Graphical abstract. Credit: Chemical Engineering Journal (2022). DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.139048 Alcohols are used to remove impurities on the surface of semiconductors or electronics during the manufacturing process, and wastewater containing alcohols is treated using reverse osmosis, ozone, and biological decomposition. Although such methods can lower the alcohol concentration in wastewater, they...

A prototype devised at the UMA will allow listening to music through the sense of touch. Credit: University of Malaga People with hearing loss will be able to listen to music through the sense of touch thanks to a pioneering prototype that has been devised by researchers of the Department...

Figure summarizing the hardware architecture and application of the DM-RC system. Credit: Zhong et al. Reservoir computing (RC) is an approach for building computer systems inspired by current knowledge of the human brain. Neuromorphic computing architectures based on this approach are comprised of dynamic physical nodes, which combined can process...

A new sensor developed at MIT could make it much easier to ensure a good face mask fit. The sensor, which measures physical contact between the mask and the wearer’s face, can be applied to any kind of mask. Credit: MIT Wearing a mask can help prevent the spread of...

Scientists from Beijing Institute of Technology developed a new review on micro-supercapacitors. Credit: Chang Gao, Beijing Institute of Technology The development of wearable and portable electronics promotes the miniaturization of energy storage devices. Micro-supercapacitors (MSC) featuring fast charging and discharging rates, long cycle life, and high-power density stand out from...

A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (Dr. Luying Yi, left; Professor Xiaogang Liu, center; Dr. Bo Hou, right) created a revolutionary mouthguard that uses bite force to operate electronic devices such as computers, smartphones and even wheelchairs with high accuracy. Credit: National University of Singapore. Conventional...

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain When Nancy Pelosi traveled to Taiwan in August, it made front page news around the world and raised the specter of all-out war between the US and China. Early in October, the Biden administration made a far more decisive move against China—but it barely made the...

Upper part: high bond energy covalent bonds could provide much higher interfacial toughness than the low bond energy supramolecular interactions. Lower part: physical interlocking structures with complication interactions could provide enhanced interfacial adhesion strength than simple van der Waals interactions. Credit: Science China Press Stretchable electronic devices are promising candidates...