top of page
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_688ab110c504448d94ff2f3e548735b5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/95ac29_688ab110c504448d94ff2f3e548735b5~mv2.webp)
![Engineers weave advanced fabric that can cool a wearer down and warm them up](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_688ab110c504448d94ff2f3e548735b5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_688ab110c504448d94ff2f3e548735b5~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Oct 17, 2022
Engineers weave advanced fabric that can cool a wearer down and warm them up
Textile engineers have developed a fabric woven out of ultra-fine nano-threads made in part of phase-change materials and other substances.
![Researchers develop a fabric that turns body movement into electricity](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_d672859dcfa74865a22d716f19e423ab~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/95ac29_d672859dcfa74865a22d716f19e423ab~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Jul 20, 2022
Researchers develop a fabric that turns body movement into electricity
NTU scientists have developed a stretchable and waterproof ‘fabric’ that turns energy generated from body movements into electrical energy.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_56e81eca7475465cb4e05e8d5a7c40e1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/95ac29_56e81eca7475465cb4e05e8d5a7c40e1~mv2.webp)
![Quantum charging can charge EVs as fast as pumping gas](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_56e81eca7475465cb4e05e8d5a7c40e1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_56e81eca7475465cb4e05e8d5a7c40e1~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Jun 18, 2022
Quantum charging can charge EVs as fast as pumping gas
Human civilization must turn to renewable energies considering our ever-growing energy demands and the finite nature of fossil fuels.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_fbb23592c4d9494baf53b96309a5d317~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/95ac29_fbb23592c4d9494baf53b96309a5d317~mv2.webp)
![Innovative ink coating can power wearable devices via heat](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_fbb23592c4d9494baf53b96309a5d317~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_fbb23592c4d9494baf53b96309a5d317~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Jun 17, 2022
Innovative ink coating can power wearable devices via heat
Researchers at KTH report that they are closing in on a way to replace batteries for wearables and low-power applications in the IoT.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_a04ee1b7f4044039a555dc43db8a6352~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/95ac29_a04ee1b7f4044039a555dc43db8a6352~mv2.webp)
![Stanford engineers develop tiny robots that precisely target drug delivery](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_a04ee1b7f4044039a555dc43db8a6352~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_a04ee1b7f4044039a555dc43db8a6352~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Jun 15, 2022
Stanford engineers develop tiny robots that precisely target drug delivery
These fingertip-sized robots are poised to become medicine’s future lifesavers – to crawl, spin, and swim to enter narrow spaces.
![World First: Scientists use CRISPR to map every human gene to its function](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_4fd251bb8a024419b199890898cba8f9~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/95ac29_4fd251bb8a024419b199890898cba8f9~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Jun 12, 2022
World First: Scientists use CRISPR to map every human gene to its function
Researchers and collaborators used their single-cell sequencing tool Perturb-seq on every expressed gene in the human genome.
![Scientists craft living human skin for robots](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_9cae43f57f884d6792c229d7e3706e6e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/95ac29_9cae43f57f884d6792c229d7e3706e6e~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Jun 9, 2022
Scientists craft living human skin for robots
Researchers pool knowledge of robotics and tissue culturing to create a controllable robotic finger covered with living skin tissue.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_fc1862e422b1481692931b95ca41b162~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/95ac29_fc1862e422b1481692931b95ca41b162~mv2.webp)
![Researchers develop method that can recycle water used in fracking and drilling](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_fc1862e422b1481692931b95ca41b162~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_fc1862e422b1481692931b95ca41b162~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Jun 8, 2022
Researchers develop method that can recycle water used in fracking and drilling
The current volume of wastewater - the result of water forced underground to fracture rock - is estimated at 250 million barrels per day.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_b8e6c558886944e9a1eb71f48e5415a9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/95ac29_b8e6c558886944e9a1eb71f48e5415a9~mv2.webp)
![Solar cell innovation generates 1,000x more power](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_b8e6c558886944e9a1eb71f48e5415a9~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_b8e6c558886944e9a1eb71f48e5415a9~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Jun 8, 2022
Solar cell innovation generates 1,000x more power
The result surprised even the research group: compared to pure barium titanate, the current flow was up to 1,000 times stronger.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_39ed469f26584bafb760b03de9d820be~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/95ac29_39ed469f26584bafb760b03de9d820be~mv2.webp)
![Researchers develop solid-state alternative to lithium batteries](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_39ed469f26584bafb760b03de9d820be~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_39ed469f26584bafb760b03de9d820be~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Jun 7, 2022
Researchers develop solid-state alternative to lithium batteries
Lithium-ion batteries are currently the preferred technology to power electric vehicles, but they're too expensive for long-duration storage
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_2abffce982aa40bfa42aa0bd76481385~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/95ac29_2abffce982aa40bfa42aa0bd76481385~mv2.webp)
