HEADLINES ARCHIVE
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.
EHD Pump Cools Space Hardware
A candidate cooling technology developed at Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s will fly aboard the International Space Station later this decade.
Cracking the Secrets of a Lithium Battery Cathode
A team of researchers studied a lithium manganese nickel oxide cathode, which is viewed as one of the next generation battery materials because of its high energy.
Liquid Metal Printing in 3-D
The technology delivers 1,000 droplets per second with micron level accuracy while doubling the speed of conventional 3D powder bed metal printers.
A Smart Way to Charge Your Tesla
A trial conducted among 40 Tesla drivers demonstrated that the app increases the share of renewable energy in the battery. Savings on charging costs can be as high as 15%.
Manufacturing Methods Yields Advances in Electrochromic Glass
Researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Polymer Research are developing a technology based on a resin mixed with organic monomers.
Open-Source Biosignal Acquisition Device
The Bluetooth data acquisition device has a special focus on bio-signals such as ECG, EMG, and EEG.
Proving the Reliability of a Greener Power Grid
The potential for renewable energy plants to provide the frequency regulation response services of conventional generation facilities was tested.
One Step Closer to Sci-Fi Holograms?
Researchers created complex holographic images in infrared with the device that could be developed with industry.
Self-assembling Perovskite Films: Alternative to GaN in LEDs?
The self-assembly technique yields uniform, ultra-fine-grained films, where previous fabrication processes have not.
Fiber Optics Offer Gas Pipeline Protection
The monitoring system quickly detects when abnormal stress, movement, or temperature conditions occur.
Augmented Reality Streamlines Spine Surgery
A3D augmented-reality view of the patient’s external and internal anatomy improves procedure planning, surgical tool navigation, and implant accuracy.
One Language for the IoT
Most IoT devices don't speak the same language even if they use the same wireless technology.
Supercap Could Be Preferred Power Source for Pacemakers
An ultra-thin supercapacitor under development might power a pacemaker for the life of the patient.
Decal Electronics Form Flexible Health Sensors
A 3D-printed sensor contains narrow strips of aluminum foil that change conductivity at different bending states.