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Engineering News Stories
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As you increase an LED's power, the efficiency tends to droop. A team of researchers have worked out why.
A polymer nanosuit to protect insects in a vacuum, technique inspired by nature.
In 2008 two and a half times the legal limit of Arsenic was found in a test on Italian beer. But how did it get there?
Increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide could lead to more clear-air turbulence, leading to bumpier and more expensive...
German scientists have designed a high-efficiency, low-cost lithium-sulphur battery...
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A new catalyst that can unleash the clean potential of hydrogen without the risk of explosion, has been developed by...
A team of US scientists have developed a flexible battery than can be stretched to three times its size without...
Scientists have produced a bendy battery that can stretch elastically to three times its normal length without...
Soft robots can be simple and cheap but incredibly agile: powered by explosions, they can leap at least 30 times their...
A group of Korean researchers have produced flexible films of thermoelectric material that can generate electricity...
Does improved energy efficiency translate into a saving for the planet? Or does it just mean people use more resources...
One kilogram of a new polyisocyanide polymer can turn an Olympic-sized swimming pool to jelly within minutes. And as...
A new marshmallow-like material that can selectively absorb oil and be rung out ready for re-use has been demonstrated...
Scientists have managed to make steam directly from ice-water using the power of the Sun...
Medical tape that sticks strongly but peels off with less force than it takes to tear tissue paper has been invented by...
The light-emitting tails of fireflies have revealed a way for scientists to create more efficient LEDs.
A new form of backwards printing has been developed with a very high resolution
In a giant leap for technology, scientists have doubled the electricity-producing efficiency of the thermoelectric...
Cable-like batteries which can be tied into a knot have been developed in Korea...
A router which auto-corrects its position, allowing you to cut precision shapes by hand, has been built by researchers...
A new way of doing microscopic origami has been developed.
New materials which can strengthen electromagnetic forces have been designed.
A way of distilling drinks without even heating them has been developed...