A camera that can see around corners
MIT, USA. Ultra-fast camera can create images of hidden objects using scattered laser light. A new imaging system developed at MIT’s Media Lab could use opaque walls, doors or floors as ‘mirrors’ to...
View ArticleTaiwanese university’s electric vehicles spark interest from European dealer
NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, TAIWAN. Three electric vehicle models developed at a Taiwanese university show promise. In response to rising fuel prices, a university in...
View ArticleLytro: Photography’s giant leap forward
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, USA. A still camera technology that generates an image that can be refocused by photographers after the photo has been taken. Lytro lets you take pictures like never before. Unlike...
View ArticleMobile phones that can see through walls
UT DALLAS, USA. An imager chip that could turn mobile phones into devices that can see through walls, wood, plastics, paper and other objects. Dr. Kenneth O, director of the UT Texas Analog Center of...
View ArticleArtificial Fingerprint For Trademark Protection
UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH, BAYREUTH, GERMANY. It is a trademark label that is used to avoid product piracy. It consists of a periodic, three-dimensional surface structure. The individual structure is...
View ArticleCreating Biodegradable Transistors From Human Body Proteins
TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY, TEL AVIV, ISRAEL. Protein-based transistors that are made from milk, mucus proteins and blood can now be the foundation of new generation of electronic devices. These transistors...
View ArticleRadiation-resistant Circuits: Providing Help When Nuclear Plants Are Damaged
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, UTAH, USA. MEMS (Micro-Electromechanical Systems) are radiation-resistant circuits that are impervious to to conditions like high-radiation environments. Incorporating MEMS in...
View ArticleThe Advance: Flexible Medical Electronic Implants
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, ILLINOIS, USA; UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS, USA; KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, DAEJEON, SOUTH KOREA; DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF...
View ArticleRestoring Eyesight Through Self-Powered Bionic Eyes
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA, USA AND UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE, SCOTLAND, UNITED KINGDOM. A self-powered bionic eye that can restore the eyesight of older adults with severe or limited eyesight....
View ArticleSmart Sutures For Faster Healing And Recovery Process
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS, USA. Smart surgical sutures have recently been developed and this time, these mindless threads will soon be coated with sensors to help monitor and...
View ArticleFirst-Ever All-Optical Nanowire Switch Recently Developed
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA, PENNSYLVANIA, USA. Researchers have finally created the first ever all-optical photonic switch using cadmium sulfide nanowires. The photonic switches are combined together...
View ArticleSelf-Destructing Gadgets And Medical Implants Made From Silk
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS, USA. Researchers have come up with nanometre-thick devices using a special silk coating. They are aiming to control the actual lifespan of the...
View Article3D Printing Your Personal Electronics
UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK, COVENTRY, UNITED KINGDOM. A material named carbomorph allows anyone to incorporate sensors and electronic tracks as part of a 3D printed structure. This will allow the printer in...
View ArticleUsing Bacteria In Creating UltraLight, Low-Cost, Fire-Resistant & Flexible...
UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA, HEFEI, ANHUI, CHINA. The development of aerogels that are made from bacterial cellulose that use a low-cost biomass is a great innovation. The development...
View ArticleSelf-Healing Circuits That Are Indestructible
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, CA, USA. A team of researchers has successfully developed self-healing integrated chips. If these chips can be applied to any electronic system, they can operate...
View ArticleA camera that can see around corners
MIT, USA. Ultra-fast camera can create images of hidden objects using scattered laser light. A new imaging system developed at MIT’s Media Lab could use opaque walls, doors or floors as ‘mirrors’ to...
View ArticleTaiwanese university’s electric vehicles spark interest from European dealer
NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, TAIWAN. Three electric vehicle models developed at a Taiwanese university show promise. In response to rising fuel prices, a university in...
View ArticleLytro: Photography’s giant leap forward
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, USA. A still camera technology that generates an image that can be refocused by photographers after the photo has been taken. Lytro lets you take pictures like never before. Unlike...
View ArticleMobile phones that can see through walls
UT DALLAS, USA. An imager chip that could turn mobile phones into devices that can see through walls, wood, plastics, paper and other objects. Dr. Kenneth O, director of the UT Texas Analog Center of...
View ArticleArtificial Fingerprint For Trademark Protection
UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH, BAYREUTH, GERMANY. It is a trademark label that is used to avoid product piracy. It consists of a periodic, three-dimensional surface structure. The individual structure is...
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