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Tech Briefs Germany Overview Researchers at the University of Stuttgart and the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research have developed a magnetic ceramic micro-scroll inspired by a butterfly's proboscis, which rapidly deploys and r...

Sherafgan Khan Germany Overview Elastocaloric cooling, an innovative technology, utilizes the reversible crystalline structural changes induced by mechanical stress in shape memory alloys to transfer heat without traditional refrigerants...

European Coatings Unknown Overview Researchers have developed a degradable, cross-linked marine antifouling coating based on two hyperbranched polymers. This innovative system synergistically integrates three antifouling mechanisms: pass...

Binghamton University (Advanced Energy Materials) USA Overview Engineers at Binghamton University have developed an innovative "moisture-powered wallpaper" that converts indoor humidity into electricity. A small 35 cm² array can operate ...

Journal of Materials Science India Overview A research team from Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, India, has developed self-healing epoxy composites enhanced with a titanium dioxide sol-gel coating. These hybrid composites, embedded with s...

Bioengineer.org India Overview Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore have developed a novel carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP) composite that exhibits self-healing, recyclability, and electrical functionalit...

EurekAlert! (The University of Manchester) UK Overview Scientists at the University of Manchester have developed a novel method to introduce nanoscale heterostructures within lead-free bismuth ferrite-barium titanate ceramics. Through co...

Scientific Reports USA Overview A new computational study has identified NaZrCuS3, a lead-free quaternary chalcogenide, as a highly promising candidate for high-temperature thermoelectric energy conversion. First-principles calculations ...

EurekAlert! China Overview Researchers led by Professor Zhizhu He at China Agricultural University developed a novel “Rolling Ultrasonic Microstructure Orientation (RSMO)” method, using acoustic vibrations to fabricate cooling films in j...