HEADLINES ARCHIVE
Robot Sets Vertical Jumping Record
A robot can leap into the air and spring off a wall or jump multiple consecutive times to achieve a record combined jumping height.
Could Smallpox May Be More Recent than We Thought?
Genetic research suggests that smallpox may not be an ancient disease but a more modern killer that went on to become the first human disease eradicated by vaccination.
Improved Hydrogen Fuel Storage for Clean Energy Vehicles?
New materials could enable more efficient storage of hydrogen fuel for cars.
Method Produces Hydrogen at Lower Temperatures
A faster more economical method to produce hydrogen could bring fuel cells for cars and home energy systems closer to reality.
Sensor Provides Immediate Detection of Lead
The technology can be used for one-time testing of lead in tap water through a handheld device.
Molecular Imaging Hack Makes Cameras "Faster"
Super temporal resolution microscopy allows scientists to view and gather useful information about fluorescing molecules at a frame rate 20 times faster than typical lab cameras allow.
First Citywide Test of Radioactivity
A key element of SIGMA, which began in 2014, has been to develop and test low-cost, high-efficiency radiation sensors that detect gamma and neutron radiation.
Birds Inspire New Technique for Structural Color
Researchers have developed a system to build large-scale meta-materials with structural color.
Fiber Optics Pioneer Wins Tyndall Award
This award is conferred by the Optical Society and the IEEE Photonics Society and is one of the most prestigious awards the two societies present.
Glowing Tumors Help Surgeons Cut Out Brain Cancer
The technique uses near-infrared imaging and the contrasting agent indocyanine green, which fluoresces a bright green under NIR light.
Solar-powered Thermal Desalination Process
The graphene absorber is easy to transport, making it potentially attractive to use in remote areas and in developing countries.
Wildfire Emissions Analyzed for Health, Climate Effects
A special chamber allows controlled combustion of fuels under flaming and smoldering conditions, after which the emitted smoke particles are aged photochemically in a flow tube reactor.
Smartphone "Laboratory" Detects Cancer Biomarker
Although smartphone spectrometers exist, they monitor or measure only a single sample at a time, making them inefficient for many real-world applications.
Melanin Improves Polyurethane Three Ways
Polyurethane containing just 2% melanin, extracted from the ink sacs of cuttlefish, improved both the material's tensile strength and toughness approximately tenfold.
Soft Sensor Monitors Heart, Recognizes Speech
With a wearable vibration sensor, human body acoustics can be used for cardiovascular monitoring.
Electricity Used to Track Water, Identify Concrete Degradation
The technology can determine where and whether water is infiltrating concrete, as well as how fast it is moving, how much water there is and how existing cracks are influencing the water movement.
Detecting Exposure to Nuclear Materials
The goal of the research was to determine if hair, fingernail clippings and toenail clippings could be used to better detect uranium exposure.
Wireless Implant Helps Paralyzed Primates Walk
A wireless brain-control system recreates signals recorded from the brain and stimulates electrodes in the leg.
Wireless Device Alerts Drivers on Emissions
The device captures raw data from the vehicle’s engine and emissions systems and transmits it in real time to cloud servers, where it is processed into actionable information.
Stanford Claims Solar-to-Hydrogen Efficiency Gain
Research points to the potential of photovoltaic-electrolysis systems for cost-effective solar energy storage.