A new micro-lens array technology produces high-quality 3D images that can be used to improve driver safety, vehicle function, and provide innovative design effects.
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Intrinsic or tightly integrated sensing, actuation, and computation embedded into 3D structures could enable a new generation of truly smart and complex systems, such as robots that have human-like dexterity.
Paving the Way for Calcium Batteries
Rechargeable calcium batteries have the prospect of high-energy and low-cost.
Whiskey-Phase Exfoliation: A Golden Future for Electronics?
A new study reports liquid-phase exfoliation of graphene, boron nitride, and tungsten disulphide nanosheets using Irish whiskey.
3D Printing Electronics Using a Multi-Material Approach
A combination of inkjet and screen printing can be used to print 3D objects with electronic properties using multiple materials.
Phase-Changing Metamaterials: A New Frontier in Technology
Metamaterials that can locally control their stiffness and shape would enable a host of new technologies.
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Understanding Resistive Switching [Video]
Resistive switching occurs when a dielectric suddenly changes its resistance in the presence of a strong electric field. This phenomenon underpins the behavior of devices such as memristors and neuromorphic memories. In Advanced Materials, Prof. Manfred Martin of...
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Seeing Red: A New QLED Design for Electronic Displays [Video]
Researchers design the best-performing red QLED to date using quantum dots.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Reactions
The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is a moment to take stock of the achievements of materials science. Advanced Science News speaks to experts in the field for their thoughts.
Electrified Tattoos and Personalized Biosensors
Scientists developed a fully print-in-place electronics technique that is gentle enough to work on surfaces as delicate as human skin.
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