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Revolutionary New Device Joins World of Smart Electronics: New Flexible, Transparent, Photosensitive Device
April 19, 2013 Smart electronics are taking the world by storm. From techno-textiles to transparent electronic displays, the world of intelligent technology is growing fast and a revolutionary new device has just ... > full story -
Ocean Acidification as a Hearing Aid for Fish?
April 19, 2013 Scientists report stunning new insight into the potential effects of acidification on the sensory function of larval cobia. The study is the first to use micro-CT technology to examine otoliths while ... > full story -
Robot Hands Gain a Gentler Touch: Tactile Sensing Technology Builds on Tiny Barometer Chips
April 18, 2013 What use is a hand without nerves, that can't tell what it's holding? A hand that lifts a can of soda to your lips, but inadvertently tips or crushes it in the process? Scientists have now developed ... > full story -
'Big Data’ Algorithm Used to Customize Video Game Difficulty
April 18, 2013 Researchers have developed a computational model that can predict video game players’ in-game performance and provide a corresponding challenge they can beat, leading to quicker mastery of new ... > full story -
Tests in New York City Suggest How to Improve Emergency Radio Communications
April 18, 2013 Radio communications can be unreliable in underground tunnels and other large, complicated structures, posing a safety hazard for emergency responders. New tests of wireless emergency safety ... > full story -
Battery Low? Give Your Mobile Some Water
April 18, 2013 A power source for your mobile phone can now be as close as the nearest tap, stream, or even a puddle, with the world’s first water-activated charging ... > full story -
Taking the Pulse of the Crowd
April 18, 2013 If everyone in the crowd at a sports event or concert or even the players had wireless heart monitors fitted, commentators and those behind the sound desk could get a real measure of the sense of the ... > full story -
Prototype Generators Emit Much Less Carbon Monoxide
April 17, 2013 Portable electric generators retrofitted with off-the-shelf hardware emitted significantly lower levels of carbon monoxide, according to the results of recent ... > full story -
Europe-Wide Pollen Count Map Created
April 17, 2013 In future there could be precise, personal travel warnings for hay fever sufferers covering the whole of ... > full story -
Green Tourism: Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Holidaymakers
April 17, 2013 Each year our desire to get away from it all contributes to around 5% of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions. Ignoring the impact of tourism on the environment would be equivalent to ignoring ... > full story
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