Fraunhofer Institute for Photonic Microsystems IPMS has developed a new technology that makes pH measurements significantly more robust, simple, and reliable. Instead of the traditional, often error-prone reference electrodes, a durable chip is…
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Chip makes pH measurements easier and devices more robust and portable
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A microfluidic chip monitors gases using integrated, motionless pumps
A new microscale gas chromatography system integrates all fluidic components into a single chip for the first time. The design leverages three Knudsen pumps that move gas molecules using heat differentials to eliminate the need for valves,…
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China launches world’s first 628Ah ultra-large battery storage plant
The world’s first 400 megawatt-hours (MWh) energy storage station powered by 628-ampere-hour (Ah) mega battery cells has gone online in China, to reinforce the country’s grid and support a stable electricity supply.
Commissioned on…
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Silicon metasurfaces boost optical image processing with passive intensity-based filtering
Of the many feats achieved by artificial intelligence (AI), the ability to process images quickly and accurately has had an especially impressive impact on science and technology. Now, researchers in the McKelvey School of Engineering at…
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New 3D printing ink uses 70% lignin and recycles with water
Additive manufacturing (AM) methods, such as 3D printing, enable the realization of objects with different geometric properties, by adding materials layer-by-layer to physically replicate a digital model. These methods are now widely used to…
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The Secret to Youthful Skin May Be Hidden in a Microscopic Structure We Share With Pigs
A newly uncovered feature of skin development is reshaping how scientists think about aging and repair. A surprisingly small detail in the skin may play an outsized role in how young skin looks and how well it repairs scars. Researchers say the…
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Subterranean tunnel, possibly used for medieval cult rituals, discovered in Stone Age tomb in Germany
While excavating a Stone Age burial site in Germany, archaeologists stumbled upon a mysterious “earth tunnel” that someone made in the Middle Ages, thousands of years after the grave was dug, possibly to hide their furtive ritual practices.
At…
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NASA Selects Vast for Sixth Private Mission to Space Station
NASA and Vast have signed an order for the sixth private astronaut mission to the International Space Station, targeted to launch no earlier than summer 2027 from Florida.
This private astronaut mission marks the company’s first selection to…
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New 1,000-lens sensor eye gives next-gen robots 180-degree vision
Scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have engineered a breakthrough in robotic vision. They created an artificial compound eye inspired by the fruit fly.
This tiny device allows robots to see and smell simultaneously.
It promises…
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Metal tubes stay afloat even after severe damage — opening the door to unsinkable ships
More than a century after the RMS Titanic slipped beneath the Atlantic, engineers still chase the dream of ships that refuse to sink. At the University of Rochester’s Institute of Optics, that goal now looks less like fantasy and more like…
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