Detail of a cover illustration created by U of A for the journal Advanced Electronic Materials. Credit: Eric Pipkin The optical properties of a thin layer of the semiconductor germanium-tin (GeSn) sandwiched between barriers of silicon-germanium-tin (SiGeSn), a structure known as a quantum well, have been studied with a focus …
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Unique resin allows 3D-printing method to add and subtract
Demonstrations of a new corrective manufacturing technique. In the left panel (a), low resolution printed shapes are shown at top and corrected shapes are shown at bottom. In the right panel (b), hybrid manufacturing is used to correct a gap in a fluidic structure. Credit: Howard et al. Additive manufacturing, …
Ultra-strong, lightweight metal composite can withstand extreme heat
Reinforced-concrete-inspired structure in aluminum matrix composite (AMCs). Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-65234-9 University of Toronto researchers have designed a new composite material that is both very light and extremely strong—even at temperatures up to 500 Celsius. The material, which is described in a paper published in Nature Communications, is …
AI-powered LED system delivers stable wireless power for indoor IoT devices
The proposed OWPT system ensures seamless power transmission in both dark and bright environments, can target multiple targets at varying distances, and is low-cost and robust. Credit: Institute of Science Tokyo The world’s first automatic and adaptive, dual-mode light-emitting diode (LED)-based optical wireless power transmission system, that operates seamlessly under …
Novel smart fabrics give robots a delicate grip
Structure and property of woven and cut-pile MR fabrics. Credit: Nature (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09706-4 Robots aren’t always the most delicate of machines when handling fragile objects. They don’t have the lightness of touch of humans. But that could be about to change thanks to a new development in smart materials. …
From AI-related hiring surge to mass layoffs: Tech’s brutal U-turn
(NaturalNews) The tech industry experienced a surge in hiring in early 2025, driven by high demand for AI specialists. AI-related job postings increased by 65 p… Read More Source link
Spray 3D concrete printing simulator boosts strength and design
Spray-based concrete 3D printing also allows builders more flexibility in the design of their builds. Credit: Carnegie Mellon University Mechanical Engineering Concrete 3D printing reduces both time and cost by eliminating traditional formwork, the temporary mold for casting. Yet most of today’s systems rely on extrusion-based methods, which deposit material …
‘Living metal’ could bridge biological and electronic systems
Liquid metal oxidizes when exposed to air or aquatic environments, deterring electrical current. A new “living metal” composite (seen here in a nanoscale view) developed at Binghamton University includes bacterial endospores and appears to mitigate this problem. Credit: Advanced Functional Materials (2025). DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202521818 Electronics have been transforming from rigid, …
New electrolyte helps all-solid-state batteries overcome long-standing 5 V stability barrier
Mechanism behind the enhanced Li+ conductivity in LiCl–Li2TiF6. a–d, Crystal structures (a), topological analysis based on Li+ transport channel size (b), Arrhenius plots of AIMD simulations (c) and probability density at 1,050 K (d) of Li2TiF6, Li2.125TiF6, Li2TiF5.875Cl0.125 and Li2.125TiF5.875Cl0.125. The red dashed circles in a indicate the additional distorted tetrahedral …
‘Self-driving’ lab learns to grow materials on its own
Researchers in the lab of Asst. Prof. Shuolong Yang at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering have built a “self-driving” lab system that can adjust temperature, composition and timing of the process of making thin metal films for technologies, using robotics and artificial intelligence to decide the …
Ultra-thin 3D display delivers wide-angle, highly-detailed images
Overview of the proposed miniaturized-voxel light field display. (a) Architecture of the light field display system. The 3D display system consists of an ultra-slim and large-area TFDB, dual DBHMs, an LCD panel, and OLLA. The 3D scene of a shark breaching the ocean surface is presented. (b) Schematic of the voxel construction. …
Cooling paint harvests water from thin air
Experimental set-up on the roof of the Sydney Nanoscience Hub. Credit: University of Sydney Researchers at the University of Sydney and start-up Dewpoint Innovations have developed a nanoengineered polymer paint-like coating that can passively cool buildings and capture water directly from the air—all without energy input. The invention could help …
Fluoride-based solid electrolyte surpasses voltage limits
Illustration of the LiCl–4Li2TiF6 solid electrolyte shielding high-voltage spinel cathodes in a next-generation all-solid-state battery. Credit: Yonsei University In a major advancement for energy storage technology, Professor Yoon Seok Jung and his team at Yonsei University reveal a new fluoride-based solid electrolyte that enables all-solid-state batteries (ASSBs) to operate beyond …
Organic layer promises leap in solar power efficiency
The researchers used equipment to interrogate the behaviour of light and other energy, at ultra-fast speeds. Credit: Richard Freeman / UNSW Sydney In the race to make solar energy cheaper and more efficient, a team of UNSW Sydney scientists and engineers have found a way to push past one of …
Self-evolving edge AI enables real-time learning and forecasting in small devices
Overview of the proposed method: Real-time modeling and forecasting within compact edge devices. Credit: Proceedings of the 31st ACM SIGKDD Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining V.2 (2025). DOI: 10.1145/3711896.3737048 Researchers from The University of Osaka’s Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research (SANKEN) have successfully developed a “self-evolving” edge …
Uber partners with Nvidia to deploy 100,000 robotaxis
Uber did not disclose how quickly it would roll out robotaxis, starting in 2027, as a result of its alliance with AI chip star Nvidia. Uber and Nvidia on Tuesday announced an alliance to deploy 100,000 robotaxis starting in 2027. “Together with Uber, we’re creating a framework for the entire …
Bubble wrap bursts enable power-free acoustic testing
Types of bubble wrap used in this investigation. upper left: Type A (diameter: 7.0 mm, height: 2.5 mm), upper right: Type B (diameter: 10 mm, height: 4.0 mm), bottom left: Type C (diameter: 10 mm, height: 4.0 mm), bottom right: Type D (diameter: 10 mm, height: 8.0 mm). Credit: Measurement (2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2025.119192 Non-destructive testing allows engineers to …
DeepMind introduces AI agent that learns to complete various tasks in a scalable world model
Dreamer 4 learns to solve complex control tasks by reinforcement learning inside of its world model. We decode the imagined training sequences for visualization, showing that the world model has learned to simulate a wide range of game mechanics from low-level mouse and keyboard actions, including breaking blocks, using tools, …
Metamaterials researchers achieve static mechanical cloaking and camouflage
Disorder mechanical cloak design strategy incorporating irregular growth. Credit: Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-63939-5 A new collaborative study between IMDEA Materials Institute, China’s Northwestern Polytechnical University, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Peking University, and the Southern University of Science and Technology, has achieved a significant breakthrough in the field of …
Novel carbon nanotube-based transistors reach THz frequencies
Schematic and SEM images of a ten-finger CNT RF transistor with a Y gate and air bridge. Credit: Zhou et al. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), cylindrical nanostructures made of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice, have proved to be promising for the fabrication of various electronic devices. In fact, these …
