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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.
3D-Printed Polymer Turns Methane to Methanol
The team removed enzymes from methanotrophs and mixed them with polymers that they printed or molded into innovative reactors.
All-in-One Laptop Antenna Saves Space, Reduces Interference
In current laptops, the antennas for Wi-Fi or a mobile signal need to be separate so there is no interference of frequencies.
Breakthrough Robot Designs That Tap Fluid Power
Fluid power is breathing life into a trio of designs aimed at advancing robot technology.
Managing Water and Steam Chemistry with Minimal Staff: Part 2
Some chemistry upsets have been known to cause massive failures within a matter of days and even hours
Digital Simulator Digs Up a Realistic Experience
Trainees may benefit from video game-like technology to learn how to operate a piece of heavy machinery.
IEC/IEEE Standard to Improve Substation Operation
Communication between equipment and systems for the electric grid is an essential element of power utility automation, and central to the introduction of smart grids.
Just Like Real: Advances in Prosthetic Limbs
Wearers soon may control prosthetic limbs the way most everyone controls their natural arms and legs; without a thought.