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.
Wearable Robotic Tools for Minimally-invasive Surgery
The European Union is funding the development of a wearable robotic system for minimally invasive surgery, also known as keyhole surgery.
Researcher Tests Fly Ash for Stronger Concrete
Portland cement has been around for more than 250 years as the binding material for concrete, mortar and stucco, but a Missouri University of Science and Technology researcher is studying ways to make concrete without the traditional material.
Researchers Offer Overview of Composite Metal Foams and Potential Applications
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a range of composite metal foams (CMFs) that can be used in applications from armor to hazardous material transport — and they're now looking for collaborators to help identify and develop new applications. To that end, the researchers are issuing a comprehensive overview and new data on their CMFs.
Treating Used Wood as an Energy Resource
Waste wood is a largely untapped renewable energy resource in Switzerland.
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.
How 3-D Printing Could Save Lives
In the past decade, engineers at the University of California San Diego have 3-D printed a variety of devices ranging from rocket engines, to robots, to structures inspired by the seahorse’s tail. Now, nanoengineers have added a new item to that list: a 3-D printed biomimetic blood vessel network.
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.
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.
Chemists Create Molecular “Leaf” That Collects and Stores Solar Power Without Solar Panels
An international team of scientists led by Liang-shi Li at Indiana University has achieved a new milestone in the quest to recycle carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere into carbon-neutral fuels and others materials.
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.
Reusable Sponge Soaks Up Oil, Could Revolutionize Oil Spill and Diesel Cleanup
When the Deepwater Horizon drilling pipe blew out seven years ago, beginning the worst oil spill in U.S. history, those in charge of the recovery discovered a new wrinkle: the millions of gallons of oil bubbling from the sea floor weren’t all collecting on the surface where it could be skimmed or burned. Some of it was forming a plume and drifting through the ocean under the surface.
Will Plastic Food Cans Become a Clear Choice?
The can consists of a multilayer plastic substrate that allows consumers to see the product inside while incorporating an easy-open metal lid and metal bottom.
Ford Engineers Tackle "Last Mile" Supply Chain Challenge
Delivery vans and airborne drones could be paired to address challenges inherent in supply chain dynamics typically known as "the last mile."
Proper Instrumentation Keeps MEWPs Safely 'On the Level'
New safety standards are expected to come into effect in early 2017, and manufacturers and users of MEWPs are looking at the types of sensors that will be needed to conform to the standards.
Strategy Speeds Up Nuclear Decommissioning
Use of a friction-stir welded metal matrix basket for used nuclear fuel storage can shorten the required cooling period from about seven years to two-and-a-half years.
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.