https://www.technologyreview.com/ Tue, 24 Apr 2018 22:50:25 GMT en https://www.technologyreview.com/_/img/stacked-logo-125x61.png https://www.technologyreview.com/ If you want to measure the temperature at any point on an object’s surface, a thin coating of programmable material can do the job, say computer scientists. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/545346/programmable-material-algorithm-solves-universal-coating-problem/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/545346/programmable-material-algorithm-solves-universal-coating-problem/ Mon, 11 Jan 2016 11:40:00 GMT Researchers say they’ve overcome an obstacle to making highly efficient solar devices by combining silicon with a new material. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/545161/promising-new-solar-material-boosts-performance-of-silicon/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/545161/promising-new-solar-material-boosts-performance-of-silicon/ Thu, 07 Jan 2016 19:00:00 GMT If we’re going to colonize Mars, we’ll need buildings to live and work in. So researchers have made cheap, strong concrete out of “Martian” soil. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/545216/materials-scientists-make-martian-concrete/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/545216/materials-scientists-make-martian-concrete/ Tue, 05 Jan 2016 12:08:00 GMT Researchers demonstrate high-resolution printing of objects made of versatile ceramic materials. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/545086/heat-resistant-ceramic-parts-are-now-3-d-printable/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/545086/heat-resistant-ceramic-parts-are-now-3-d-printable/ Thu, 31 Dec 2015 19:00:00 GMT By studying the network of links between Indian recipes, computer scientists have discovered that the presence of certain spices makes a meal much less likely to contain ingredients with flavors in common. From February … https://www.technologyreview.com/s/544811/best-of-2015-data-mining-indian-recipes-reveals-new-food-pairing-phenomenon/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/544811/best-of-2015-data-mining-indian-recipes-reveals-new-food-pairing-phenomenon/ Wed, 30 Dec 2015 05:00:00 GMT Spiders sprayed with water containing carbon nanotubes and graphene flakes have produced the toughest fibers ever measured, say materials scientists. From May … https://www.technologyreview.com/s/544806/best-of-2015-spiders-ingest-nanotubes-then-weave-silk-reinforced-with-carbon/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/544806/best-of-2015-spiders-ingest-nanotubes-then-weave-silk-reinforced-with-carbon/ Tue, 29 Dec 2015 05:00:00 GMT A new way to 3-D-print hydraulic systems at the same time as the rest of a device significantly simplifies the process of making functional robots. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/544766/how-to-3-d-print-a-hydraulic-powered-robot/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/544766/how-to-3-d-print-a-hydraulic-powered-robot/ Fri, 18 Dec 2015 13:20:00 GMT Researchers have developed a new way to manufacture crucial components of radar. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/544526/new-ink-opens-the-door-to-3-d-printed-radar/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/544526/new-ink-opens-the-door-to-3-d-printed-radar/ Wed, 16 Dec 2015 21:32:00 GMT Researchers have developed a new kind of wound dressing that could serve as an early-detection system for infections. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/544166/smart-bandage-signals-infection-by-turning-fluorescent/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/544166/smart-bandage-signals-infection-by-turning-fluorescent/ Fri, 04 Dec 2015 19:30:00 GMT Researchers examining the nanoscale topography of the world’s largest spiders are part of a larger effort to understand and copy the brilliant structural colors in nature. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/544176/how-blue-tarantulas-could-improve-screens-for-tvs-phones-and-computers/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/544176/how-blue-tarantulas-could-improve-screens-for-tvs-phones-and-computers/ Fri, 04 Dec 2015 16:01:00 GMT The discovery of a stable form of one-dimensional diamond has scientists racing to understand its properties. The first signs are that diamond nanothread will be more versatile than anyone expected. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/543631/forget-graphene-and-carbon-nanotubes-get-ready-for-diamond-nanothread/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/543631/forget-graphene-and-carbon-nanotubes-get-ready-for-diamond-nanothread/ Wed, 18 Nov 2015 10:51:00 GMT A new biocompatible device will make it easier for researchers to determine the neurological basis of pain. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/543466/could-implantable-leds-relieve-your-pain/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/543466/could-implantable-leds-relieve-your-pain/ Mon, 16 Nov 2015 05:00:00 GMT A mechanical engineer has decided to stand up for bras that stay up using space-age materials science. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/543506/a-strapless-bra-thats-as-sticky-as-gecko-feet/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/543506/a-strapless-bra-thats-as-sticky-as-gecko-feet/ Fri, 13 Nov 2015 17:20:00 GMT Researchers have figured out how to use a 3-D printer to make plastic hair of varying thicknesses for things like toys and brushes. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/543056/you-can-now-3-d-print-a-toupee/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/543056/you-can-now-3-d-print-a-toupee/ Fri, 30 Oct 2015 17:50:00 GMT Architects are toying with exotic new materials that can be poured into place and yet form complex structures https://www.technologyreview.com/s/543021/how-self-assembling-granular-materials-are-changing-the-future-of-architecture/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/543021/how-self-assembling-granular-materials-are-changing-the-future-of-architecture/ Fri, 30 Oct 2015 04:33:36 GMT Physicists have discovered a material that superconducts at a temperature significantly warmer than the coldest ever measured on Earth. That should herald a new era of superconductivity research. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/542856/the-superconductor-that-works-at-earth-temperature/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/542856/the-superconductor-that-works-at-earth-temperature/ Mon, 26 Oct 2015 11:52:00 GMT Researchers say they’ve overcome a major manufacturing challenge standing in the way of commercially viable nanotube devices. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/541921/ibm-reports-breakthrough-on-carbon-nanotube-transistors/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/541921/ibm-reports-breakthrough-on-carbon-nanotube-transistors/ Thu, 01 Oct 2015 18:00:00 GMT A California company may have figured out how to use genetic engineering to make extremely versatile fibers the way spiders can. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/541361/spinning-synthetic-spider-silk/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/541361/spinning-synthetic-spider-silk/ Mon, 21 Sep 2015 04:00:00 GMT Researchers have cracked the challenge of printing glass through a nozzle. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/540926/3-d-printing-breaks-the-glass-barrier/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/540926/3-d-printing-breaks-the-glass-barrier/ Thu, 03 Sep 2015 04:00:00 GMT A novel electrochemical process sequesters carbon in the form of a versatile building material. https://www.technologyreview.com/s/540706/researcher-demonstrates-how-to-suck-carbon-from-the-air-make-stuff-from-it/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/540706/researcher-demonstrates-how-to-suck-carbon-from-the-air-make-stuff-from-it/ Wed, 19 Aug 2015 09:00:00 GMT