![MIT researchers invent $4 solar-powered desalination device](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_2abffce982aa40bfa42aa0bd76481385~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_2abffce982aa40bfa42aa0bd76481385~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Jun 7, 2022
MIT researchers invent $4 solar-powered desalination device
An estimated two-thirds of humanity is affected by shortages of water and in the developing world face a lack of dependable electricity.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_9e8783dd018545aca6fc5fdd4d711574~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/95ac29_9e8783dd018545aca6fc5fdd4d711574~mv2.webp)
![Mobile app provides effective support for children with obesity](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_9e8783dd018545aca6fc5fdd4d711574~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_9e8783dd018545aca6fc5fdd4d711574~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Jun 6, 2022
Mobile app provides effective support for children with obesity
100 children from Martina Children’s hospital in Stockholm were able to try the digi-physical treatment concept over a period of one year.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_491e873ea48e42fb8d6e48e6c2ec6044~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/95ac29_491e873ea48e42fb8d6e48e6c2ec6044~mv2.webp)
![Cotton fabric filter key to low-cost, effective carbon capture](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_491e873ea48e42fb8d6e48e6c2ec6044~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_491e873ea48e42fb8d6e48e6c2ec6044~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Jun 5, 2022
Cotton fabric filter key to low-cost, effective carbon capture
Researchers found they could filter carbon dioxide from air and gas mixtures at promising rates using a proposed new textile-based filter
![Scientists develop a ‘fabric’ that turns body movement into electricity](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_d672859dcfa74865a22d716f19e423ab~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/95ac29_d672859dcfa74865a22d716f19e423ab~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Jun 4, 2022
Scientists develop a ‘fabric’ that turns body movement into electricity
NTU scientists have developed a stretchable and waterproof ‘fabric’ that turns energy generated from body movements into electrical energy.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_a1d22240f342412fa3e83fdffa373487~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/95ac29_a1d22240f342412fa3e83fdffa373487~mv2.webp)
![Portable E-Motor Turns Any Bicycle Into an E-Bike](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_a1d22240f342412fa3e83fdffa373487~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_a1d22240f342412fa3e83fdffa373487~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Jun 3, 2022
Portable E-Motor Turns Any Bicycle Into an E-Bike
Urban commuters who favor bicycles as their mode of transport might agree that cycling from point A to point B can be a bit of a workout.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_84cd34a2686c49c3b050e62024a225a8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/95ac29_84cd34a2686c49c3b050e62024a225a8~mv2.webp)
![Computer display creates colors out of gold and DNA](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_84cd34a2686c49c3b050e62024a225a8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_84cd34a2686c49c3b050e62024a225a8~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
Jun 1, 2022
Computer display creates colors out of gold and DNA
People say there’s a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, but a new technology is turning that idea on its head – using particles of gold.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_a632248c31a54da38fe1ae3b61b078a5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/95ac29_a632248c31a54da38fe1ae3b61b078a5~mv2.webp)
![Teen creates fire suppression extinguisher to combat wildfires](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_a632248c31a54da38fe1ae3b61b078a5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_a632248c31a54da38fe1ae3b61b078a5~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
May 31, 2022
Teen creates fire suppression extinguisher to combat wildfires
A teen in the San Francisco Bay Area has parlayed the tragedy of a 2018 wildfire to hopefully prevent the spread of future fire disasters.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_271afe52b0f64134b0d5f4b23469ffa2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/95ac29_271afe52b0f64134b0d5f4b23469ffa2~mv2.webp)
![Scientists develop artificial skin that can feel pain](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_271afe52b0f64134b0d5f4b23469ffa2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_271afe52b0f64134b0d5f4b23469ffa2~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
May 30, 2022
Scientists develop artificial skin that can feel pain
Researchers developed an SPS-enabled artificial skin which mimicks human skin for pain perception and sensitivity to touch.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_e62a9ad839044ac184d92672461019d2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/95ac29_e62a9ad839044ac184d92672461019d2~mv2.webp)
![Turning high-rise buildings into batteries](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_e62a9ad839044ac184d92672461019d2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_e62a9ad839044ac184d92672461019d2~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
May 30, 2022
Turning high-rise buildings into batteries
With the rapid reduction in the costs of renewable energy generation, there is a growing need for energy storage technologies.
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_57251fc9265943e29ee5f4918ae6b2e5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_250,h_250,fp_0.50_0.50,q_30,blur_30,enc_auto/95ac29_57251fc9265943e29ee5f4918ae6b2e5~mv2.webp)
![Ultrasound-assisted laser vaporizes arterial plaque](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/95ac29_57251fc9265943e29ee5f4918ae6b2e5~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_292,h_219,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/95ac29_57251fc9265943e29ee5f4918ae6b2e5~mv2.webp)
Joseph Shavit
May 30, 2022
Ultrasound-assisted laser vaporizes arterial plaque
Researchers developed a method that combines a low-power laser with ultrasound to remove arterial plaque safely and efficiently.
bottom of page