On-chip Integrated Polarization Photodetector Inspired By Desert Ants Polarization photodetectors (pol-PDs) are increasingly utilized in fields such as geological remote sensing, machine vision, and biological medicine. […]

Wood That Can Glow In The Dark As Swiss forests increasingly embrace the planting of deciduous trees, which often face direct incineration, the need for innovative solutions to […]

Lasers Could Help Solve The World's Plastic Problem A team of researchers from around the world, headed by Texas Engineers, has devised a method for using a laser to disintegrate the molecules in […]

New Method For Faster, Greener Lithium Extraction The surge in the electric vehicle market has led to a massive increase in the demand for lithium, a key mineral used in lithium-ion batteries. […]

Wearable Sticker Turns Hand Movement into Messages in Real-time Stroke is a major cause of death related to cerebrovascular diseases in China, with high morbidity and mortality rates. Its aftermaths, such as […]

Using artificial photosynthesis to create biodegradable plastics Fumaric acid is a versatile dicarboxylic acid that’s often used as a precursor for biodegradable plastics like poly(butylene succinate) and p […]

New robotic sensor uses AI to read Braille at 2x the speed of humans Many robotic sensors designed for reading Braille currently use a method that reads one letter at a time in a discrete manner. However, this approach […]

A new membrane platform to analyze 'down to a handful of gas atoms' Researchers have been using advanced methods to learn how fluids interact with surfaces. They use tiny silicon nitride chips in high-tech electron […]