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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.
Integrating Novel Materials with Silicon Chips Makes New Devices Possible
Researchers developed a suite of thin films that serve as a buffer, connecting the silicon chip to the relevant novel materials.
Carbon Nanobrush May Boost Sensor Response, Battery Output, NEC Says
The material boasts high water and solvent dispersity, as well as high adsorptivity, and has more than 10 times the electrical conductivity of existing carbon nanohorns.
Carbon Foam Derived from Bread Ingredients
The researchers found the foam to be mechanically stiff, able to shield against electromagnetic interference and less flammable than current carbon foams.
Technique Advances Heat-to-Electricity Applications
Auto manufacturers and tech startups are trying to commercialize heat-to-electricity applications, but first they need efficient building blocks to make that happen.
Wearables Are Easy Prey for Hackers
Attackers can reproduce the trajectories of the user’s hand and recover secret key entries to ATM machines, electronic door locks and keypad-controlled enterprise servers.
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.
Preventing a Cybersecurity Nightmare
Unmanaged user accounts in industrial environments present significant cybersecurity risks.
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.
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.
"RedEye" Could Give Wearable Computers Continuous Vision
The concept is to allow computers to assist us by showing them what we see throughout the day.