HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Team creates path to nanofluidic devices using spintronics
Researchers in the ERATO Saitoh Spin Quantum Rectification Project in the JST Strategic Basic Research Programs have elucidated the mechanism of the hydrodynamic power generation using spin currents in micrometer-scale channels, finding that power generation efficiency improves drastically as the size of the flow is made smaller.
Vibration sensor at cryogenic temperatures has greater sensitivity
New proposed design using cryogenic temperatures is 50 times more sensitive at frequencies below 10 Hz.
Gum-chewing robot helps expedite analysis of oral drug delivery gum
To determine the effectiveness of medicated chewing gum and its ability to deliver drugs to patients in vitro, a team of researchers from the University of Bristol in the U.K. have tested the drug delivery vehicle on a gum-chewing robot.
Switched reluctance motors for electric vehicles
Switched reluctance machines (SRMs) are attracting attention in the EV research community because of their various advantages.
Adaptive EMI measuring head provides vibration-based structural monitoring
The new measuring system is fast, automated and non-destructive.
Watch: Water quality sensors styled with human hair waste
A carbon dot sensor synthesized from human hair biowaste provides real-time detection of chlorination disinfection by-products.
Wearable medical sensors drawn with pencil and paper
A variety of medical sensors drawn on paper with a common graphite pencil can be applied to skin in a do-it-yourself approach to device design.
Aircraft hydraulic subsystems work together for redundancy
Hydraulic systems on aircraft employ unique technologies to ensure passenger safety during hydraulic problems.
Coalition designs an autonomous vessel to keep offshore oil and gas platforms, wind farms safe
A collective of maritime companies has designed an autonomous surveillance vessel to keep offshore structures safe from collisions.
Watch sound waves move droplets in a microfluidic platform
A new rewritable and programmable microfluidic lab-on-a-chip system taps sound waves to create tunnels in oil to efficiently manipulate and transport droplets.
2D solution for next-generation semiconductors
Researchers from the Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) have developed a next-generation memory device using a two-dimensional layered-structure material.
Open data access for fair justice gets a boost from AI
Researchers are developing an AI platform that allows users to access the information and insights within federal court records. Those records are currently behind a paywall and often require data and analytic expertise to find and analyze.
Watch: Shape-shifting implant materials are 3D printed
A reactive 3D-printing method decouples printing and shape-programming steps, enabling a broad range of complex architectures and virtually any arbitrary shape changes.
Team answers mystery surrounding high-performance data storage
The volume of the invar materials barely expands when heated and now researchers know why.
Video: A simple DIY ventilator for COVID-19 patients
The do-it-yourself (DIY) emergency ventilator is based on the automation of the manually operated bag valve mask widely used to deliver air into a patient’s lungs.
Is the hyperloop about to go mainstream?
U.S. House of Representatives includes Virgin Hyperloop in its future of transportation act.
Watch: A longer life for legacy robots
Old robots do not have to die and fade away: they can be refurbished to extend and expand service life in a bid to improve the environmental sustainability of robotics technology.
Clippard debuts new high pressure control system
Electronic valve manufacturer Clippard announces its Cordis HP500 high pressure controls featuring Clippard's EV line of electronic valves to allow for steady, repeatable downstream pressure under static conditions. The result is precise, linear pressure control within a closed-loop system.
Bringing self-driving car technology to space satellites
AImotive and C3S are collaborating on a new platform for space observation, docking support, asteroid mining and more.
Novel machine learning produces 50 times higher-resolution climate data...fast!
Researchers at NREL have developed a faster, more accurate way to enhance climate data by incorporating adversarial training into machine learning.