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Breakthrough Technique for Building Optical Metamaterials
Researchers at Northwestern University have developed a technique for creating entirely new classes of optical materials that could lead to "Star Trek"-esque technologies, such as light bending and cloaking devices.
Drone Makes First At-Sea Rescue in Australia
Australia was the site of what is being described as the world's first at-sea drone rescue on Thursday as a drone dropped a safety device to a pair of distressed swimmers caught in 10-feet swells.
Online Database Pinpoints Riches Hidden in Europes's Landfills, Scrapyards
The project, called ProSum, identifies where the billions of euros worth of aluminum, copper and gold might be mined annually.
Entrepreneur Corner: A Portable Device to Generate Corrective Lens Prescriptions in the Developing World
MIT’s spinoff company PlenOptika introduced a portable autorefractor that measures refractive errors of the eye and produces estimated prescriptions in 10 seconds.
Newly Developed Method Allows Researchers to Screen Millions of Human Antibodies
Researchers have developed a new method for screening a person’s set of antibodies for rapid therapeutic discovery.
SurgiBox: A Portable Operating Room
Designed for procedures performed in the field or resource-limited areas, the SurgiBox wraps around the patient and isolates the surgical area with adhesive drapes.
Carnivorous Plant Inspires Nanostructure Coating
The carnivorous pitcher plant is the inspiration for a new nanostructure surface coating developed to fight biofouling in Australia.
3D Printing for Tissue Repair
Researchers have shown that a thin optical fiber can be used to 3D print microstructures, which could enable new ways to repair tissue inside the body.
For the First Time, AI Beats Humans at Reading Comprehension
For decades, researchers have dreamed of training computer systems in language comprehension. Now, that dream could be one step closer to reality thanks to the efforts of Chinese tech company Alibaba and Microsoft.
'Tiny Trash' Initiative Making Big Difference in Recycling
The waste reduction effort involves replacing participants’ trash bins with blue recycling containers with a smaller trash receptacle attached to them.
China Develops 'World's Largest' Air Purifier
In an effort to improve overall air quality for those living in the Chinese city of Xian, Chinese officials have recently unveiled what is thought to be the world’s largest air purifier.
Skin Conformal Cardiac Electrodes Inspired by Grasshoppers
The soft, elastic electrode allows signals from the heart and brain to be recorded in high quality.
China to Plant Forest the Size of Ireland to Aid in Conservation Efforts
In an ongoing effort to tackle environmental issues, the Chinese government announced plans to plant enough trees to cover an area of land the size of Ireland.
Chernobyl Getting Second Life as Solar Farm
Although uninhabitable due to toxic levels of radiation in both the air and the soil, Chernobyl, Ukraine — the site of the worst nuclear accident in human history — will play host to a future solar plant.
CES 2018: Imec’s SWEET study Collects World’s Largest Dataset on Stress
Imec, the world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, announced today at CES 2018 that it has collected the largest multisensor dataset worldwide on stress detection. Imec’s Stress in the Work Environment (SWEET) study captured data from more than 1,000 people and is the first large-scale study that used clinical-grade wearables to establish the link between mental stress and physiological symptoms in daily life.
Watch: Seeing Beyond: The World of Telescopes
Some of the most interesting things happening in the world of telescopes is the subject for this edition of the Engineering360 news brief.
Inexpensive Health Monitor Based on Graphene Emulsion
An electrically conductive liquid derived from an emulsion of graphene, water and oil has been used to design wearable health monitors for deployment in resource-limited areas.
A New Kind of Paper that Can be Reused Multiple Times
A new type of paper — developed by researchers from Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing Tech University and Northwestern Polytechnical University (all in China) — that can be erased and printed on many times could have potential consequences for the environment.
Broccoli + Bacteria Kills Certain Cancer Cells
Engineered probiotics can target and kill colorectal cancer cells in the presence of a substance found in some vegetables.
Scientists Improve Welfare of Lab Animals with Systematic Analysis of Nontechnical Summaries
Scientific evaluation of the AnimalTestInfo database identifies new opportunities for animal welfare in the area of animal testing.