Nothing runs as smooth as a new machine. After time, as components wear, the hum of productivity becomes the whine of a tired collection of loose fitting parts beating out of unison. This condition is ...

Using energy harvesting to power an application from ambient mechanical vibrations has a lot going for it. Maybe the application is off-grid or simply too far from a power outlet and has a service ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists have found a way to make atoms dance with light, quite literally. In certain crystals, vibrations called phonons can ...

(Nanowerk News) Metamaterials are artificially engineered composite materials derive their properties from internal micro- and nanostructures, rather than the chemical composition found in natural ...