SCILIGHT
Artificial intelligence accelerates design of 2D layered materials
A simulation driven by artificial intelligence demonstrates researchers can pick desired properties of materials by controlling layer composition and geometry, with wide-ranging opportunities for applications.
Fluid dynamics model provides numerical framework for optimizing 3D bioprinting parameters
Addressing bubble dynamics and jet flow regimes leads to improved quality of laser-induced-forward-transfer bioprints.
Springtail-inspired structures enhance liquid repellency in materials
Differently sized structures on the bugs work together to allow both static and dynamic wetting resistance.
Characterizing the microscale thermal conductivity of industrial filler materials for thermal composites
Method shows some deviations between bulk and microscale thermal conductivity for inorganic particles embedded in epoxy resin.
Shark denticles create a unique fluid flow, aiding in vortex and turbulence studies
Their ridges result in unusual, unsteady flow patterns that include vortex generation and transverse fluid mixing.
Optimized crystalline structure in niobium oxide anodes increases lithium-ion battery performance
One-step solution combustion method used for introducing extra cations to enhance the cation-disorder effect.
Polymer synthesis streamlined with AI algorithm
Using machine learning and data for over 11,000 polymers, researchers created a model to speed up the synthesis of new polymers.
Using passive pumping to make small vacuum systems that can sustain cold atoms for months
New vacuum technology for laser-cooled atoms reliably sustains cold atoms for over 200 days with no signs of degradation.
Tailoring the flow properties of soft composites through component manipulation
Small changes in the molecular architecture of soft particles are introduced to impact the state diagram of colloidal mixtures.
Ion mobility does not always affect perovskite devices in the expected way
Though previously thought to affect the devices’ current time delay after a voltage is applied, ion mobility turns out to only play a role when the voltage is small.
Surveying the landscape of model livers assesses their role in drug development
An examination of case studies from the biopharmaceutical industry demonstrates how commercially available in vitro human liver models are used in drug development.