Engineers have developed a new tool that could unlock 6G and the next generation of wireless networks: an adjustable filter that can successfully prevent interference in high-frequency bands of the electromagnetic spectrum. ​Engineers have developed a new tool that could unlock 6G and the next generation of wireless networks: an adjustable filter that can successfully …

To 6G and beyond: Engineers unlock the next generation of wireless communications Read More »

A new study finds that a class of electromechanically active materials called antiferroelectrics may hold the key to overcoming performance limitations due to clamping in miniaturized electromechanical systems. ​A new study finds that a class of electromechanically active materials called antiferroelectrics may hold the key to overcoming performance limitations due to clamping in miniaturized electromechanical …

Electromechanical material doesn’t get ‘clamped’ down Read More »

Closing in on the theoretical maximum efficiency, devices for turning heat into electricity are edging closer to being practical for use on the grid, according to new research. ​Closing in on the theoretical maximum efficiency, devices for turning heat into electricity are edging closer to being practical for use on the grid, according to new …

Renewable grid: Recovering electricity from heat storage hits 44% efficiency Read More »

With generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) transforming the social interaction landscape in recent years, large language models (LLMs), which use deep-learning algorithms to train GenAI platforms to process language, have been put in the spotlight. A recent study found that LLMs perform more like the human brain when being trained in more similar ways as humans …

Research finds improving AI large language models helps better align with human brain activity Read More »

Researchers unveil the interaction between polymeric materials and sulfide solid electrolytes. ​Researchers unveil the interaction between polymeric materials and sulfide solid electrolytes. Researchers unveil the interaction between polymeric materials and sulfide solid electrolytes. 

Researchers have managed to generate propagating spin waves at the nanoscale and discovered a novel pathway to modulate and amplify them. Their discovery could pave the way for the development of dissipation free quantum information technologies. As the spin waves do not involve electric currents these chips will be free from associated losses of energy. …

Study is step towards energy-efficient quantum computing in magnets Read More »

Scientists have discovered that mycelium composites, biobased materials made from fungi and agricultural residues, can have a greater environmental impact than conventional fossil-fuel-based materials due to the high amount of electricity involved in their production. ​Scientists have discovered that mycelium composites, biobased materials made from fungi and agricultural residues, can have a greater environmental impact …

Biobased building materials less sustainable than concrete in South Africa, experts find Read More »

As a newly developed perovskite with a large amount of intrinsic oxygen vacancies, BaSc0.8W0.2O2.8 achieves high proton conduction at low and intermediate temperatures, report scientists. By the donor doping of large W6+, this material can take up more water to increase its proton concentration, as well as reduce the proton trapping through electrostatic repulsion between …

Solving the problems of proton-conducting perovskites for next-generation fuel cells Read More »