Credit: Kris Brewer, adapted from “Picker Robot” by RList Media/Flickr What’s SSUP? The Sample, Simulate, Update cognitive model developed by … Read more
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New Holographic Light Collector Boosts Solar Panel Efficiency
A holographic light collector separates the colors of sunlight and directs them to the solar cells. Credit: R.K. Kostuk, University … Read more
Preventing Oxygen Release Leads to Safer High-Energy-Density Lithium-Ion Batteries
Oxygen release from battery materials can cause thermal runaway. Credit: Takashi Nakamura A research group has produced fresh insights about … Read more
New Technology Opens the Gate to the Next Generation of Information Processing
A new method for information processing: The coherent information exchange (black undulating lines) between magnons (shaded red area) and microwave … Read more
Optical Singularities Could Be Used for a Wide Range of Applications
Cross-section of the designed heart-shaped phase singularity sheet. The extended dark region in the center image is a cross-section of … Read more
Increased Cell Phone Data Use Is Negatively Affecting Wi-Fi Performance
Wi-Fi utilizes a spectrum of “unlicensed,” which can be utilized by any device or network that follows FCC transmission rules. … Read more
Wearable Device Turns the Touch of a Finger Into a Source of Power
The device can be worn on a fingertip and generates small amounts of electricity when a person’s finger sweats or … Read more
Technology Breakthrough Enables Practical Semiconductor Spintronics
It may be possible in the future to use information technology where electron spin is used to process information in … Read more
NASA delays Mars copter flight for tech check
NASA has delayed by at least several days the first flight of its mini-helicopter on Mars after a possible tech … Read more
Quantum Photonics Breakthrough Promises a New Era of Powerful Optical Circuits
A world-first method to enable quantum optical circuits that use photons—light particles—heralds a new future for secure communication and quantum … Read more