Full-color fiber LEDs created with perovskite quantum wires pave way for advanced wearable displays
A research team led by the School of Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has developed full-color fiber light-emitting diodes utilizing perovskite quantum wires (PeQWs), paving the way ...
Aug 12, 2024
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A light-powered hydrogel launcher
An international team of mechanical engineers has developed what they call a fracture-driven, power-amplified hydrogel launcher. They have published their discovery in the journal Nature Materials.
Paris Olympics embrace accessibility technology for visually impaired fans
As Paris shines under the global spotlight of the Olympic Games, technological innovations are enabling people with visual impairments to take it in.
Aug 11, 2024
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Generating and detecting graphene plasmon polaritons with terahertz electronics
Graphene plasmon polaritons are a class of hybrid quasi-particles with advantageous optoelectronic properties. These particles have proved promising for the development of miniaturized nanoscale circuits that operate in the ...
Engineers conduct first in-orbit test of 'swarm' satellite autonomous navigation
Someday, instead of large, expensive individual space satellites, teams of smaller satellites—known by scientists as a "swarm"—will work in collaboration, enabling greater accuracy, agility, and autonomy. Among the scientists ...
Aug 8, 2024
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New living building material draws carbon out of the atmosphere
A new construction biomaterial that uses living microorganisms to extract carbon dioxide from the atmosphere has been developed by a UCL graduate student and colleagues.
Aug 8, 2024
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Layering stretchable and rigid materials and incorporating machine learning improves accuracy of wearables
Researchers at Yokohama National University have developed a stretchy, high-precision measurement wearable device that combines soft polymer materials and rigid electronic elements. This device can accurately measure inertial ...
Aug 7, 2024
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Fabric coated in conductive plastics will soon give your clothes extra muscles
Textile muscles is a young research field that originated in Sweden at Linköping University and the University of Borås. In the long run, the technology can be built into clothes that can give an extra boost during heavy ...
Aug 7, 2024
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Flipping NASA tech and sticking the landing: Gecko grip for phone accessory
When it comes to innovative technologies, inventors often find inspiration in the most unexpected places. A former salesman, Akeem Shannon, was inspired by his uncle, who worked as an engineer at NASA's Marshall Space Flight ...
Aug 7, 2024
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Japan's Nissan is developing 'cool paint' for cars to keep drivers cooler
Nissan showed Tuesday what it called a "cool paint" to keep people inside vehicles cooler, although the coating is six times thicker, making commercialization still a challenge.
Aug 6, 2024
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Musk's superhuman vision promise is dangerous: Researchers
Researchers have criticized billionaire Elon Musk for promising that his brain implant technology could eventually provide patients with vision superior to normal human sight.
Jul 30, 2024
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A passive, renewable, more efficient way to extract water from the atmosphere
Freshwater scarcity affects over two billion people in the world, primarily in arid and remote regions, as well as islands and coastal areas without freshwater sources. Climate change and population growth are only making ...
A strategy to design better materials for thermoelectric power generation
In recent years, engineers and scientists worldwide have been working on new technologies for generating electricity from renewable energy sources, including photovoltaics (PVs), wind turbines and hydro-power generators. ...
Novel technique to fabricate three-dimensional circuits for advanced electronics
Unlike traditionally printed circuit boards, which are flat, 3D circuitry enables components to be stacked and integrated vertically—dramatically reducing the footprint required for devices.
Jul 29, 2024
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Engineers develop a recipe for zero-emissions fuel: Soda cans, seawater and caffeine
A sustainable source for clean energy may lie in old soda cans and seawater. MIT engineers have found that when the aluminum in soda cans is exposed in its pure form and mixed with seawater, the solution bubbles up and naturally ...
Jul 25, 2024
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Engineers develop technique that enhances thermal imaging and infrared thermography for police, medical and military use
A new method to measure the continuous spectrum of light, developed in the lab of University of Houston professor of electrical and computer engineering Jiming Bao, is set to improve thermal imaging and infrared thermography, ...
Jul 25, 2024
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Event-driven optical encryption advances information security through neuromorphic imaging
In an era where the internet connects virtually every aspect of our lives, the security of information systems has become paramount. Safeguarding critical databases containing private and commercial information presents a ...
Jul 24, 2024
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Study proposes a predictive home energy management system with customizable bidirectional real-time pricing mechanism
With a continuous rise in the global population, energy consumption and its associated environmental and economic costs are also increasing.
Jul 24, 2024
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