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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.
Underwater Microscope Allows In-Situ Viewing of Marine Microorganisms
The system is capable of seeing features as small as single cells underwater.
Wireless Power Transfer: A Key Technology for EV Adoption
Wireless power transfer through magnetic induction is seen as a promising approach to ease range anxiety issues.
Construction of World's Largest Optical/Infrared Telescope to Begin
The E-ELT's light-collecting area will be larger than all existing optical research telescopes combined.
Nano-Layering of Composites Could Assist Electronic Devices
Researchers have been searching for ways to use carbon nanomaterials to add strength to composite materials, in much the way steel bars are used to reinforce concrete.
Electrical Impedance Tomography Used to Monitor Building and Bridge Health
While EIT has been used as a noninvasive medical imaging technique since the 1980s, it has largely been overlooked by the structural health monitoring community.
"Black Box" Technology Developed for Vehicles
Fitted to an autonomous Toyota Prius, the company's vision-processing technology captured data that could be used to provide a 3D reconstruction following a road incident.
Crop Scanner May Help Citrus Growers Fight Greening Disease
Florida researchers are developing methods that will allow a grower to scan many acres quickly and accurately to estimate the severity of citrus fruit drop at any given time.
Commercial Remote-Controlled Ship Predicted by End of Decade
The challenge in accommodating autonomous ship technologies is to find the optimal way to combine them reliably and cost effectively.
Solar-Powered Television Geared to Off-Grid African Market
Approximately 1.2 billion people (17% of the global population) live without a consistent and reliable supply of electricity.