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Engineering
Researchers develop wireless sensor system for continuous monitoring of bridge deformation
Researchers in Drexel University's College of Engineering have developed a solar-powered, wireless sensor system that can continually monitor bridge deformation and could be used to alert authorities when the bridge performance ...
May 26, 2023
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Michigan launches consortium of higher ed, employers to prepare semiconductor workforce
The Michigan Economic Development Corp., the state's economic development organization, is spearheading the launch of a consortium of higher education institutions and employers to train workers for jobs in the growing semiconductor ...
May 25, 2023
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Business
Britain unveils $1.2B strategy to boost computer chip industry
Britain's government unveiled its long-awaited semiconductor strategy Friday, catching up with similar efforts by Western allies seeking to reduce reliance on Asian production of the computer chips that are essential to modern ...
May 19, 2023
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Electronics & Semiconductors
A technique to spin soft functional fibers for smart textiles and wearable devices
In recent years, material scientists have been trying to develop soft and flexible fibers that could be used to create new electronics. These fibers could, for example, be used to create smart sensing clothes, energy solutions, ...
May 18, 2023 feature
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Engineering
Toward more flexible and rapid prototyping of electronic devices
Whether you are a new employee, a gymnast, or a bendy straw manufacturer, one trait is ideal across the board: flexibility.
May 18, 2023
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Electronics & Semiconductors
A programmable surface plasmonic neural network to detect and process microwaves
AI tools based on artificial neural networks (ANNs) are being introduced in a growing number of settings, helping humans to tackle many problems faster and more efficiently. While most of these algorithms run on conventional ...
May 17, 2023 feature
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Engineering
New invention for more efficient atomic force microscopes
The basic principle of the atomic force microscope is very simple: an extremely thin, movable tip on a cantilever is moved over a surface that is being examined. Tiny forces on an atomic scale act between the tip and the ...
May 17, 2023
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Engineering
3D printed elastic conductors for stretchable electronics
Three-dimensional (3D) printing has become increasingly advanced over the past few years and has been successfully used to create countless items, including toys, furniture and electronic components. As 3D printing equipment ...
May 11, 2023 feature
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Engineering
A bioinspired flexible optical sensor for force and orientation sensing
Recently, flexible optical waveguides made from elastic polymer have been intensively explored due to their excellent physiomechanical properties and sensing performance together with low cost, reliability and potential for ...
May 11, 2023
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Why you don't want 'phantom energy' on a spacecraft
You may not have heard of piezoelectric materials, but odds are, you have benefitted from them.
May 8, 2023
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Breakthrough in enhancement of hole mobility in strained germanium leads to emergence of new class of quantum materials
Semiconductor materials are the foundation of modern electronic, photonic, photovoltaic, thermoelectric and many other semiconductor devices, which are integral for computers, mobile phones, gadgets, home appliances, cars ...
May 4, 2023 dialog
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Robotics
A new hydrogel-based skin with tactile sensing capabilities
For decades, roboticists have been trying to develop robots that closely resemble humans, both in terms of their appearance and capabilities. Recent technological advances have opened exciting new possibilities for the creation ...
May 3, 2023 feature
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A touch-responsive fabric armband for flexible keyboards, wearable sketchpads
It's time to roll up your sleeves for the next advance in wearable technology—a fabric armband that's actually a touch pad.
May 2, 2023
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