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Researchers Make Major Breakthrough in Smart Printed Electronics
A team of scientists has fabricated printed transistors consisting entirely of 2-D nanomaterials for the first time.
Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute Membership Event
The Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing (ARM) Institute held its kick-off meeting on April 12th and 13th at the National Robotics Engineering Center in Pittsburgh, PA. The meeting was attended by over 200 people representing many organizations from academia, industry and the public sector.
The Automated Freight Train of the Future
The next-generation transport of cargo by rail will combine a high level of automation, intelligent handling and high speeds.
New Adhesive Sensor Can Save Patients the Discomfort and Pain of Intravenous Drips
A new adhesive sensor can save patients the discomfort and pain resulting from leaky intravenous drips.
3-D-Printed Model of Stenotic Intracranial Artery Enables Vessel-Wall MRI Standardization
A collaboration between stroke neurologists at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) and bioengineers at the University of Massachusetts has led to the creation of a realistic, 3-D-printed phantom of a stenotic intracranial artery that is being used to standardize protocols for high-resolution MRI, also known as vessel-wall MRI, at a network of U.S. and Chinese institutions.
Hoists with Overload Protection
OZ Lifting Products LLC provides premium chain and lever lifting hoists with overload protection. Lifting Hoists with capacities ranging from .5 ton to 50 tons are available with this safety feature.
Crowdfunding a Consumable Spherical Water Bottle — the Ooho!
A team of entrepreneurs affiliated with Skipping Rocks Lab has started a crowdfunding effort to mass-market a consumable water bottling device that produces what they call the Ooho!
Researchers Design Coatings to Prevent Pipeline Clogging
A team of researchers at MIT has come up with a solution that might prevent a Deepwater Horizon-like oil rig disaster.
New Material Could Save Time and Money in Medical Imaging and Environmental Remediation
Chemists at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a material that holds the key to cheap, fast and portable new sensors for a wide range of chemicals that currently cost government and industries large sums to detect.
Improved Plasma Process for 3D Objects
Plasmas have long been used in industry to clean surfaces or to process them such that materials like paints or glues adhere to them more effectively.
New 3-D Printing Method Creates Shape-Shifting Objects
A team of researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology and two other institutions has developed a new 3-D printing method to create objects that can permanently transform into a range of different shapes in response to heat.
New Method for 3-D Printing Extraterrestrial Materials
When humans begin to colonize the moon and Mars, they will need to be able to make everything from small tools to large buildings using the limited surrounding resources.
Art of Paper-Cutting Inspires Self-Charging Paper Device
Despite advances in portable electronic devices, one thing remains constant: the need to plug them into a wall socket to recharge.
Non-Flammable Graphene Membrane Developed for Safe Mass Production
University of Arkansas researchers have discovered a simple and scalable method for turning graphene oxide into a non-flammable and paper-like graphene membrane that can be used in large-scale production.
New Starch Improves Plastic Biodegradability
A new starch-based film increases both biodegradability and water resistance for paper and other materials.
Graphene Coating That Changes Color When Deformed or Cracked
A team of researchers at Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research in Germany has developed a graphene coating that changes color when deformed or cracked.
New Radar Scanner Tests Wind Turbine Blades for Defects
Thanks to the innovative radar scanner from the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics IAF, defects in the material composition of the wind turbine blades can now be detected with far greater accuracy and visualized in a cross-sectional view, thereby saving costs in production and operation.
New Hybrid Inks for Printed, Flexible Electronics Without Sintering
Research scientists at the INM–Leibniz Institute for New Materials have developed a new type of hybrid inks that allow electronic circuits to be applied to paper directly from a pen.
A Moldable Scaffold for Bone
A team, including researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, is developing a new material that can be used to replace skull bone lost to injury, surgery or birth defect.
Researchers Discover a Surprising Property of Glass Surfaces
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a new technique to study the surface of different types of glass.