Researchers use AI to Identify Similar Materials in Images
This machine-learning method could assist with robotic scene understanding, image editing, or online recommendation systems.
Researchers use AI to Identify Similar Materials in Images: A...
Material that can be Made like Plastic but Conducts like Metal
Material that can be Made like Plastic but Conducts like Metal: Scientists with the University of Chicago have discovered a way to create a...
Temperature-Sensing Building Material Changes to Save Energy
Temperature-Sensing Building Material changes to Save Energy: Researchers at the University of Chicago’s Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering (PME) have designed a chameleon-like building...
Designed to Adapt: Living Materials are the Future of Sustainable Building
Designed to Adapt: Living materials are the future of sustainable building: Working together across disciplines, researchers from Penn State and the University of Freiburg...
New Animal Inspired Lightweight Designs
By Rachel Crowell
The animals could inspire the creation of strong, but lightweight new materials
Sea urchin skeletons may owe some of their strength to a common...
Making Hydropower Plants More Sustainable
Natel Energy, founded by sibling MIT alumni, is deploying hydropower systems with fish-safe turbines and other features that mimic natural river conditions.
Zach Winn | MIT News...
Hidden Distortions Trigger Promising Thermoelectric Property
UPTON, NY—In a world of materials that normally expand upon heating, one that shrinks along one 3D axis while expanding along another stands out....
Uncovering the Secret of Ternary Polymer Solar Cell Success
A University of Tsukuba and Hiroshima University team takes a close look at a ternary polymer solar cell in operation to see why the...
A new polymer material that can cool itself down
A cutting-edge material, inspired by nature, that can regulate its own temperature and could equally be used to treat burns and help space capsules...
Ancient pigment can boost energy efficiency
A color developed by Egyptians thousands of years ago has a modern-day application as well – the pigment can boost energy efficiency by cooling...
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