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Tech Xplore / The spy who came in from the Wi-Fi: Beware of radio network surveillance
If you pass by a café that operates a Wi-Fi network, you can be identified—even if you do not carry a smartphone with you. Researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have found out that it is possible to identify ...
Tech Xplore / Biohybrid leaf mimics photosynthesis to turn CO₂ and sunlight into useful chemicals
Researchers have demonstrated a new and sustainable way to make the chemicals that are the basis of thousands of products—from plastics to cosmetics—we use every day.
Tech Xplore / Prototype LED as thin as wallpaper can glow like the sun
Light bulbs come in many shapes and styles: globes, twists, flame-like candle tips and long tubes. But there aren't many thin options. Now, researchers report in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces that they have created a ...
Tech Xplore / 'Chinese lantern' structure shifts into more than a dozen shapes for various applications
Researchers have created a polymer "Chinese lantern" that can snap into more than a dozen curved, three-dimensional shapes by compressing or twisting the original structure. This rapid shape-shifting behavior can be controlled ...
Tech Xplore / Light-controlled electron gas hints at future of ultra-fast electronics
In the future, could our mobile phones and internet data operate using light rather than just electricity? Now, for the first time, an international research team led by CNRS researchers working at the Albert Fert Laboratory ...
Tech Xplore / Scientists create world's first chip that combines 2D materials with conventional silicon circuitry
For the first time, scientists have created a fully functional memory chip only a few atoms thick and integrated it into conventional chips. This advance could pave the way for more powerful and energy-efficient electronic ...
Tech Xplore / Novel alloy withstands extreme conditions, could replace metals used in aircraft engines and gas turbines
A new material might contribute to a reduction of the fossil fuels consumed by aircraft engines and gas turbines in the future. A research team from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) has developed a refractory metal-based ...
Tech Xplore / High-performance supercapacitor made from upcycled water bottles
Lots of single-use water bottles made from poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) end up in landfills, but there's a growing interest in upcycling them instead. Researchers in Energy & Fuels report on new heat-based fabrication ...
Tech Xplore / AI tools can help hackers plant hidden flaws in computer chips, study finds
Widely available artificial intelligence systems can be used to deliberately insert hard-to-detect security vulnerabilities into the code that defines computer chips, according to new research from the NYU Tandon School of ...
Tech Xplore / Software tool shows clear advantage in water purity prediction
A powerful new software tool that can accurately predict the performance of biofilters used by the water industry could reduce the challenge of maintaining the purity of tap water.
Tech Xplore / US clean energy supply chains projected to fall short of rising demand
Under current supply chain conditions, the United States is on track to fall significantly short of surging demand for three clean energy sources—wind, solar, and battery—due to the scarcity of critical raw materials, ...
Tech Xplore / Advanced cobalt-based catalysts can boost efficiency in hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and cut costs
With the rise of renewable energy and electric vehicles, hydrogen-powered vehicles have attracted growing interest. Prof. Molly Mengjung Li, Assistant Professor of the Department of Applied Physics at The Hong Kong Polytechnic ...
