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Laser Strike App Designed to Enhance Aviation Safety
The Laser Event Recorder app uses an iPhone's built-in camera, GPS and connectivity to record, analyze and communicate details of an incident.
Blind "J-Turn" Record Shows Off Onboard Camera Technology
Four camera images are digitally stitched together and displayed on the dashboard screen to visually confirm the vehicle’s position relative to the lines around parking spaces.
Robots to Colonize Venice Lagoon
Robots would not only carry out operations for which they are programmed, but develop social skills and learn how to communicate and interact with other robots and the surrounding environment.
Swarming Boats Carry Out Test Mission Autonomously
Using a combination of software, radar and sensors, a “swarm” of rigid-hull inflatable boats and other small vessels collectively performed patrol missions autonomously.
Low-Cost Spectral Imaging on the Horizon
Optical spectral imaging offers a versatile way of sensing various objects and analyzing their material properties.
Electric Current Used to Kill Drug-Resistant Bacteria
When doctors use antibiotics to treat a bacterial infection, many of these microorganisms die. Bacteria that form a biofilm are harder to kill because antibiotics only partially penetrate this layer.
Sensor Will Monitor the Inside of an Avalanche
Avalanches are made up of several layers that behave like solids, liquids or dust-containing gases. The new sensor records variations in the snow density in the dust layer.
Squeezing Light Into New Miniature Devices
With the end of Moore's Law apparently approaching, the future of big data processing will require new technologies to allow high-performance computers with faster operations.
AI Used to Create Safer Lithium-ion Battery
Stanford University researchers put artificial intelligence and machine learning to work to speed development of a safer lithium-ion battery.
Papertronics Battery on a Single Sheet of Paper
Stand-alone and self-sustained, paper-based, point-of-care devices may become essential to providing effective and life-saving treatments in resource-limited settings.
Iridium: The Audacious SatComm Network That (Almost) Couldn't
An audacious satellite communications program launched, nearly failed, and eventually found its orbit, albeit with government help.
Drone Monitoring of Ship Emissions to Begin in EU
Martek's drones will sample gases from vessels' emission plumes using electro-optical, infrared imaging, gas emission and automatic identification system sensors.
Water-Wave Laser Developed
Researchers have shown that water-wave oscillations within a liquid device can generate laser radiation.
Sodium-Embedded Carbon for Better Energy Devices
The material can improve the performance of solar cells and supercapacitors.
Optical Probe May Allow More Precise Removal of Breast Cancer
The newly developed probe operates on the principle that cancer tissue has a more acidic environment than normal cells, generating more lactic acid as a byproduct of its aggressive growth.
Boosting Heat Transfer in Microelectronics
With the current trend of constant increases in power and device miniaturization, efficient heat management has become a serious issue for reliability and performance.
POINTER: Enhancing Safety for First Responders
The tracking system works reliably inside buildings and may help to pinpoint a first responder’s location, increasing safety for firefighters and other emergency personnel.
Researchers Report Solid-State Battery Breakthrough
The advance eliminates the impedance barrier to electricity flow within the battery, allowing for efficient charging and discharging of the stored energy.
Return-to-Park Technology Could Reduce Roll-Away Accidents
The technology can detect when a driver has turned the car off while it is moving and will first shift into neutral until it slows below 5 mph before shifting into park.
New Process Quickly Analyzes Acrylamide in Food
Acrylamide is a potentially toxic compound that forms in potatoes and other foods when they are fried, roasted or baked at high temperatures.