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Video: Using Lego Bricks to Move Beyond the Lab-on-a-Chip
MIT creates a new method to create microfluidic devices.
Small ‘Scale’ Advance for Medical and Electronics Materials
Synthetic scales that attach to soft materials could be used for medical implant, underwater adhesive and flexible electronics applications.
Forensic Engineers: Expert Sleuths Solve Engineering Mysteries
Forensic engineers apply the art and science of engineering in matters related to the jurisprudence system. The field has expanded over the decades to encompass engineering specialties from civil and mechanical engineering to naval architects and software engineers.
Google Flights Using Machine Learning to Predict Flight Delays
Tired of wasting time in airports waiting on flights that never seem to be on time? A new feature from Google Flights may be able to predict flight delays with some accuracy.
Toward a Silicon Quantum Chip
Silicon has been seen as a promising material for quantum technology, but its scalability is limited. Researchers are finding ways around that limit.
New 3D Printing Material Changes Color When Exposed to UV Light
Researchers from MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) are developing a way to change up the color of 3D printed objects that have already been printed.
Watch: Technology at the 2018 Winter Olympics
In this edition of the Engineering360 news brief, we'll take a look at some ways in which technology will impact the 2018 Winter Olympic Games.
Shape-memory Technology Comes to Plastic Electronics
Researchers have identified a mechanism that triggers shape-memory phenomena in organic crystals used in plastic electronics. The work could lead to advancements in low-power electronics, medical electronics devices and more.
Putting Spintronics to Use for 'Green' Information Processing
New research points the way toward harnessing electron spin information into an energy-efficient means of processing data.
Silicon Metamaterial Offers Advanced Color Capabilities
Monocrystalline silicon offers new possibilities for subwavelength-resolution color. Potential applications include anti-counterfeiting and three-dimensional displays.
Nanoparticle Gel Could Expand Viability of Holograms, LIDAR
Holograms have potential applications in autonomous vehicle sensors, space communications and optical wireless networks, but their materials cost and temperature requirements limit their use. A new nanoparticle gel approach could change that.
Lithium Battery Life Doubled by Adding Graphene Girders
New research from WMG at the University of Warwick has discovered an effective approach to replacing graphite in the anodes of lithium-ion batteries using silicon by reinforcing the anode’s structure with graphene girders.
Power MOSFET for Flyback Topologies
A power MOSFET designed according to the superjunction (SJ) principle offers outstanding efficiency gains of up to 4 percent and a decrease in device temperature of up to 16 percent when compared to the competition, which addresses current trends in flyback topologies.
College Explores Drone Use in Agriculture
Experts believe that drones will have a significant impact on the future of agriculture in terms of helping farmers locate injured or distressed animals and to simply check on the status of the entire farm.
Smart Rollator Encourages Elderly to Move, Exercise
Based on a smart rollator designed by VTT, the idea behind the project is that even slight increases in physical activity can significantly impact the well-being of seniors.
New Materials Developed for Smart Solar Cell Windows
Berkeley Lab researchers have developed thermochromic windows using a perovskite solar cell.
Video: Building Cleaner Fuel Cells Powered by Solid Carbon
Researchers have developed a way to make electricity generation from coal and biomass more efficient. They've created a new fuel cell design that runs completely on solid carbon.
Can You Be Allergic to Wi-Fi?
Unexplained headaches, dizziness and even skin irritation have begun to be seen as the cause of severe discomfort or hypersensitivity to electromagnetic (EM) fields. The condition has come to be known as electromagnetic hypersensitivity syndrome or EHS for short, by the World Health Organization.
Robots Appointed to Teaching Assistants
“The two robots provide new avenues for studying human interaction with artificial intelligence, and they allow us to see how robots respond to, for example, an environment with both humans and other robots.”
Amazon Go to Change the Face of Shopping
The face of shopping is set to change today with the opening of Amazon Go, a convenience store located in Seattle, Washington, from the online retail giant Amazon.