HEADLINES ARCHIVE
New Flexible Sensor Holds Potential for Foldable Touch Screens
Picture a tablet that you can fold into the size of a phone to put in your pocket, or an artificial skin that can sense your body's movements and vital signs. A new, inexpensive sensor developed at the University of British Columbia could help make advanced devices like these a reality.
Tiny Battery Powers and Cools Microchips
Researchers at ETH Zurich and IBM Research Zurich have built a proof-of-concept redox flow battery tiny enough to both power and cool stacks of computer chips.
North Sea Wind Power Hub Planned
Wind farms are to be connected to Power Link Islands, which will facilitate wind energy distribution and transmission to the North Sea countries.
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.
New Process Takes a Giant Step Toward In-Home Printing
New process combines better quality with low cost and less waste, a giant step toward home 3-D printing.
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.
Improving Charge Stability of Li-S Battery
Researchers at the University of Delaware have demonstrated a new polysulfide entrapping strategy that greatly improves the cycle stability of lithium sulfide batteries.
Ford Tests Large-Scale 3-D Printing with Light-Weighting and Personalization in Mind
3-D printing is a helpful prototyping tool, but not as useful in mass production. Despite all the media attention devoted to this technology, it is actually quite expensive and slow, compared to more conventional injection molding. However, Ford is already testing 3-D printing technology with mass production in mind.
New Material Helps Record Data with Light
In the new study, the scientists from ITMO University in Saint Petersburg, Leipzig University in Germany and Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands could generate excitons at room temperature by changing the light parameters.
The Sky is the Limit for New Low-cost 3-D Printer
Sliperiet at Umeå Arts Campus is in the process of making a 3-D printed Tower of Babel using a novel hanging printer. This offers a low-cost solution and increased flexibility to print large volumes.
New Design Results in Compact, Highly-efficient Frequency Comb
Northwestern University researchers have designed a quantum cascade laser (QCL) frequency comb that is dramatically more efficient than previous iterations.
Boeing Unveils New Airliner, the 737 MAX 9
Boeing rolled out the new 737 MAX 9, a narrow-body jetliner with a seating capacity of 220 passengers and a range of 3,515 nautical miles.
Low-Power Optical Sensor for Wearables
The low-power optical sensor incorporates an LED driver and green light detection photodiode.
Clothing for Cardiac Cartography
A vest equipped with 252 electrodes offers a non-invasive approach to mapping irregular heart rhythms.
Thermoelectric Modules: Vehicle Fuel Economy Boosters
Potential energy lost as waste heat during internal combustion can be recovered by thermoelectric generators and converted into electricity for other vehicular uses.
Restoring Communication for Locked-In Patients
A brain-computer interface enabled four paralyzed patients suffering from complete locked-in syndrome to convey their thoughts.
Big Data for the Minor Leagues
The sensors, which are wrapped in a protective case and distributed evenly in equipment, use inferencing algorithms that can track movement to within a few centimeters.
Solar-Powered Eye (and Ear) Exams
A low-cost, solar-powered ophthalmoscope was developed at University of St. Andrews, Scotland, to help health workers in low-income countries detect signs of blindness.
Safer Brain Surgery with Smart Needle
A brain biopsy needle houses a miniature fiber-optic camera, allowing surgeons to avoid at-risk vessels during instrument insertion and prevent potentially fatal bleeds.