One year after announcing an efficiency record, Empa scientists have achieved a new mark of 22.2% for flexible CIGS solar ...
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Programmable materials are true shapeshifters. They can change their characteristics in a controlled and reversible way with the push of ...
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The factories of the future have significant demands to meet – including the ability to adapt to production processes quickly ...
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Enhancing the virtual experience with the touch sensation has become a hot topic, but today’s haptic devices remain typically bulky ...
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Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) has developed a telehaptic device that remotely transmits tactile sensations in real time by attaching ...
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Some wounds just won’t heal. Infections, diseases like diabetes, and suppressed immune systems often stack up to slow healing. Chronic ...
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The European Commission together with the European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU), the Italian Ministry of Universities and Research ...
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Together with EPFL and ETH Zurich colleagues, an Empa team is developing next-generation VR gloves that will make virtual worlds ...
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and Space Launch System (SLS) rocket were named 2022 TIME Inventions of the Year. NASA led ...
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Researchers have found that the irregular movement of lithium ions in next-generation battery materials could be reducing their capacity and ...
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Wearable devices have garnered attention for their potential as sensors that could monitor various biomarkers, a means of drug delivery, ...
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Should I exercise? Is a bike ride overdoing it? These are some of the questions commonly asked by patients with ...
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Sensors are key elements of the Internet of Things (IoT). They collect information, for example, about the condition of a ...
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Concrete is the most widely used manufactured material worldwide—and one of the largest contributors to greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for ...
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The very first industrial revolution historically kicked off with the introduction of steam- and water-powered technology. We have come a ...
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