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EngineeringEngineers create specially grown, 'superhemophobic' titanium surface that's extremely repellent to blood, which could form the basis for surgical implants with lower risk of rejection by the body.

2,694 points 66 comments submitted 3 hours ago by drewiepoodle to /r/science

http://source.colostate.edu/blood-repellent-materials-new-approach-medical-implants/

EngineeringUltrafast Camera Captures 'Sonic Booms' of Light for First Time

19 points 2 comments submitted 14 hours ago by drewiepoodle to /r/science

http://www.livescience.com/57572-ultrafast-camera-captures-sonic-booms-of-light.html

EngineeringSingle-shot real-time video recording of a photonic Mach cone induced by a scattered light pulse

12 points 0 comments submitted 1 day ago by seekees to /r/science

http://advances.sciencemag.org/content/3/1/e1601814.full

EngineeringResearchers at Imperial College London use lasers to discover materials with highest melting points measured to date, suggest potential use in future hypersonic vehicles

8 points 0 comments submitted 2 days ago by aprilgochaEditor | The American Ceramic Society | PhD-Biomedical Science to /r/science

http://ceramics.org/ceramic-tech-today/hot-news-laser-melting-sets-new-record-for-ultra-high-temperature-ceramic-materials

EngineeringResearchers have developed new adhesives that emulate the way a gecko uses its toes to cling to flat surfaces and can be switched on and off simply by shining a UV light on it.

56 points 6 comments submitted 2 days ago by KermitTheSnail to /r/science

http://robotics.sciencemag.org/content/2/2/eaak9454

EngineeringGecko inspired adhesive can attach and detach using UV light

35 points 1 comment submitted 2 days ago by edwinkslGrad Student | Chemical Engineering to /r/science

https://phys.org/news/2017-01-gecko-adhesive-detach-uv.html

EngineeringCausal structure learning for travel mode choice using structural restrictions and model averaging algorithm

3 points 1 comment submitted 5 days ago by drsosci to /r/science

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/310824912_Causal_structure_learning_for_travel_mode_choice_using_structural_restrictions_and_model_averaging_algorithm

EngineeringResearchers have found that a snowflake-like fractal design, in which a pattern repeats at ever smaller scales, can increase graphene's inherently low optical absorption, leading to graphene photodetectors with an order-of-magnitude increase in photovoltage, along with ultrafast light detection.

65 points 10 comments submitted 5 days ago by KermitTheSnail to /r/science

http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b03202

EngineeringBattery with inbuilt 'fire extinguisher' developed - Researchers have designed a lithium-ion battery that contains a fire-extinguishing material, which is released if the battery gets too hot.

47 points 5 comments submitted 5 days ago by Noticemenot to /r/science

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-38637357

EngineeringSemiconducting nanonetwork could form the backbone of transparent, flexible electronics

13 points 1 comment submitted 8 days ago by edwinkslGrad Student | Chemical Engineering to /r/science

https://phys.org/news/2017-01-semiconducting-nanonetwork-backbone-transparent-flexible.html

EngineeringA cardboard centrifuge separates blood cells from plasma in 2 minutes. Based on an ancient toy, it costs 20 cents and weighs just 2 grammes

13,068 points 459 comments submitted 11 days ago by chemicalalice to /r/science

http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21714252-its-string-driven-thing-cardboard-centrifuge-separates-blood-cells-plasma

EngineeringTiny structural rods in the bodies of orange puffball sea sponges have evolved the optimal shape to avoid buckling under pressure. That shape could inspire improvements to all kinds of slender structures, from building columns to bicycle spokes.

5,010 points 119 comments submitted 14 days ago by drewiepoodle to /r/science

https://news.brown.edu/articles/2017/01/sponge

EngineeringResearchers design one of the strongest, lightest materials known. Porous, 3-D forms of graphene developed at MIT can be 10 times as strong as steel but much lighter.

179 points 25 comments submitted 15 days ago by drewiepoodle to /r/science

http://news.mit.edu/2017/3-d-graphene-strongest-lightest-materials-0106

EngineeringTeam creates transistor that can be stretched to twice its length with minimal conductivity loss

14 points 0 comments submitted 15 days ago by playfulshark to /r/science

http://science.sciencemag.org/content/355/6320/59

EngineeringNanowire “Inks” Enable Paper-Based Printable Electronics

182 points 8 comments submitted 17 days ago by Bloomsey to /r/science

https://today.duke.edu/2017/01/nanowire-inks-enable-paper-based-printable-electronics

EngineeringResearchers design low-cost sonic tractor beam that can trap and pull an object using sound waves. It can be built using a 3-D printer for under $70.

4,446 points 207 comments submitted 18 days ago by researchisgood to /r/science

https://www.researchgate.net/blog/post/make-your-own-sonic-tractor-beam

EngineeringScientists have found a way to make memory chips perform computing tasks, which is traditionally done by computer processors. This means data could be processed in the same spot where it is stored, leading to much faster and thinner computers.

138 points 23 comments submitted 18 days ago by sivribiber to /r/science

https://techxplore.com/news/2017-01-scientists-memory-chips-processors-tasks.html

EngineeringHow can we one day automate the Law creation and interpretation process. Development of automated government decision-making systems

19 points 26 comments submitted 22 days ago by hippybones to /r/science

http://www.ntnu.no/ojs/index.php/etikk_i_praksis/article/view/1973/1989

EngineeringEngineers use hedgehog-inspired biomimicry to craft better helmets. Findings show that in certain conditions, hedgehog spines can absorb as much, if not more, than industry standard impact-absorbing foam.

15,164 points 565 comments submitted 23 days ago by drewiepoodle to /r/science

https://www.inverse.com/article/25760-hedgehog-spine-quills-hedgemon-helmet-concussion

EngineeringEngineers create programmable silk-based materials with embedded, pre-designed functions. The materials can be preprogrammed with biological, chemical, or optical functions, such as mechanical components that change color with strain, deliver drugs, or respond to light.

35 points 2 comments submitted 23 days ago by drewiepoodle to /r/science

http://now.tufts.edu/news-releases/engineers-create-programmable-silk-based-materials-embedded-pre-designed-functions

EngineeringScientists have developed a transparent, self-healing, highly stretchable conductive material that can be electrically activated to power artificial muscles and could be used to improve batteries, electronic devices, and robots.

1,934 points 51 comments submitted 24 days ago by drewiepoodle to /r/science

https://ucrtoday.ucr.edu/43181

EngineeringBacteria-powered battery is constructed within a single sheet of paper for on-chip, disposable paper-based electronics or "papertronics" by scientists using 3D manufacturing

39 points 2 comments submitted 29 days ago by mveaMD-PhD-MBA | Clinical Professor/Medicine to /r/science

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/admt.201600194/abstract

Engineering[X-Post from thehydrogeneconomy] Optimising Fuel Cell Reliability In Automotive Applications

11 points 2 comments submitted 29 days ago by whosfletchy to /r/science

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360319916325435

EngineeringResearchers set new record for heat-resistant materials. Hafnium carbide can withstand temperatures of nearly 4000°C and could pave the way for both materials to be used in ever more extreme environments, such as in heat resistant shielding for the next generation of hypersonic space vehicles.

1,060 points 91 comments submitted 1 month ago by sivribiber to /r/science

http://www.nature.com/articles/srep37962

EngineeringHigh resolution 3D imaging of living cells with sub-optical wavelength phonons

6 points 1 comment submitted 1 month ago by bboyjkang to /r/science

http://www.nature.com/articles/srep39326

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