HEADLINES ARCHIVE
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.
Light-Based Technology Used to Create Invisible Watermarks
The new method is based on a technique called single-shot ptychography encoding, which uses multiple partially overlapping beams of light to generate a diffraction pattern from a complex object.
Stretchable Semiconducting Polymer for Wearable Electronics
Flexible and self-healing, the material also possesses high carrier mobility.
Diamond Radio Receiver Is Among the World’s Smallest
Said to be biocompatible and durable, the device could be deployed in fields from medicine to aerospace.
Method Captures Wasted Energy
A mechanical energy transducer based on an ionic diode could enable a new way to harvest previously unused energy.
Airborne Electromagnetics Help Detail Underground Aquifers
The technology has been used in mining for decades, but its application to aquifers is a new development.
"Array of Things" to Monitor Chicago's Livability Factors
AoT will encompass a network of 500 computer nodes designed to gather data on livability factors all over Chicago, from climate, weather and air quality to noise and traffic, on a city block scale.
Musical Table Teaches Basics of Computer Programming
TuneTable, an interactive tabletop device, teaches kids programming basics while they put together a musical piece.
Mind Control of a Robotic Arm
A robotic arm picked up objects with an average success rate above 80% and moved objects from a table to a shelf with an average success rate above 70%.
Self-driving Uber to Take on San Francisco Streets
The service has added sensors to a few of its Volvo SUVs, enabling the vehicles to steer, accelerate, brake, and change lanes independently.
Watson-Powered Robot Aids the Elderly and Caregivers
The robot will perform several tasks, including helping to study innovative ways of measuring an individual’s vital signs and answering basic health-related questions.
Sensor Networks, Wearable Printed Electronics and AAL
Sensors and printed electronics will be increasingly integrated into smart wearable devices to facilitate the implementation of active assisted living.
Smart Sensors Underpin the Industrial Internet of Things
Employing the IIoT starts with the right sensors measuring the right parameters on the right industrial equipment collecting the right data, and then sending that information to the cloud for analysis.
Scanner Gloves Simplify Audi's Operations
Audi says use of the scanner glove is the first step toward widespread utilization of wearables in its operations.
The Education of a Smart Building
Control and power a smart building with Power over Ethernet.
Graphene-infused Silly Putty for Medical Sensors
Adding graphene to polysilicone yields a compound that conducts electricity and is sensitive to the slightest deformation or impact.