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Smart Windows are an Illuminating Development
Window glass incorporating micro mirrors functions as compound parabolic concentrator lenses to optimally reflect sunlight with low restrictions in visibility.
New Microscope System Allows Researchers to Observe Animal’s Brain Activity in Natural Environments
The ability to track the interactions of brain cells in animals in their natural habitat has been long sought after by neuroscientists and doctors. Researchers from The Rockefeller University have developed a system that is a huge step closer to this dream.
Google Rebrands Its Research Division
To underscore how significant it is to the future of the company, Google has rebranded its Google Research division and will be referring to it from here on out as Google AI.
U.K. to Consider Wet Wipe Ban
Amid mounting concern for plastic pollution levels, the U.K. is considering an eventual ban on wet wipes containing plastic — the kind used for personal hygiene and those used to clean surfaces.
Paper Suggests That with Advances in 3D Printing Come Unexpected Threats
Advancing industries such as the aerospace industry with jet engine parts or the medical industry with prosthetic limbs, additive manufacturing — better known as 3D printing — is making more and more things possible.
Marines Place Order for Throwable Robots
The robots can scan tight spaces, detect IEDs and crawl over small obstacles.
Improving Measurement at the Nanoscale
A new technique using photons, fundamental components of light, could make measurements at the nanoscale 100 times more precise.
Amazon Wants to Scan Customer Bodies for a Better Fit, Fewer Returns
The biggest drawback to online shopping as anyone will tell you is not being able to actually try on the clothes to gauge how they fit and feel. Retail juggernaut Amazon is hoping to remedy that problem, thereby limiting the amount of clothing that goes returned every year, with the help of a body scanner.
New Study Suggests U.S. Users Still Loyal to Facebook
Despite a few scandalous, headline-making months, Facebook’s popularity among U.S. users is almost unchanged with reports indicating that loyalty to the brand has not waned.
Norway's Fjords to Become Zero Emission Zones
In eight years’ time, Norway’s fjords are expected to become zero emission zones — a move that would likely impact the cruise ships and ferries bringing tourists to one of Europe’s most popular destinations.
Pulsafeeder Enhances PulsaPro Capabilities with New XAE Actuator
The new microprocessor-based actuator, specifically designed for PulsaPro Series, brings remote control to chemical metering applications.
Watch the Liftoff of NASA's Mars-bound InSight
The Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport lander will listen for "marsquakes" ahead of eventual human missions to explore the Red Planet.
MOF Sensors Have Sulfur Dioxide in the Pocket
A porous material with pockets embedded into its structure is a promising material for sensing noxious gases.
Video: Grid Services and Virtual Power Plant Solution Launched by SolarEdge
The platform can increase the value of home energy storage systems for a range of stakeholders including grid operators, utilities and their customers.
Watch: The Promise of Self-Assembling Computational Systems
Custom-designed silicon microparticles that both assemble and disassemble themselves could form the basis for creating artificial muscles, as well as reconfigurable computer systems.
Tic Tac Toe Playing Robot Helps Patients in Rehab Regain Everyday Movements
A new robot from researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) plays tic tac toe with people who are trying to improve real-life tasks performance after surgery.
Using Sweat to Help Investigate Crime Scenes
Considering that our skin is covered in sweat glands (on average, 650 sweat glands per square inch of skin), it’s safe to say that we leave a trail of our sweat wherever we go and on whatever we touch. As such, researchers from the University at Albany believe that this “data” can be used to help with crime scene investigations.
Study Participants Warm to the Idea of Robot Counselors
Researchers from the University of Plymouth have determined that social robots could potentially be used to “counsel” humans.
Philadelphia to Launch City-owned Mussel Hatchery to Improve Water Quality
In an effort to improve water quality in the Delaware River Basin, officials in Philadelphia have announced plans to restore dwindling mussel populations by launching a city-owned mussel hatchery.
China Trialing AI Body Scanners at Some of its Airports
Airports in China will soon be outfitted with artificial intelligence (AI)-powered body scanners capable of detecting nearly 90 different banned items in under a second.