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A Whisker-Inspired Approach to Tactile Sensing
August 30, 2012 — Inspired by the twitching whiskers of common rats and Etruscan shrews, researchers have developed rodent-like robots and an innovative tactile sensor system that could be used to help find people in ... > full story -
Activating and Deactivating Gold Nanoparticle Catalysts May Lead to Longer-Lasting Hydrogen Fuel Cells
August 29, 2012 — The latest advance in imaging technology helps optimize catalysts for use in onboard fuel processing. A*STAR researchers have identified the subtle, atomic-scale structural transformations that can ... > full story -
Shifty, but Secure Eyes: New Biometric Security System
August 29, 2012 — A biometric security system based on how a user moves their eyes is being developed by technologists in Finland. Researchers explain how a person's saccades, their tiny, but rapid, involuntary eye ... > full story -
Curiosity Rover Plays First Song Transmitted from Another Planet
August 28, 2012 — For the first time in history, a recorded song has been beamed back to Earth from another planet. Students, special guests and news media gathered at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, ... > full story -
Method to Simplify Production of Proteins Used in Many Types of Drugs Developed
August 28, 2012 — Engineering researchers have developed a method to simplify the pharmaceutical production of proteins used in drugs that treat a variety of diseases and health conditions, including diabetes, cancer, ... > full story -
Cooled Coal Emissions Would Clean Air and Lower Health and Climate-Change Costs
August 27, 2012 — Refrigerating coal-plant emissions would reduce levels of dangerous chemicals that pour into the air -- including carbon dioxide by more than 90 percent -- at a cost of 25 percent efficiency, ... > full story -
Advanced Tornado/hurricane Shelter Panels from Recycled Materials
August 27, 2012 — Recycled materials may become armor against flying debris: Panels for a new high-tech shelter have passed the National Storm Shelter Association’s tornado threat ... > full story -
Japanese Researchers Develop WalkMate System for Improving Quality of Life of Parkinson's Patients
August 27, 2012 — Researchers in Japan have developed an innovative, non-invasive therapeutic intervention that may improve the mobility, stability, and quality of life of Parkinson's disease ... > full story -
Laser Beam as a '3-D Painter' to Grow Biological Tissue or to Create Micro Sensors
August 27, 2012 — With laser beams, molecules can be fixed at exactly the right position in a three dimensional material. The new method can be used to grow biological tissue or to create micro ... > full story -
New Wave of Technologies Possible After Ground-Breaking Analysis Tool for Nanometer Devices Developed
August 26, 2012 — A revolutionary tool has enabled researchers to analyze nanometer-sized devices without destroying them for the first time, opening the door to a new wave of ... > full story
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