progscrape: engineering.princeton.edu

Overturning long held assumptions, some plankton rotate their bodies into a current to rise more quickly to the surface, a strategy researchers have dubbed surfing [Journal of Experimental Biology]

4 days ago engineering.princeton.edu biology

Researchers identified the key proteins that allow a heat-loving bacterium to metabolize sugars from cellulose, pointing the way to engineered microbes that convert crop waste to fuel

16 days ago engineering.princeton.edu engineering

New map based on direct measurements estimates groundwater depth across the continental United States at a resolution of around 30 meters, as opposed to more common physics-based models with resolutions of around 1km [Communications Earth & Environment]

57 days ago engineering.princeton.edu earth

Researchers built an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) that converts low-energy light into higher-energy light without high-energy input or special materials [Nature Photonics]

2 months ago engineering.princeton.edu engineering

Diamond sensors can now reveal hidden magnetic fluctuations by leveraging quantum entanglement, giving researchers a new tool for studying superconductors, graphene and other quantum materials

3 months ago engineering.princeton.edu physics

A superconducting quantum processor developed at Princeton clears a key obstacle in error correction and scalability, bringing practical quantum computing within striking distance

4 months ago engineering.princeton.edu physics

Researchers drove 52k miles crisscrossing the U.S

5 months ago engineering.princeton.edu environment

Reclaimed wastewater can replace clean water as a source for hydrogen, eliminating a major drawback to hydrogen fuel and reducing water treatment costs of hydrogen production by up to 47% [Water Research]

4 months ago engineering.princeton.edu environment

MXenes, a new material for high-performance membranes that separate chemical compounds from complex solutions, offer a promising development for desalination…

4 months ago engineering.princeton.edu

New method could improve how doctors implant medical devices in soft tissue, using the body’s natural adhesive properties to hold implanted materials in place [Advanced Materials]

5 months ago engineering.princeton.edu

By adding elastic to origami structures, researchers created new possibilities for systems that could be used in prosthethics and antenna design

6 months ago engineering.princeton.edu engineering

A new tool allows researchers to peer deep into cells' inner compartments to watch and control ribosome assembly, shedding new light on the machinery responsible for making proteins

8 months ago engineering.princeton.edu biology

Once considered a rare combination, destructive hurricanes followed by deadly heatwaves will become far more common by the end of this century, study finds [Nature Communications]

8 months ago engineering.princeton.edu environment

Two new computer models aim to reduce the impacts of severe weather in Puerto Rico, one by predicting next-day energy demand as a storm approaches, the other by identifying critical power lines to prevent total blackouts [PNAS…

8 months ago engineering.princeton.edu environment

Origami specialists created a "modular metamaterial" that can expand, assume new shapes, move and follow electromagnetic commands like a remotely controlled robot even though it lacks any motor or internal gears.

10 months ago engineering.princeton.edu engineering

"Shallow safety alignment," a weakness in Large Language Models, allows users to bypass guardrails and elicit directions for malicious uses, like hacking government databases and stealing from charities…

10 months ago engineering.princeton.edu database

Mapping the half-billion connections that allow mice to see

10 months ago engineering.princeton.edu

Bird wings inspire new approach to flight safety

16 months ago engineering.princeton.edu flight

Princeton engineers create new oyster-inspired cement 17X more crack-resistant

21 months ago engineering.princeton.edu

Engineers Use AI To Wrangle Fusion Power For the Grid

2 years ago engineering.princeton.edu ai power

New Photovoltaic Tech Could Rival Silicon-Based Solar Cells

3 years ago engineering.princeton.edu

Researchers shrink camera to the size of a salt grain

4 years ago engineering.princeton.edu

Increasing wind speeds are producing wetter storms

6 years ago engineering.princeton.edu

New tool streamlines the creation of moving pictures

7 years ago engineering.princeton.edu

Breakthrough could launch organic electronics beyond cell phone screens

8 years ago engineering.princeton.edu

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