SLAC scientists have invented a copper accelerator structure that could make future X-ray lasers and accelerators for radiation therapy more compact. It feeds terahertz radiation…
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(Click image for full view.) Although face shields block the initial forward motion of the jet, the expelled droplets move around the visor with relative…
MIT researchers have developed a simple, low-cost technology to administer powerful drug formulations that are too viscous to be injected using conventional syringes and needles.…
The “Cold Tube,” is an an outdoor pavilion made of radiant cooling panels, which provide cooling to passersby without cooling the air. Credit: Photos courtesy…
Jonathan Boreyko, an associate professor in mechanical engineering, has developed an aircraft thermal management technology that stands ready for adaptation into other areas. The research…
MIT researchers have developed a computational model that can help improve the injectability of drug-delivery microparticles and prevent clogging. Using this model, the researchers were…
Simulations show how fractal structures of increasing complexity dissipate energy from shockwaves. Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory Additively manufactured fractal structures with closely spaced voids…
The UCSD MADVent Mark V is a ventilator built around a bag used by EMTs, which is pressed by a machined paddle. The ventilator was…
MIT researchers drew on kirigami, a variation of origami that involves cutting paper as well as folding it, to create a friction-boosting material that could…
Crab Nebula is a supernova remnant. In the (Western) year 1054, Chinese astronomers recorded the supernova that blasted the nebula into existence. Credit: NASA, ESA,…
A team of engineers at the University of Missouri has designed a flexible material that can help buildings withstand multiple waves of energy traveling through…
Diagram for temporal pump. Credit: Guarav Bahl Topological pump can provide stability for communication technologies. Most technologies today rely on devices that transport energy in…
Inspired by the biomechanics of cheetahs, researchers have developed a new type of soft robot that is capable of moving more quickly on solid surfaces…
Clockwise from bottom left: Brandon Metz, Shaunessy Grant, Michael Johnson, Dave Van Buren, Michelle Easter and Patrick Degrosse are among dozens of engineers at JPL…
Flexible walls, here in blue, a few hundred microns high emulate the surface of a gecko’s foot to make the same kind of adhesive force…
The 3D printer developed at TU Graz melts metal powder using high-performance LED light sources and then processes it into components in additive manufacturing. Credit:…
Constructing a small-scale circuit to further examine and explore the possibility. Credit: Tokyo University of Science The basic units of a quantum computer can be…
Fluids that heat or cool surfaces make a transition from a smooth flow to a mixing, turbulent flow. A new MIT analysis shows the importance…
Army researchers turn low-cost printers into high-tech production equipment that saves money and facilitates fast printing of critical parts at the point of need. The…
Example of 3D-printed copper component that could be used in a particle accelerator: X-band klystron output cavity with micro-cooling channels. Credit: Christopher Ledford/North Carolina State…