HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Hyundai Tests Fully Autonomous Fuel Cell Vehicle in U.S.
Hyundai received approval from Nevada to begin testing a fully autonomous fuel cell electric vehicle on public roads.
GM to Invest $500 Million in Lyft
An element of the partnership is joint development of a network of on-demand autonomous vehicles.
Color Meters and Appearance Instruments: Operation and Use
Color measurement instruments are used primarily for determining the color characteristics of objects, imaging input and output devices.
Labor Department Offers Engineering Jobs Outlook
By 2024, the number of biomedical engineering jobs could grow 23% from 22,100 to 27,200. Environmental engineering positions may increase 12% from 55,100 to 61,900.
Vapor-Grown MOFs Could Yield More Powerful Electronics
Just as a smartphone doesn’t like being dropped in water, so electronic devices don’t like the liquid solvent that’s used to grow MOF crystals.
Improved Electric Motor Efficiency via Shape Optimization
Researchers applied optimization techniques to an interior permanent magnet brushless electric motor, the kind found in washing machines, computer cooling fans and assembly tools.
Automotive Display Systems to Grow to $18.6b by 2021, IHS Says
Center stack display systems are expected to account for half of all revenue growth, while head-up display systems will boast the strongest revenue CAGR at nearly 21 percent.
Nanoparticle-Free Ink Enables Ballpoint-Drawn Circuits
The ink-drawn circuit endured various deformations, such as bending, stretching and twisting without affecting performance.
CMOS Cameras: How They Work and How to Use Them
Complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor cameras are a type of image capture device that use an image sensor to register visible light as an electronic signal.
Correlated Metals Could Enable Less-Expensive Displays
In correlated metals electronics move like a liquid, which researchers say produces high optical transparency and high conductivity.
Video Pill Uses Fluorescent Light for Better Imaging
Video pills have relied on illuminating patients’ innards using a light source, restricting clinicians to conclusions based on what they can see in the spectrum of visible light.
Fuel-Saving Diesel Soot Sensor Advances
In a pilot program with New York City garbage trucks, the sensors cut the frequency and duration of "filter regeneration" by half and produced a 1-2 percent fuel savings.
Supercapacitor Thread Developed That Can Power Phones
Advances mean that thread capable of storing and supplying enough power for common devices, and being manufactured at industrial scale, may be a reality.
Stretchable Sensor Made from Chewing Gum, Carbon Nanotubes
To make their sensor suppler, a team member chewed a piece of gum, washed it with ethanol and let it sit overnight.
Piezoelectric Sensors Could Generate Energy on Texas Roads
Electricity could be used to power roadside lights, traffic signals, billboards, charging stations for electric cars and roadway monitoring sensors.
California DMV Drafts Rules on Autonomous Vehicle Deployment
Proposed rule requires a driver and may prompt other states to follow suit.
Robotic Hand Controlled by Muscle Vibrations
Prototype sensor system detects mechanical signals from vibrations produced by muscle fibers that move when muscles flex.
Types of Diodes, Their Characteristics and Applications
A semiconductor diode is a non-linear device whose most outstanding feature is the fact that, basically, current is only allowed to flow in one direction.
Sensor Detects Toxins That Leach from Plastic
For residents in countries that have not banned DEHPs, the device provides a way to ensure there aren’t harmful levels of contamination in packaged food and drinks.
Navy Funds Development of Air-and-Water Drone
By summer 2016 researchers plan to demonstrate a vehicle that can swim in a seawater environment and do complex maneuvers.