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Tech Xplore / Hybrid thermoelectric material achieves high efficiency by decoupling heat and charge transport

Thermoelectric materials enable the direct conversion of heat into electrical energy. This makes them particularly attractive for the emerging Internet of Things. For example, for the autonomous energy supply of microsensors ...

Tech Xplore / A cool fix for hot chips: Advanced thermal management technology for electronic devices

The exponential miniaturization of electronic chips over time, described by Moore's law, has played a key role in our digital age. However, the operating power of small electronic devices is significantly limited by the lack ...

Tech Xplore / A wearable smart insole can track how you walk, run and stand

A new smart insole system that monitors how people walk in real time could help users improve posture and provide early warnings for conditions from plantar fasciitis to Parkinson's disease.

Apr 17, 2025 in Consumer & Gadgets
Tech Xplore / Mimosa seed bio-piezoelectric device functions as self-charging supercapacitor with high efficiency

Most energy generators currently employed within the electronics industry are based on inorganic piezoelectric materials that are not bio-compatible and contribute to the pollution of the environment on Earth. In recent years, ...

Apr 16, 2025 in Energy & Green Tech
Tech Xplore / Solar cell efficiency record achieved with tin halide perovskite

University of Queensland researchers have set a world record for solar cell efficiency with eco-friendly perovskite technology. A team led by Professor Lianzhou Wang has unveiled a tin halide perovskite (THP) solar cell capable ...

Apr 16, 2025 in Engineering
Tech Xplore / Advanced microelectronics: Why a next-gen semiconductor doesn't fall to pieces

A new class of semiconductors that can store information in electric fields could enable computers that run on less power, sensors with quantum precision, and the conversion of signals between electrical, optical and acoustic ...

Apr 16, 2025 in Engineering
Tech Xplore / Predicting material failure: Machine learning spots early abnormal grain growth signs for safer designs

A team of Lehigh University researchers has successfully predicted abnormal grain growth in simulated polycrystalline materials for the first time—a development that could lead to the creation of stronger, more reliable ...

Apr 16, 2025 in Engineering
Tech Xplore / RoboBee gets crane fly-inspired legs for soft touchdowns

The Harvard RoboBee has long shown it can fly, dive, and hover like a real insect. But what good is the miracle of flight without a safe way to land?

Apr 16, 2025 in Robotics
Tech Xplore / A step toward harnessing clean energy from falling rainwater

When two materials come into contact, charged entities on their surfaces get a little nudge. This is how rubbing a balloon on the skin creates static electricity. Likewise, water flowing over some surfaces can gain or lose ...

Apr 16, 2025 in Energy & Green Tech
Tech Xplore / Living fungus-based building material repairs itself for over a month

Engineers have developed a building material that uses the root-like mycelium of a fungus and bacteria cells. Their results, published in Cell Reports Physical Science, show that this material—which is manufactured with ...

Apr 16, 2025 in Engineering
Tech Xplore / Electrifying railways cuts black carbon exposure by 89%, study finds

Switching from diesel to electric trains dramatically improved the air quality aboard the San Francisco Bay Area's Caltrain commuter rail line, reducing riders' exposure to the carcinogen black carbon by an average of 89%, ...

Apr 16, 2025 in Energy & Green Tech
Tech Xplore / 'Hyperadaptor' alloy with stable properties stands strong across extreme temperatures

A research team at POSTECH (Pohang University of Science and Technology) has developed a new alloy that maintains its strength and ductility across extreme temperatures ranging from –196 °C to 600 °C. The findings, which ...

Apr 16, 2025 in Engineering