessing the artificial intelligence technology used to generate deepfakes – synthetic media in which AI is used to replace a person in an existing image or video with someone else’s likeness – to power the next wave of innovations in materials design. ‘We hear a lot about deepfakes in the news today,’ said Wesley Reinhart, … [Read more...] about How deepfake technology can be used to create new alloys
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