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Next-Generation Non-Reciprocal Antenna Designed
The research team’s design is an antenna that can break reciprocity, or the natural symmetry in radiation that characterizes conventional antennas.
Life Imitates Art: Nike Unveils Self-Tying Shoes
Although the HyperAdapt 1.0 calls to mind the "power-lacing" shoes worn by Marty McFly in the Back to the Future movie series, Nike insists that the technology is no gimmick.
New Standard Aims to Foster Smarter Factories
The AutomationML for OPC UA specification is intended to help manufacturers achieve interoperability.
DARPA, Lockheed Developing Ways to Keep Chips Cooler
Lockheed Martin has demonstrated a microfluidic cooling approach that resulted in a fourfold reduction in thermal resistance and a corresponding sixfold increase in RF output power.
Flexible Skin Traps Radar Waves, Cloaks Objects
By stretching and flexing the polymer meta-skin, it can be tuned to reduce the reflection of a wide range of radar frequencies.
Suicide Bomb Detector Readied for Market
The software analyzes both horizontal and vertical polarized signals to determine the presence of a potential threat.
Stretchable Electronics That Don’t Lose Conductivity
A research team expects the film to work for purposes from artificial skin applications to creating sensors.
Cyborg Patch for Cardiac Care
A heart patch may offer a therapeutic alternative to heart transplants.
Laser-Based Aircraft Tracking Could Aid Relief Efforts
Hyperion could allow drones engaged in disaster monitoring and other humanitarian missions to send detailed images more rapidly back to the ground for analysis.
Chip-Embedded Carts Give Retailers Marketing Data
The sensors that are installed in carts and baskets emit a short wave signal via Bluetooth to a set of receivers located in the ceiling, which in turn send the information to the cloud.
Autonomous Vehicles Adapt to Infrastructure Challenges
Infrastructure owners can do a few things to make an autonomous car’s job easier, but the onus is on self-driving vehicles to adapt.
Three-Quarters of Americans “Afraid” to Ride in Self-Driving Car
While only a small minority of Americans trust an autonomous vehicle to drive itself, AAA’s survey reveals that consumer demand for semi-autonomous vehicle technology is nonetheless high.
New Transistor Could Open Door to Flexible Electronics
The transistor has power-handling capabilities at least 10 times greater than commercially produced TFTs.
A Standard Sensor Platform Aims to Spur IoT
A standardized physical format may help simplify integration of sensors for IoT applications and improve data collection.
Testbed to Demo Time-Sensitive Wireless Networks
The testbed will be used to demonstrate real-time capability and vendor interoperability.
Vehicle-Mounted Sensors Monitor Road Conditions
StreetScan vehicles monitor pavement conditions and deliver a map providing road condition data to assist decision makers in maintaining their road network.
Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Arm Moves Individual "Fingers"
Over 100,000 people living in the U.S. have had their hands or arms amputated, and most could potentially benefit from such technology.
New Hardware Could Expand Fiber Optic the Last Mile
Researchers believe they have solved the "last mile" challenge by designing a simplified optical receiver that improves sensitivity and network reach.
Hollow Core Laser Hits Mid-IR Band
The device combines aspects of both gas and fiber lasers.
“Haptic Glasses” Could Make Car Navigation Easier
The researchers removed the lenses in smart glasses and added vibrating technology to indicate which direction a driver should take and when.