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New self-watering soil pulls water from the air to distribute to plants

Engineers at the University of Texas at Austin, USA, have created a self-watering soil that can pull water from the air and distribute it...

Researchers create the first-ever 3D printed biomimetic tongue

Researchers led by the University of Leeds, UK, have used 3D printing technology to produce a synthetic material with a tongue-like texture, creating the...

Scientists synthesise graphene nanoribbons for quantum technology

An international team of researchers has synthesised graphene nanoribbons on a titanium dioxide surface to further innovation in quantum technologies. Graphene is composed of single-atom-thick...

New wearable energy harvesting textile harnesses solar power

Researchers create a new energy harvesting textile that allows the wearer to harness solar energy to be converted into electrical energy. According to their 2030...

How oxygen affects the synthesis of metal-organic frameworks

Researchers from South Korea have collaborated to identify the effects of oxygen on the synthesis of novel metal-organic frameworks. Metal-organic frameworks are composed of metal...

Researchers generate new tissues using a magnetic field and hydrogels

A team of researchers at the University of Pennsylvania, USA, have used a magnetic field and hydrogels to generate new tissues. These findings, published in...

Scientist develop new multi-purpose antiviral bioactive material

Researchers from the University College London, UK, have published a paper in Applied Physics Reviews describing new methods of producing core-sheath polymer fibres to...

Researchers develop precise temperature sensor using MXene

A layered material developed by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia, acts as a precise temperature sensor by utilising the...

Researchers use silk to improve 3D printed hydrogels for tissue regrowth

A research team from Osaka University, Japan, has reprocessed silk into a biologically compatible component of bioinks, improving the structural fidelity of 3D printed...

New hybrid supercapacitor to improve upon conventional batteries

Researchers from Graz University of Technology, Austria, have developed a safe and sustainable hybrid supercapacitor for the repeated storage of electrical energy. Limited safety, sustainability,...

Researchers create nanoscale diamond needles to conduct electricity

An international team of scientists suggest that diamonds could conduct electricity when they are deformed to nanoscale needles. Using computer simulations, the team, led by...

Researchers produce megatesla order magnetic fields

Researchers from Osaka University, Japan, have discovered a novel mechanism, called ‘microtube implosion’, which demonstrates the generation of megatesla order magnetic fields. Since the 19th...

New circuit can convert graphene’s thermal motion into electricity

Physicists at the University of Arkansas have developed a circuit capable of capturing graphene's thermal motion and converting it into an electrical current. The findings,...

Additive manufacturing to create highly sensitive sensors

Researchers led by the University of Cambridge (UoC), UK, have used additive manufacturing techniques to create ultra-thin electronic fibres which can be used to...

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