Cities of the future may be built with locally available volcanic ash
Study finds adding volcanic ash reduces the overall energy required to manufacture concrete.
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Microfluidics from Lego bricks
MIT engineers make microfluidics modular using the popular interlocking blocks.
Engineers design artificial synapse for “brain-on-a-chip” hardware
Design is major stepping stone toward portable artificial-intelligence devices.
Turning heat into electricity
Study finds topological materials could boost the efficiency of thermoelectric devices.
Citizen scientists discover five tightly packed exoplanets
The planetary system’s dense configuration gives clues to its formation
Scientists observe supermassive black hole in infant universe
Findings present a puzzle as to how such a huge object could have grown so quickly.
Engineers 3-D print a “living tattoo”
New technique 3-D prints programmed cells into living devices for first time.
Scientists demonstrate one of largest quantum simulators yet, with 51 atoms
New technique manipulates atoms into antiferromagnetic state.
New 3-D printer is 10 times faster than commercial counterparts
New design may open new opportunities for 3-D-printing technology.
A faster way to make Bose-Einstein condensates
Method of laser cooling may speed up investigations into magnetism and superconductivity.
Physicists design $100 handheld muon detector
Pocket-sized device detects charged particles in surrounding air.
A new window into electron behavior
Scientists invent technique to map energy and momentum of electrons beneath a material’s surface.
Texas’ odds of Harvey-scale rainfall to increase by end of century
Study finds state’s annual risk of extreme rainfall will rise from 1 to 18 percent.
No more blackouts?
New framework guarantees stability of microgrids that supply local power in developing countries.