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Brain-controlled Robotic Hand Restores Sense of Touch
A quadriplegic man experiences the sense of touch through a robotic arm controlled with his brain.
Brain-Inspired Device Powers Artificial Systems
An artificial neural network used memristor synapses supporting sophisticated learning rules in order to carry out reversible learning of noisy input data.
Study: 430M Vehicles Will Use Telematics by 2025
Besides customers, there are three main sets of players in the transportation data services value chain: OEMs, hardware suppliers and end users.
Microcontrollers Are Aimed at Industrial Machinery
The MCUs may help manufacturers increase the basic performance of their systems.
Nuclear Weapon's Safety Mechanisms Tested in Simulated Accident
The high-fidelity unit contained standard components that make up a weapon—explosives and other hazardous materials—but no enriched uranium or plutonium.
Semi-Autonomous Buses Proposed to Reduce Traffic
The SMFe-bus has a lead module with a human driver and several driverless modules strung together without being physically attached to the lead vehicle or to each other.
New Technique for Finding Weakness in Earth's Crust
The method relies on an electromagnetic imaging technique called magnetotellurics to estimate the electrical conductivity beneath the Earth's surface.
Bendable, Twistable Lithium-ion Battery Developed
Card devices, which are often carried in wallets or pockets, require internal components that can withstand bending and twisting.
Virtual and Augmented Reality Target the Manufacturing Floor
The technologies show early promise in reducing error rates, improving productivity and enabling remote collaboration. But a steep climb to broader adoption remains.
Managing Energy Use in Commercial Buildings
Energy efficiency in commercial buildings can be effective, but costly to install in existing structures. The first article of a multi-part series outlines the issues and identifies strategies to manage energy use.
Wearable Sensors Help Frontline Troops
The Dismounted Close Combat Sensors system uses inertial and visual navigation sensors combined with algorithms to provide 3D navigational data when GPS signal is lost.
Self-Charging Tag Tracks Fish for Life
The tag uses a flexible strip containing piezoelectric materials, which generate electricity through physical movement.
Graphene Audio Speakers for Mobile Devices
Conventional speakers rely on many mechanical parts that vibrate to create sound and must be encased in an acoustic cavity.
Samsung Licenses Improved Display Technology
ORNL developed the technology by depositing a thin glass film on a glass surface and heating the coated glass to transform the surface into two material compositions.
Passwords Sent Securely Through the Body
“On-body” transmissions offer a more secure way to send authenticating information between a device that touches parts of the body and one confirming identity by requiring a password be entered.
New Imaging Technique for Alzheimer’s Disease
A recent study carried out by Lund University and Skåne University Hospital provided the ability to compare tau PET images and brain tissue from the same person for the first time.
Renesas Releases Communication Chips for Autonomous Cars
The products include two system-on-chips to help the development process for vehicle communication systems.
Norwegian Printed Electronics Maker to Move to Silicon Valley
The facility upgrade will allow Thinfilm to scale sheet-based manufacturing of its NFC, EAS, and sensor label products.
New Process for Copper Nanowires
Functional nanomaterials are notoriously difficult to produce in large volumes with highly controlled composition, shapes and sizes.
Texting Replaces Voice Communications in Airport Towers
A departure clearance using voice communications can take two to three times longer than one via Data Comm—and even longer as traffic increases.