HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Long-lasting Flow Battery Technology
The technology promises to be a practical storage system for renewable energy, developers say.
Leaching Metals from Used Batteries
A hydrometallurgical technique for efficiently reclaiming lithium and cobalt from used lithium-ion batteries was demonstrated by researchers from International Islamic University Malaysia.
Smart Lightning Sensors for Aircraft
New structural health monitoring sensors can cover a selective area of the aircraft surface, providing both mitigation and damage sensing.
Solar-Powered Eye (and Ear) Exams
A low-cost, solar-powered ophthalmoscope was developed at University of St. Andrews, Scotland, to help health workers in low-income countries detect signs of blindness.
Step Forward for Practical Terahertz Technology?
Wearable terahertz emitters? NUS engineers announce they’re almost here.
Chip May Extend Sensors' Battery Life
The result is smaller batteries, or a battery life that may be extended in some cases by years.
Safer Brain Surgery with Smart Needle
A brain biopsy needle houses a miniature fiber-optic camera, allowing surgeons to avoid at-risk vessels during instrument insertion and prevent potentially fatal bleeds.
Polymer Enhances Metal-Air Battery Catalyst Performance
The catalytic performance of a perovskite oxide-polypyrrole complex was deemed comparable to that of pricier platinum.
Sharp Eyes $7bn Plant Investment
Sharp will take the lead in the joint construction of a liquid crystal display panel plant in the U.S.
Engineers Tap Stomach Acid to Power Tiny Sensors
The system can generate enough power to run sensors or drug delivery devices that can reside in the gastrointestinal tract for extended periods of time.
EHD Pump Cools Space Hardware
A candidate cooling technology developed at Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s will fly aboard the International Space Station later this decade.
Cisco Cyber Security Report Highlights Business Impacts
The report surveyed nearly 3,000 chief security officers and security operations leaders from 13 countries.
Liquid Metal Printing in 3-D
The technology delivers 1,000 droplets per second with micron level accuracy while doubling the speed of conventional 3D powder bed metal printers.
Electrically Reversible Magnetism
By designing a particular material, the scientists were able to achieve a multiferroic state where magnetism can be manipulated with an electric field.
Busted! A Violator of the Wiedemann-Franz Law Is Nabbed
Seems that electrons in vanadium dioxide can conduct electricity without conducting heat. Here's why.
Open-Source Biosignal Acquisition Device
The Bluetooth data acquisition device has a special focus on bio-signals such as ECG, EMG, and EEG.
IoT Down on the Farm
The Internet of Things isn’t just moving into the factory. It’s finding a home on the farm as well.
Proving the Reliability of a Greener Power Grid
The potential for renewable energy plants to provide the frequency regulation response services of conventional generation facilities was tested.
Wearable Sensors That Measure Dehydration
The device is lightweight, flexible, and stretchable and has already been incorporated into prototype devices that can be worn on the wrist or as a chest patch.
Supercomputer Titan Conquers Big Data
An Oak Ridge National Laboratory computer scientist has developed a technique to effectively use supercomputer Titan to analyze big data.