News Feature Channel: Engineering

Material's 'Incipient' Property Could Jumpstart Fast, Low-Power Electronics

Penn State Materials Research Institute — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 08:40:12 EST

Scientists at Penn State have harnessed a unique property called incipient ferroelectricity to create a new type of computer memory that could revolutionize how electronic devices work, such as using much less energy and operating in extreme environments like outer space.

Breaking Free from Dependence on Rare Resources! A Domestic High-Performance Permanent Magnet Emerges!

National Research Council of Science and Technology — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 00:00:31 EST

The Nano Materials Research Division at the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), led by Dr. Tae-Hoon Kim and Dr. Jung-Goo Lee, has successfully developed a groundbreaking grain boundary diffusion process that enables the fabrication of high-performance permanent magnets without the use of expensive heavy rare earth elements. This pioneering technology, marks the world's first achievement in this field.

Daniel Haskel of Photon Sciences Selected for Oppenheimer Fellowship Program

Argonne National Laboratory — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 21:20:20 EST

Daniel Haskel of the lab's Photon Sciences directorate has been selected to represent Argonne in the 2025 cohort of DOE's Oppenheimer Science and Energy Leadership Program (OSELP).

Speculative Robotics Lab Invites Public to Imagine Future of Care

University of Nebraska-Lincoln — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 21:05:56 EST

Robots can already vacuum our floors, help manufacture cars, provide security and entertain children and adults alike, but how could robotics revolutionize care and maintenance in home and institutional settings?

'Nanodot' Control Could Fine-Tune Light for Sharper Displays, Quantum Computing

Penn State Materials Research Institute — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 21:05:37 EST

Newly achieved precise control over light emitted from incredibly tiny sources, a few nanometers in size, embedded in two-dimensional (2D) materials could lead to remarkably high-resolution monitors and advances in ultra-fast quantum computing, according to an international team led by researchers at Penn State and Universite Paris-Saclay.

Experts Explain U.S. Fascination with St. Patrick's Day, Dyeing Rivers

Virginia Tech — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 21:00:53 EST

The world's largest St. Patrick's Day celebration isn't in Ireland. It's in the U.S. It's no secret that Americans have an affinity for the holiday. Many Americans -- even those with no Irish descent -- choose to celebrate by wearing green clothing, drinking green beer, and eating dishes like corned beef and cabbage. Some major cities, like Chicago, even dye their rivers green for the day.

Study Highlights Noninvasive Hearing Aid

Wake Forest University School of Medicine — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:35:14 EST

A study from researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine highlights a new approach in addressing conductive hearing loss. A team of scientists, led by Mohammad J. Moghimi, Ph.D., assistant professor of biomedical engineering, designed a new type of hearing aid that not only improves hearing but also offers a safe, non-invasive alternative to implantable devices and corrective surgeries.

Penn State to Establish New Advanced Semiconductor Lab

Penn State Materials Research Institute — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:15:36 EST

Penn State researchers aim to enhance the University's research and development capabilities in next-generation semiconductor technology thanks to $4.3 million in infrastructure funding and in-kind support through the University's membership in MMEC, a consortium of regional partners focused on microelectronics research and development. The funding from MMEC, part of a broader initiative under the Department of Defense Microelectronics Commons effort under the federal CHIPS Act, will help the University establish an advanced lab for semiconductor thin films and device research in the Materials Research Institute's (MRI) facilities in the Millennium Science Complex at University Park.

Wayne State University Research Reveals New Data in How the Brain Learns New Information

Wayne State University Division of Research — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 20:10:04 EST

Wayne State University researchers are using photoacoustic imaging to observe brain activity and, in the process, discovering more about how it responds to different types of learning and experiences. The team's findings were recently published in the science journal Photoacoustics.

Inverted Pyramid Sensor: Paving the Way for Next-Gen Magnetic Sensing

Chinese Academy of Sciences — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 09:55:11 EST

A team of researchers has developed a pioneering 3-axis Hall-effect magnetic sensor based on an inverted pyramid structure. This innovative design offers significant advancements in both sensitivity and offset reduction, positioning it as a promising solution for applications requiring precise and reliable magnetic field detection in automotive, industrial, and consumer electronics.

Topological Beaming of Light: A New Approach to Precision Beam Shaping

Chinese Academy of Sciences — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 09:05:56 EST

A novel approach to optical beam shaping based on topological physics effect experimentally demonstrated for the first time. By fabricating thin-film dielectric structures with precisely engineered properties, this new technique allows systematic control over beam profiles as opposed to conventional approaches involving tedious numerical optimization procedures.

KRISS Develops Energy Filter Technology to Stabilize Single-Electron Qubits

National Research Council of Science and Technology — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 06:30:27 EST

The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS, President: Dr. Lee Ho Seong) has developed a technology that controls the energy of single electrons in the desired form.

Uncovering the Electrochemistry of Condensates

Washington University in St. Louis — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 20:15:36 EST

Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis are discovering the electrochemical properties of biomolecular condensates which could help in development of cancer or ALS treatments

A 6-Month Road Repair That Only Takes 10 Days, at a Fraction of the Cost? It's Possible Thanks to ASU Concrete Research

Arizona State University (ASU) — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:50:55 EST

Arizona State University faculty members are sharing sustainable concrete development expertise with transportation authorities in the state.

Instalan exitosamente la camara digital mas grande del mundo en el Observatorio Rubin

Vera C. Rubin Observatory — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:35:43 EST

Con este componente, el observatorio instalado en Chile, pronto estara listo para capturar mas imagenes que cualquier otro observatorio en la historia

NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory Installs LSST Camera on Telescope

Vera C. Rubin Observatory — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:30:24 EST

Using the largest digital camera in the world, Rubin Observatory will soon be ready to capture more data than any other observatory in history

UWF-IHMC Research Team awarded $478,000 Office of Naval Research grant

University of West Florida — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 18:50:57 EST

A University of West Florida-Institute for Human Machine & Cognition research team received a $478,000 grant for the acquisition of advanced robotic platforms and equipment from the Defense University Research Instrumentation Program of the Office of Naval Research.

New Computer Code Could Lead to Simpler, Less Costly Stellarators for Fusion Power

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 09:35:52 EST

Physicists have created a new computer code that could speed up the design of the complicated magnets that shape the plasma in stellarators, making the systems simpler and more affordable to build.

Bridging Centuries of Science: Prof. Jean Salencon Explores the History of Plasticity Theory at CityUHK

Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study, City University of Hong Kong — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 06:15:44 EST

In February 2025, the Hong Kong Institute for Advanced Study (HKIAS) at City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) welcomed Professor Jean Salencon, a distinguished scholar in continuum mechanics and an HKIAS Senior Fellow. During his visit, he delivered an engaging HKIAS Distinguished Lecture, guiding the audience through the historical developments of a theory that continues to shape modern engineering.

Climate-Driven Model Transfer of Crop Classification Boosts Global Crop Mapping

Chinese Academy of Sciences — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 06:10:36 EST

In a pioneering study, researchers from China Agricultural University have introduced ClimID-UDA, an unsupervised domain adaptation method that uses climate indicators to significantly improve crop classification across regions and years. By correcting spectral discrepancies in satellite image time series (SITS), the method enhances the accuracy of crop mapping without requiring ground truth from new regions, offering a scalable solution for global agricultural monitoring.