HEADLINES ARCHIVE
DARPA: "Volleys" of UASs Could Be Launched, Retrieved Mid-Air
Gremlins” would be deployed with a mixture of payloads capable of carrying out a variety of activities in a coordinated manner.
"Smart" Clothes One Step Closer to Reality
The “e-textiles” were created in part on a tabletop sewing machine. Thread was substituted with fine metal wires that feel the same as traditional thread.
Many Consumers Willing to Share IoT Data for Money: Survey
Survey respondents were universally worried about potential security threats from smart homes, with 92% expressing some concern that their personal data could be hacked by cybercriminals.
Improper LED Retrofits Are on the Rise, UL Says
Certified kits and installation instructions help curb the safety risks of poor fitting retrofits.
Printing Electronics with a Pen
Scientists in Germany have combined organic and inorganic electronic materials to develop a hybrid ink that allows them to write electronics on paper.
Fiber Laser Could Advance Remote Sensing of Greenhouse Gases
What is special about the laser is that it not only can change wavelengths, but it can be tuned over a very large wavelength range.
"Laser Tweezers" Used to Assemble Micro Components
To assemble the microscopic components, the team utilized optical tweezers, the arms of which are made up of strongly focused light.
Graphene Could Take Microchips to Terahertz Speed
Graphene microchip could transmit data 10 times faster.
Electronic Displays Developed for Consumer Packaging
The goal is for the LED devices to be low cost and flexible enough to be used on all types of packaging.
Not Yet the Holodeck, But Holography Is Coming to Engineering
Holography has a range of useful applications and engineers may be among those to benefit.
Samsung Develops "Smart Windshield" for Motorcycles
The windshield connects wirelessly with the rider's smartphone, displaying information and notifications.
360-Degree Radar Helps People, Robots Work Together Safely
IAF’s 360-degree radar can penetrate optically opaque material, which means it can identify an employee even if there are boxes, cardboard walls or other obstacles in the way.
Cheap, Portable Gravimeter Opens Up Industrial Applications
The detector uses the same inexpensive, mass-producible micro-electromechanical systems employed in smartphones’ internal accelerometers.
Sensor-Outfitted UAV Allows Remote Methane Leak Detection
The advanced capabilities provided by the small unmanned aerial system, particularly enhanced vertical access, could extend the use of such systems for detecting and locating gas sources.
Robotics Light Up Skin with Stretchability
Electroluminescent skin stretches up to six times its size.
Tamper-Proof Tracking Device for Fleet Vehicles
Wireless GPS tracking device is said to be tamper-proof.
Protecting the Grid by Bolstering Cybersecurity
Through research initiatives and more robust standards, the U.S. aims to better protect against cybersecurity and resiliency vulnerabilities in the electric power grid.
Webb Telescope Passes Cryo Tests, Now "Optically Complete"
The testing is critical because at the instruments' final destination in space—one million miles from Earth—they will operate at minus-387 degrees Fahrenheit.
Wearable Patch Monitors Sweat, Treats Diabetes
Precise measurements of sweat glucose concentrations are used to gauge blood glucose levels. If abnormally high levels are detected, a drug is released into the bloodstream via microneedles.
Advanced Mine Detection Technology Being Developed
Because Colombia's many landmines were not industrially manufactured, but rather assembled from various everyday objects, they are almost impossible to detect via traditional methods.