This ultrasound sticker senses changing stiffness of deep internal organs

The sticky, wearable sensor could help identify early signs of acute liver failure.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Feb. 9, 2024 ~8 min

New plastic goes from squishy to rigid and back

"...we can turn it into something that behaves like a hard, high-strength material or something that's quite flexible, like a rubber band."

U. Chicago • futurity
Feb. 9, 2024 ~6 min


Technique could improve the sensitivity of quantum sensing devices

The method lets researchers identify and control larger numbers of atomic-scale defects, to build a bigger system of qubits.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Feb. 8, 2024 ~8 min

Method turns everyday stuff into material for quantum computers

Scientists have discovered a new way to transform everyday materials like glass into materials scientists can use to make quantum computers.

Lucas Van Wyk Joel-UC Irvine • futurity
Jan. 31, 2024 ~5 min

Benchtop test quickly identifies extremely impact-resistant materials

High-speed experiments can help identify lightweight, protective “metamaterials” for spacecraft, vehicles, helmets, or other objects.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Jan. 29, 2024 ~7 min

Researchers demonstrate rapid 3D printing with liquid metal

Their new technique can produce furniture-sized aluminum parts in only minutes.

Adam Zewe | MIT News • mit
Jan. 25, 2024 ~8 min

Combining two types of molecular boron nitride could create a hybrid material used in faster, more powerful electronics

Two forms of the same boron nitride molecules couldn’t look and act more different – but combining them could lead to applications that have the best of both worlds.

Abhijit Biswas, Research Scientist in Materials Science and Nanoengineering, Rice University • conversation
Jan. 24, 2024 ~7 min

Soft material conducts electricity even when wet

"Given that [the material] is transparent, flexible, stretchable, conductive, and biocompatible, the range of potential applications is exciting..."

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Jan. 17, 2024 ~7 min


Your fingerprint is actually 3D − research into holograms could improve forensic fingerprint analysis

Using fingerprints to catch criminals isn’t 100% accurate, but analyzing fingerprints in 3D, rather than 2D, could improve the process.

Partha Banerjee, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Dayton • conversation
Jan. 16, 2024 ~8 min

Stripes in a flowing liquid crystal suggest a route to “chiral” fluids

Study finds chiral structures, with mirror-image configurations, can emerge from nonchiral systems, suggesting new ways to engineer these materials.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Jan. 8, 2024 ~8 min

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