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Self-powered forest fire detection
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A new soft microrobot harnesses electromagnetic and thermal energy at the nanoscale to self-assemble from colloidal nanomachines.
Magnetic wood can shield against electromagnetic interference
Scientists create a lightweight wood with incorporated magnetic nanoparticles for electromagnetic interference shielding.
Printing liquid metals: The next generation of wiring
Direct‐write and 3D printing using liquids metals provides an interesting alternative for wiring in circuitry.
New production method of graphene enables transparent solar cells
A new way of making large sheets of graphene could lead to ultra-lightweight, flexible solar cells, and to new classes of light-emitting devices and other thin-film electronics
The world’s smallest motor
If your engine has more than 16 atoms, you’re just wasting space.
Artificial neural networks that mimic the flexibility and computing power of the brain
A new bottom-up network built from randomly distributed nanowires can learn, compute, and adapt like a human brain.
Overcoming global challenges with microalgae biorefineries
Microalgal biorefinery has emerged as one of the sustainable solutions for the production of biofuels and biochemicals. However, there are still some difficulties to be solved.
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