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Mar 13, 2024

New high-speed microscale 3D printing technique

Health, Materials, Technology & Society

Two sets of hands stretching out a skin-like, stretchable electronic device.

Mar 13, 2024

Smaller, more powerful stretchable electronics for wearables and implantables

Electronics & Networking, Materials, Technology & Society

Professor in the background, holding a prototype of portable antenna.

Jan 18, 2024

New, portable antenna could help restore communication after disasters

Materials, Technology & Society

From left, Anton Molina, Anesta Kothari, and Manu Prakash show the sisal fiber and the cotton-like material they’ve produced from the sisal.

Nov 30, 2023

Sustainable, plant-based menstrual pads could improve access to hygiene products

Health, Materials

appel hydrogel web banner image

Nov 20, 2023

New drug delivery system could reduce daily diabetes shots to just three a year

Health, Materials, Technology & Society

Oct 30, 2023

What’s standing in the way of sustainable steel?

Environment, Materials

Woman applying moisturizer in front of a bathroom mirror.

Sep 26, 2023

Why does our skin feel ‘tight’ after using a facial cleanser?

Health, Materials

Sep 20, 2023

The science of light

Computation & Data, Electronics & Networking, Energy, Health, Materials, Technology & Society

Detail of a modern LED sign showing individual pixels.

Aug 1, 2023

A molecular additive enhances next-gen LEDs – but shortens their lifespans

Electronics & Networking, Energy, Materials

Illustration of a double helix with plant material sprouting from the top.

Jun 6, 2023

Scientists talk sustainability at inaugural synthetic biology symposium

Energy, Environment, Health, Materials, Technology & Society

Sunlight through a glass of water

May 22, 2023

New nontoxic powder uses sunlight to quickly disinfect contaminated drinking water

Energy, Environment, Health, Materials, Technology & Society

Image of e-skin sensor with soft integrated circuits.

May 18, 2023

Soft ‘e-skin’ generates nerve-like impulses that talk to the brain

Electronics & Networking, Health, Materials, Technology & Society

Image of a circuit board.

May 5, 2023

New material opens the door for energy-efficient computing

Artificial Intelligence, Computation & Data, Electronics & Networking, Materials

Mar 2, 2023

A new way to identify bacteria in fluids

Artificial Intelligence, Health, Materials, Technology & Society

Various batteries from a high angle view.

Feb 1, 2023

Researchers illuminate barrier to next-generation battery

Energy, Materials

Side by side images of a battery material being exposed to flame and after exposure.

Dec 7, 2022

Flameproofing lithium-ion batteries with salt

Energy, Materials

Nov 17, 2022

New nanoscale 3D printing material offers better structural protection

Electronics & Networking, Energy, Materials

Image on left of white lines depicting electron diffraction data. Image on right shows groupings of color to indicate charge density.

Nov 11, 2022

Microscopy and simulation unite to improve new-age polymers

Electronics & Networking, Materials

A 3D printed model of Kyiv’s Saint Sophia Cathedral in the blue and yellow of the Ukrainian flag.

Sep 28, 2022

A new 3D printing method promises faster, multi-material creations

Materials, Technology & Society

Image of of various cosmetic gels against a white background.

May 5, 2022

The physics of gel-like substances

Health, Materials

A 3D-printed object placed on top of a coin.

Apr 20, 2022

Is there a better way to do 3D printing?

Electronics & Networking, Materials

An image of a needle pushing out a hydrogel

Apr 8, 2022

A simple new delivery method enhances a promising cancer treatment

Health, Materials

Mar 29, 2022

Evan J. Reed, a leader in computational materials science, has died

Computation & Data, Materials, School News

Photo of electromagnetic rotors for use in generators.

Mar 22, 2022

How to build a better magnet

Electronics & Networking, Environment, Materials