Abstract: In string photovoltaic (PV) systems, the power-voltage (P-V) characteristic under partial shading conditions (PSC) displays multiple peaks requiring global maximum power point (GMPP) ...

Inspired by the Japanese art of kirigami, an MIT team has designed a technique that could transform flat panels into medical devices, habitats, and other objects without the use of tools. MIT ...

When people are dropped into the most dangerous of conditions – as when disaster strikes, or during exploration of another planet – they generally have the highest number of needs and the lowest ...

Inspired by kirigami, a type of Japanese paper art, researchers have created a new material that transforms from a grid into any 3D structure you'd like. Reading time 2 minutes There’s a very thin ...

Researchers at MIT have developed a new way to design 3D structures that deploy from a flat form with a single pull of a string. The method could help engineers rapidly assemble complex structures in ...

Most celebrities ease into reinvention with a new haircut or a season of True Detective. Not Katy Perry. The 41-year-old pop star spent 2025 behaving as if she were the star of an experimental ...

Paris was stunned on October 19, 2025, when a gang disguised as construction workers used a truck hoist to access the Louvre’s Apollo Gallery, stealing eight priceless jewels worth over $102 million.

Video game soundtracks don’t get as much recognition as they probably should. I still remember the one for Super Mario Galaxy: the triumphant fanfare-turned-spacey overture, the sweeping string-heavy ...

Python’s new template strings, or t-strings, give you a much more powerful way to format data than the old-fashioned f-strings. The familiar formatted string, or f-string, feature in Python provides a ...

A cool thing about Mei Semones is that she operates in a league of her own. You may find another musician with parallel ambitions, sure, but the likelihood of you finding an album that sounds like ...

As the industry shifts toward higher-capacity battery cells, Sineng’s 430kW PCS offers remarkable flexibility across a wide range of application scenarios while optimizing the Levelized Cost of ...