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Wearables Are Easy Prey for Hackers
Attackers can reproduce the trajectories of the user’s hand and recover secret key entries to ATM machines, electronic door locks and keypad-controlled enterprise servers.
Alcoa Opens Metal Powder Plant for 3D Printing
According to Alcoa, metal powders used for 3D printing durable, high-quality aerospace parts are currently available in only limited quantities.
Clay Modeling Used to "De-Skill" the Design Phase of 3D Printing
The approach uses clay for modeling the basic shape of the desired object around “blanks” that represent the interactive buttons, knobs or sliders that will make the object functional.
Glucose-Monitoring Technique Relies on Optical Technology
Standard glucose-monitoring techniques such as finger-prick methods are somewhat of a guessing game because they cannot achieve continuous monitoring of a patient’s blood-glucose levels.
Industrial Control Systems and the Threat of Cyber Attack
ICS systems are increasingly liable to attack whether for criminal gain, political hostility or malicious vandalism.
Virtual Reality Is Central to Aerospace and Maritime Training
What is often seen as a novelty in many domains has, in fact, been used for decades.
Good Driver-Side Crash Protection May Still Leave Passengers at Risk
IIHS conducted 40 mph passenger-side small-overlap tests on seven small SUVs with good driver-side small-overlap ratings. Only one of the vehicles performed at a good rating.
Phenocart Acts as "Fitbit" for Plants
The Phenocart measures plant health vital signs like growth rate and color in the same way a Fitbit monitors human health signals such as blood pressure and physical activity.
"Smart" Prosthetic Limb Earns Top UK Engineering Award
The Linx uses a network of sensors across both the knee and foot that act like human nerves, continuously collecting data on the user, activity, environment and terrain.
“Smart” Material Boasts Multiple Abilities
Material reacts to light, can remember its shape as it folds and unfolds and can repair itself when damaged.
Double USB Memory? Here’s How to Boost Capacity
A material that allows for both electronic and magnetic data storage could double the capacity of flash drives.
Forensic Engineers: Sleuthing Their Way to the Truth
Forensic engineers investigate the causes behind failures, often leading to better design and testing future materials, products and structures.
Preventing a Cybersecurity Nightmare
Unmanaged user accounts in industrial environments present significant cybersecurity risks.
Visual Cloud Computing Could Aid Disaster Response
In disaster scenarios, the sheer volume of visual data generated can create a bottleneck in the network.
Volcanoes Could Hold the Key to Future Helium Finds
Research shows that volcanic activity provides the intense heat necessary to release gas from ancient helium-bearing rocks.
Bio-Ink Could Allow for the Production of Tissues for Surgical Implants
The new bio-ink contains two polymer components: a natural polymer extracted from seaweed and a sacrificial synthetic polymer used in the medical industry.
Vaccine Cooler Aims to Help Preserve Lives
UK engineers developed a cost-effective cold box to preserve vaccines for more than a month using only ice and no external power source.
Film that Oscillates in Visible Light Is Created
The material could be help create self-cleaning surfaces for use on solar panels.
Aligning Flakes May Enhance Power of Li-ion Battery
Optimizing the graphite anode in a standard Li-ion battery allowed researchers to boost battery performance by 30-50%.
“Radical” Approach to Sustainable Chemistry
New catalyst responds to demand for fast, efficient and broadly applicable methods for indene synthesis.