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Nanocrystal-generated Light Could Speed Communications
White light generated using semiconductor lasers may one day replace LED white-light bulbs for energy-efficient lighting, researchers say.
Liquid Light Switch for More Powerful Electronics
Current methods of converting between electrical and optical signals are both inefficient and slow, and researchers have been searching for ways to combine the two.
Low-Power Smart Camera "Awakens" to Specific Gestures
The camera could have applications ranging from remote-area operation, where energy efficiency is critical, to specialized surveillance and consumer electronics with hands-free operation.
How to Turn Music Into Colors With a Wi-Fi Bridge
Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a 1977 American science fiction film, written and directed by Steven Spielberg. As part of the movie’s theme scientists enable a computer, using light and sound patterns together, to have a musical conversation with alien guests from a UFO visiting out planet.
Sensor Technology Helping to Spur Industry 4.0 Adoption
Industry 4.0 is being driven by technologies aimed at extracting the value of the Internet of Things for manufacturers.
IoT Could Cause Energy Use to Spiral
Autonomous streaming of data by billions of sensors removes the existing potential constraints to the growth in internet energy consumption.
The Day a Solar Storm Almost Brought on Nuclear War
The storm serves as a reminder of why geoscience and space research are essential to U.S. national security.
Haptics Research Could Lead to Advanced Touchscreens
Understanding why ultrasonic vibrations on a flat glass plate feel slippery to the touch could allow the design of sophisticated electronic devices that exert forces on the finger.
Smart Cameras Developed to Assist Autonomous Driving
Using sensors, the system can estimate how long the driver will need before resuming full control of the vehicle following a period of autonomous driving.
Bio-Derived Battery Is Long Lasting and High Voltage
The battery is similar to many commercially available, high-energy lithium-ion batteries, but uses flavin from vitamin B2 as the cathode.
Battery Self-Destructs after Powering Transient Electronics
Li-ion battery self-destructs in water after delivering 2.5 V for 15 minutes.
Amazon to Test Drone Deliveries in UK
Amazon anticipates that its Prime Air service will deliver packages of up to five pounds in 30 minutes or less using small drones.
Cyber-Physical Systems Research Aims for Safer Construction-Site Temporary Structures
While CPS has already been implemented in the manufacturing, transportation and healthcare industries, its benefits to the construction industry are still being explored.
From Mars to Earth: Engineering Innovations Find Earthbound Applications
Notable innovations applicable to earthbound issues include flexible circuitry, labyrinth seal technology and robot arms.
Licensing Deal Could See RoboGlove Developed for Health, Industrial Applications
The RoboGlove uses sensors, actuators and tendons that are comparable to the nerves, muscles and tendons in a human hand to allow the wearer to hold a grip longer and more comfortably.
Laser Airspeed Sensor Successfully Trialed
The Laser Air Speed Sensing Instrument works by bouncing ultraviolet laser light off air molecules and measuring the change in "color" of the reflections caused by the Doppler Effect.
BAE Systems Looks at "Growing" UAVs in Chemistry Labs
A "Chemputer," now under development at the University of Glasgow, could enable advanced chemical processes to grow aircraft and their complex electronic systems.
Vibrating Shoes Could Help the Visually Impaired Avoid Obstacles
Early tests will focus on the problem of stepping over obstacles of different heights.
Predicting How Semiconductors Weather Abuse
New semiconductors are needed that can more efficiently absorb light and drive the reactions that allow storage of energy from the sun in chemical bonds, says Berkeley Lab scientist Jeff Sharp.
Construction of World's Largest Optical/Infrared Telescope to Begin
The E-ELT's light-collecting area will be larger than all existing optical research telescopes combined.