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Researchers have invented a roll-to-roll process to coat electrically conductive carbon fibers with semiconducting silicon carbide nanoparticles. When enough of this coated fiber is embedded in a polymer, the resulting composite is stronger than other fiber-reinforced composites and can monitor its own structural health.

Researchers have invented a roll-to-roll process to coat electrically conductive carbon fibers with semiconducting silicon carbide nanoparticles. When enough of this coated fiber is embedded in a polymer, the resulting composite is stronger than other fiber-reinforced composites and can monitor its own structural health.

Researchers have invented a roll-to-roll process to coat electrically conductive carbon fibers with semiconducting silicon carbide nanoparticles. When enough of this coated fiber is embedded in a polymer, the resulting composite is stronger than other fiber-reinforced composites and can monitor its own structural health.

First yeast biohybrid system using an adaptable light-harvesting semiconductor approach opens the door to more efficient and versatile biomanufacturing.

First yeast biohybrid system using an adaptable light-harvesting semiconductor approach opens the door to more efficient and versatile biomanufacturing.

Researchers have demonstrated that they can control the magnetic properties of a thin-film material by applying a small voltage and by using hydrogen ions. This new approach could open the doors to memory, computing, and sensing devices that consume drastically less power than existing versions.

Researchers have demonstrated that they can control the magnetic properties of a thin-film material by applying a small voltage and by using hydrogen ions. This new approach could open the doors to memory, computing, and sensing devices that consume drastically less power than existing versions.

Researchers have provided new results on a microscopic nanotube-sensing film called a “smart skin,” which promises to reveal whether structures like bridges or aircraft have been deformed by stress-inducing events or regular wear and tear.

Researchers have provided new results on a microscopic nanotube-sensing film called a “smart skin,” which promises to reveal whether structures like bridges or aircraft have been deformed by stress-inducing events or regular wear and tear.

Researchers have combined epoxy with a tough graphene foam and carbon nanotube scaffold to build a resilient composite that is tougher and as conductive as other compounds but as light as pure epoxy.