9+ hour, 57+ min ago   (753+ words) Researchers created a two-step pre-zincification method to replace lithium ions with zinc ions in batteries. A two-step process of removing lithium ions and replacing them with zinc ions in aqueous zinc-ion batteries can provide a practical solution to the issues…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (88+ words) Tech Briefs Automated & Autonomous Vehicles Battery & Electrification Technology Magnetic Hydrogels Unlock New Possibilities Researchers are creating a new generation of responsive materials that can move, deform, and perform tasks on demand. Using a magnetically active hydrogel and advanced microfabrication techniques,…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (515+ words) Certain materials — such as quartz, some ceramics, and even bone — produce an electrical charge when they are squeezed, pressed, or vibrated. This is piezoelectricity, which comes from the Greek “piezein” meaning to press. Modern vehicles rely on piezo components in…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago   (348+ words) "If we imagine a future with trillions of [IoT] devices, we cannot build every one of them out of lithium, heavy metals, and toxins that are dangerous to the environment. We need to find alternatives that can provide low amounts…...

4+ mon, 3+ day ago   (157+ words) Tech Briefs Virtual Screening of Materials for Increased Battery Performance Development of the next generation of batteries requires materials with improved properties and energy storage systems that provide better performance, durability, and longevity. Multi-scale modeling and simulation methods are essential…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (612+ words) RF & Microwave Electronics Robotics, Automation & Control Mechanical & Fluid Systems Columbia University, New York, NY “We can now build complexly prescribed 3D organizations from self-assembled nanocomponents, a kind of nanoscale version of the Empire State Building,” said Gang, Professor of Chemical Engineering…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago   (203+ words) RF & Microwave Electronics Robotics, Automation & Control Mechanical & Fluid Systems The findings were published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society on December 11, 2025. "Our next steps are to expand this covalent-bridging strategy to a broader range of fullerene and carbon…...