HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Researchers Offer Overview of Composite Metal Foams and Potential Applications
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a range of composite metal foams (CMFs) that can be used in applications from armor to hazardous material transport — and they're now looking for collaborators to help identify and develop new applications. To that end, the researchers are issuing a comprehensive overview and new data on their CMFs.
Molecular Analysis Technique Yields Stretchy Electrodes
Stanford researchers have chemically modified a brittle, electroconductive plastic to make it as bendable as a rubber band, while slightly enhancing its conductivity.
New Nanofiber Marks Important Step in Next Generation Battery and Water Electrolysis Development
One of the keys to building electric cars that can travel longer distances, or powering more homes with renewable energy, is developing efficient and highly-capable energy storage systems.
How 3-D Printing Could Save Lives
In the past decade, engineers at the University of California San Diego have 3-D printed a variety of devices ranging from rocket engines, to robots, to structures inspired by the seahorse’s tail. Now, nanoengineers have added a new item to that list: a 3-D printed biomimetic blood vessel network.
Hyundai Showcases Advanced Wearable Robots at 2017 Geneva Motor Show
It is interesting that this technology was showcased at the Geneva Motor Show, but at the same time it is meant to show technology that will be moving people in the future.
Sticking to Neural Tissue
Researchers have developed a method for effectively connecting electrodes to neural tissue.
Streamlined Auto-Injector Designs Can Do Double Duty
As companies look toward creating products that are more modular and flexible in their capabilities, they'll benefit from cost and time to market advantages. The ability to swap out spring components will allow for more cost-effective integration of new technology.
NASA Studies High-Altitude Radiation
Instruments aboard a giant helium-filled balloon have recorded some of the first stratospheric measurements of cosmic radiation coming from the Sun and interstellar space.
The microHammer Project: Banging on Brain Cells
Researchers built the world's tiniest hammer to apply a variety of mechanical forces to brain cells.
Engineered Portability for Sickle Cell Monitor
In a prototype, blood flowed through channels as wide as three to four cells across, reproducing microvessel size inside the body.
Low-Power Optical Sensor for Wearables
The low-power optical sensor incorporates an LED driver and green light detection photodiode.
Nanostraws Sample Cells Without Damage
‘Nanostraws’ allow researchers to sample a single cell at a time, penetrating a cell’s outer membrane without damaging it.
Catching Blood Clots: Fiber Optics in the OR
An optical fiber linked to a heart-lung machine can continuously monitor a surgical patient’s blood and provide real-time blood coagulation status.
Glassy Carbon Electrodes for BCI
Glassy carbon corrodes less easily under electrical stimulation and lasts much longer than platinum or other metal electrodes.
Clothing for Cardiac Cartography
A vest equipped with 252 electrodes offers a non-invasive approach to mapping irregular heart rhythms.
Portable 60-Second ECG
The prototype measures both the electrical activity of the heart and the arterial pulse wave, an indicator of arterial elasticity.
Restoring Communication for Locked-In Patients
A brain-computer interface enabled four paralyzed patients suffering from complete locked-in syndrome to convey their thoughts.
Acoustofluidic Chip Sounds Out Biomarkers
An acoustic whirlpool device that uses only sound to concentrate nanoparticles may pave the way for designing compact, low-cost diagnostics for isolating biomarkers from biological fluids.
Prosthetics Produced by 3-D Printing
The digital design and manufacturing process may improve the devices' precision, fit, and function, and improve consistency from one provider to the next.
Bulletproof Origami Shield to Protect Police, School Children
The barrier can be folded when not in use. When expanded—which takes five seconds—it can provide cover for officers and stop bullets from several types of handguns.