HEADLINES ARCHIVE
"Cubesat" Network to Study Earth’s Thermosphere
The satellites will carry out measurements of the region between 200 km and 380 km above Earth.
Artificial Intelligence Developed to Help First Responders
As an event is monitored, software learns and starts to make predictions about what resources will be needed next.
The Day a Solar Storm Almost Brought on Nuclear War
The storm serves as a reminder of why geoscience and space research are essential to U.S. national security.
Haptics Research Could Lead to Advanced Touchscreens
Understanding why ultrasonic vibrations on a flat glass plate feel slippery to the touch could allow the design of sophisticated electronic devices that exert forces on the finger.
DARPA Taps Hackers to Develop Machine-speed Cyber Defense
Hackers were challenged to find and patch software bugs and vulnerabilities in a matter of minutes.
Smart Cameras Developed to Assist Autonomous Driving
Using sensors, the system can estimate how long the driver will need before resuming full control of the vehicle following a period of autonomous driving.
Bio-Derived Battery Is Long Lasting and High Voltage
The battery is similar to many commercially available, high-energy lithium-ion batteries, but uses flavin from vitamin B2 as the cathode.
Neural Dust Sensors That Offer In-body Telemetry
Tiny implantable wireless sensors record electrical signals from muscles and nerves in real-time.
Battery Self-Destructs after Powering Transient Electronics
Li-ion battery self-destructs in water after delivering 2.5 V for 15 minutes.
Vortex Laser Boosts Data Transfer Rates
The laser beam’s corkscrew travel pattern enables it to carry 10 times or more the amount of information of conventional lasers.
Amazon to Test Drone Deliveries in UK
Amazon anticipates that its Prime Air service will deliver packages of up to five pounds in 30 minutes or less using small drones.
Cyber-Physical Systems Research Aims for Safer Construction-Site Temporary Structures
While CPS has already been implemented in the manufacturing, transportation and healthcare industries, its benefits to the construction industry are still being explored.
From Mars to Earth: Engineering Innovations Find Earthbound Applications
Notable innovations applicable to earthbound issues include flexible circuitry, labyrinth seal technology and robot arms.
Wireless Tracking Technology to Be Deployed in the Alps
Skiers will be equipped with a sensor module that transmits his or her location to the network via a gateway.
Scattered-light Technology Could Allow Cameras to "See Around Corners"
The technology uses pulses of scattered-light photons that bounce through a scene and are recaptured by sensors connected to the camera.
Licensing Deal Could See RoboGlove Developed for Health, Industrial Applications
The RoboGlove uses sensors, actuators and tendons that are comparable to the nerves, muscles and tendons in a human hand to allow the wearer to hold a grip longer and more comfortably.
Laser Airspeed Sensor Successfully Trialed
The Laser Air Speed Sensing Instrument works by bouncing ultraviolet laser light off air molecules and measuring the change in "color" of the reflections caused by the Doppler Effect.
BAE Systems Looks at "Growing" UAVs in Chemistry Labs
A "Chemputer," now under development at the University of Glasgow, could enable advanced chemical processes to grow aircraft and their complex electronic systems.
Vibrating Shoes Could Help the Visually Impaired Avoid Obstacles
Early tests will focus on the problem of stepping over obstacles of different heights.
Predicting How Semiconductors Weather Abuse
New semiconductors are needed that can more efficiently absorb light and drive the reactions that allow storage of energy from the sun in chemical bonds, says Berkeley Lab scientist Jeff Sharp.