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One shortcoming of carbon fiber that scientists have been working to address is its tendency to burn at high temperatures, and an international team of researchers have now found a low-cost and scalable solution to this problem.

Aluminum is nice and light, but that comes at the cost of strength. By introducing faults into the metal’s crystalline structure, researchers at Purdue University have now developed new aluminum alloys that are about as strong as stainless steel, and they could make for corrosion-resistant coatings.

Electronics don't work well in heat, which is a problem because heat is a byproduct of electricity. Researchers have developed a thermal diode that runs on heat instead of electricity. This could lead to heat-resistant computers that function in hot places like on Venus or deep inside the Earth.

Researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln have been developing a drone that ignites controlled burns from the air, and the team has now carried out real-world testing of the technology.

A team of scientists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is developing a laser-based X-ray machine that can image a uranium disk the size of a stack of three US nickels hidden between three-inch (7.6 cm) steel panels.​

A team at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln is developing a new drone that could be used to prevent wildfires by igniting and monitoring controlled burns remotely.

Roboticists have developed a quadrotor that can charge devices while hovering near them.