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PolyU Develops Accurate Contactless 3-D Fingerprint Identification System

The minutiae features from the fingerprint ridges — such as ridge ending and bifurcation — are universally considered to be the most reliable of fingerprint details, ensuring that each fingerprint is unique.

Fewer Malfunctions and Lower Costs Thanks to Smarter Maintenance Model

Researchers at the University of Twente have developed a mathematical model for improving the maintenance schedule for trains, rails, aircraft, self-driving cars, robots and nuclear power plants.

New Ultrafast Flexible and Transparent Memory Devices Could Herald a New Era of Electronics

A new technique to produce the quickest, smallest, highest-capacity memories for flexible and transparent applications could pave the way for a future golden age of electronics.

Model Solution Establishes New Technique for Molding Flexible PCBs

A wearable device developer benefitted from new production tools and an innovative method to hold flexible PCBs in place while molding around them.

Graphene Micro-transistor Maps Brain Activity

The flexible device records brain activity in high resolution while maintaining excellent signal to noise ratio.

Smart Glasses Speed Aircraft Assembly

Airbus Industries assembly technicians have expanded the use of smart glasses for outfitting Airbus aircraft.

E-Gloves to Protect Workers from Dangerous Vibration Levels

Gloves embedded with tiny sensors are being developed by Nottingham Trent University to help protect construction workers from exposure to vibration.

Molecular "Treasure Maps" to Help Discover New Materials

Scientists at the University of Southampton, working with colleagues at the University of Liverpool, have developed a new method that has the potential to revolutionize the way we search for, design and produce new materials.

Flexible Electronic Devices with Roll-to-Roll Overmolding Technology

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has, for the first time, performed all manufacturing stages for a flexible in-molded LED foil with a roll-to-roll process.

New Type of Sensor Material Developed

Hokkaido University scientists have succeeded in developing a nickel complex that changes color and magnetism when exposed to methanol vapor.

A Big Leap Toward Tinier Lines

For the last few decades, microchip manufacturers have been on a quest to find ways to make the patterns of wires and components in their microchips ever smaller, in order to fit more of them onto a single chip and thus continue the relentless progress toward faster and more powerful computers.

Researchers Create Artificial Materials, Atom-by-Atom

Researchers at Aalto University have manufactured artificial materials with engineered electronic properties.

A Tough Coat for Silicon

Supercritical carbon dioxide delivers protective molecules to semiconductor surfaces.

“Lab-on-a-Glove” Could Bring Nerve Agent Detection to a Wearer’s Fingertips

Researchers have developed a fast way to detect the presence of dangerous compounds in the field using a disposable "lab-on-a-glove."

Warning of Shortage of Essential Minerals for Laptops, Cell Phones, Wiring

An international team of researchers, led by the University of Delaware's Saleem Ali, says global resource governance and sharing of geoscience data is needed to address challenges facing future mineral supply.

Engineering Team Develops Nanofiber Solution for Clean, Fresh Air

A research team from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has successfully concocted a novel nanofiber solution that creates thin, see-through air filters that can remove up to 90 percent of PM2.5 particles and achieve high air flow of 2.5 times better than conventional air filters.

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