A new brain-inspired architecture could improve how computers handle data and advance AI

Researchers designed a new computer architecture with co-located memory and processing. In studies, their prototype ran 200 times faster than conventional computers.

Flowing salt water over this super-hydrophobic surface can generate electricity

Engineers have developed a super-hydrophobic surface that can be used to generate electrical voltage. When salt water flows over this specially patterned surface, it can produce at least 50 millivolts.

Unmasking corrosion to design better protective thin films for metals

Researchers from three universities team up to analyze oxide films at atomic level.

New 3D-printed cement paste gets stronger when it cracks - just like structures in nature

Researchers have 3D-printed cement paste, a key ingredient of the concrete and mortar used to build various elements of infrastructure, that gets tougher under pressure like the shells of arthropods such as lobsters and beetles.

Neuristor circuits could lead to more energy-efficient computing

Scientists are developing 'neuristor' circuits that behave similarly to biological neurons in the human brain, which can perform complex computations using an incredibly small amount of power.

Non-destructive nanotechnology diagnostics for artwork restoration

Recent publications describe a new, fast and non-invasive diagnostic tool for the conservation of artworks, capable of detecting signs of degradation in oil paintings and plastic-based sculptures.

Emissions-free molecular energy system saves heat from the summer sun for winter

Macroscopic heat release in a molecular solar thermal energy storage system.

Revolutionary ultra-thin metalens enables full-color imaging

Flat, micron-thick lens offers performance comparable to top-of-the-line compound lens systems; could drastically reduce the size and weight of any optical instruments used for imaging, including cameras, microscopes, telescopes, and eyeglasses.

Topological material shows superconductivity...and not just at its surface

Scientists demonstrate a new property of topological materials: the non-superconducting material bismuth shows lossless current conduction.