Developing 10,000-year stable data storage using etched sapphire plates and laser encoding
long-term storage
sapphire etching
data preservation
laser encoding
archival stability
Optimizing lunar regolith compaction techniques for durable lunar base infrastructure
lunar regolith
compaction techniques
habitat construction
ISRU
space materials
Leveraging plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition for next-gen semiconductor coatings
ALD
semiconductor coatings
plasma-enhanced
thin films
nanoelectronics
Enhancing polymer degradation efficiency via microwave-assisted synthesis of plastic-eating enzymes
microwave synthesis
enzyme engineering
polymer degradation
biocatalysis
plastic waste
Reversing stem cell exhaustion through solvent-free processing of bioactive compounds
stem cell therapy
solvent-free extraction
regenerative medicine
aging reversal
bioactive compounds
Boosting crop resilience via biochar soil enhancement and embodied active learning
biochar
soil health
active learning
sustainable agriculture
crop productivity
Zero-gravity 3D printing of metastable alloys with picometer precision for space-based infrastructure
zero-gravity manufacturing
metastable alloys
space construction
additive manufacturing
microgravity materials
Boosting solar efficiency with perovskite-silicon tandem cells under real-world irradiance conditions
perovskite-silicon tandem cells
solar efficiency
photovoltaics
renewable energy
irradiance testing
Using art-inspired scientific approaches to design next-generation biomaterials
biomaterials
art-science fusion
material design
biofabrication
creative methodologies
Employing self-healing materials for 100-year maintenance cycles in aerospace engineering
self-healing materials
aerospace durability
polymer composites
autonomous repair
long-term maintenance
In femtoliter volumes at terahertz oscillation frequencies for lab-on-a-chip diagnostics
femtoliter fluidics
terahertz sensors
lab-on-a-chip
microfluidics
point-of-care diagnostics
Planning post-2100 nuclear waste storage with self-healing geopolymer barriers
nuclear waste
geopolymers
self-healing materials
long-term storage
radiation containment