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Modular Valve Simplifies Diagnostic Chip Fabrication
Rapid and cheap on-the-spot diagnoses for diseases such as tuberculosis and cancer are a step closer thanks to a new modular valve for microfluidic chips.
Will Trump Revive Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository?
The answer may be more political than technical. And the topic of long-term nuclear waste storage is just one of dozens facing Energy Secretary-designate Rick Perry, should he be confirmed by the Senate.
UV Light Turns Gecko-inspired Adhesive On and Off
A UV-light-controlled bioinspired adhesive could have applications in fields ranging from robotics to medical technology.
Smart Glasses That Focus on What You Are Looking At
When the wearer looks at an object, a meter measures the distance and tells the actuators how to curve the lenses. The lenses can change focus in 14 milliseconds.
Engineers Look to Fish Scales for Tough Materials
Researchers have identified a set of critical mechanisms in the way natural fish scales deform, interact, and fracture.
Shellfish Chemistry Used to Design New Adhesive
A new adhesive that combines shellfish chemistry and a bio-based polymer shows performance on par with commercial glues.
An Explosive Way to Make Graphene
Graphene can mass-produced with three ingredients: hydrocarbon gas, oxygen, and a spark plug.
Electric Car Finishes Dakar Rally
When it crossed the finish line in Buenos Aires, the EcoPowered became the first zero-emissions electric vehicle to complete the Dakar Rally.
Implant Material Repels Blood
A titanium surface that’s extremely repellent to blood could form the basis for surgical implants which reduce the risk of rejection by the body.
Coreless Power Conversion for High Magnetic Field Applications
Powerbox released a coreless technology platform to power medical and industrial equipment operating in very high magnetic field environments.
One Step Closer to Sci-Fi Holograms?
Researchers created complex holographic images in infrared with the device that could be developed with industry.
Coating Enables Fabric to Mimic Muscle Movement
The technology may offer opportunities to design "textile muscles" that could be incorporated into clothes, making it easier for people with disabilities to move.
Toolkit to Aid in Design of Reconfigurable Metamaterials
A toolkit to aid in design of reconfigurable metamaterials provides smart strategies for exploring design possibilities.
Pacemakers Powered By the Sun?
Research provides data on the potential of powering medical implants with solar cells.
Lithium Recovery from Oil Brine
Production time for recovering lithium from heavy oil wastewater is reduced 99% compared with the use of solar evaporation technology.
Biofilter Catches What Current Air Filters Can’t
A soy-based filter developed by researchers from the U.S. and China captures hazardous gaseous molecules that escape commercial air purifiers.
Modeling Tools Help Optimize Bus Routes
The debut of wireless charging buses in Stockholm, Sweden included introduction of a model to propose optimal locations for installing chargers on the bus network.
Underwater Robots That Mimic Ocean Life
The instruments are equipped with temperature and other sensors to measure the surrounding ocean conditions while the robots "swim" up and down to maintain a constant depth by adjusting their buoyancy.
California University Buys All-Electric Buses
Undergraduates voted to pay up to $40 per quarter to the Associated Students of UCI to cover the bus purchase and other costs.
P&G Makes Shampoo Bottles from Waste Beach Plastic
Well-known shampoo will soon come in recyclable bottle made of waste beach plastic.