Fireproof, lightweight solid electrolyte for safer lithium-ion batteries

Researchers have developed a solid-state electrolyte that won't burn up.

Fastest high-precision 3D printer for metamaterials with sub-micrometer accuracy

Researchers have developed a system to print highly precise, centimeter-sized objects with submicrometer details at a so far unmatched speed.

Researchers successfully test coin-sized smart insulin patch, potential diabetes treatment

Biomedical engineers led preclinical experiments for a new device to automatically manage glucose levels and deliver needed insulin quickly.

Researchers report progress on molecular data storage system

A team of researchers has made substantial progress in an effort to create a new type of molecular data storage system.

Lasers etch a 'perfect' solar energy absorber

Researchers use powerful femto-second laser pulses to etch metal surfaces with nanoscale structures that selectively absorb light only at the solar wavelengths, but not elsewhere.

Laser-engraved metal to reduce environmental impact

Anti-fouling, hydrophobic metal or plastic surfaces that imitate shark skins, engraved by a new laser technology, could soon replace the toxic varnishes used in ship coatings to stop algae or barnacles sticking to hulls - reducing maintenance costs, fuel bills and CO2 emissions.

Vibrations on a chip feel a magnetic field

Physicists have made mechanical vibrations on a chip behave as if they were electrical currents flowing in a magnetic field.