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New Material Coating Technology Mimics Nature's Lotus Effect
Apr. 21, 2014 — Ever stop to consider why lotus plant leaves always look clean? The hydrophobic -- water repelling -- characteristic of the leaf, termed the "Lotus effect," helps the plant survive in muddy ... full story -
'Exotic' Material Is Like a Switch When Super Thin
Apr. 18, 2014 — Researchers have shown how to switch a particular transition metal oxide, a lanthanum nickelate, from a metal to an insulator by making the material less than a nanometer thick. Ever-shrinking ... full story -
Wireless Power Transfer Achieved at 5-Meter Distance
Apr. 17, 2014 — A great improvement has been demonstrated in the distance that electric power can travel wirelessly. Researchers developed the 'Dipole Coil Resonant System' for an extended range of ... full story -
Information Storage for the Next Generation of Plastic Computers: Efficient Conversion from Magnetic Storage to Light Is Key
Apr. 16, 2014 — Inexpensive computers, cell phones and other systems that substitute flexible plastic for silicon chips may be one step closer to reality, thanks to new research. Scientists have made a new proposal ... full story -
Making Radiation-Proof Materials for Electronics, Power Plants
Apr. 16, 2014 — The 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster made the dangers of radiation all too real. To avoid similar tragedies in the future, scientists are working to develop new radiation-proof materials for nuclear ... full story -
Global Scientific Team 'Visualizes' a New Crystallization Process
Apr. 16, 2014 — By combining a synchrotron's bright X-ray beam with high speed X-ray cameras, scientists shot a 'movie' showing how organic molecules form into crystals. This is a first. Their new ... full story -
A Small Connection With Big Implications: Wiring Up Carbon-Based Electronics
Apr. 16, 2014 — Carbon-based nanostructures such as nanotubes, graphene sheets, and nanoribbons are unique building blocks showing versatile nanomechanical and nanoelectronic properties. These materials which are ... full story -
Potential Use of Google Glass in Surgical Settings
Apr. 16, 2014 — A new article shows the potential applications for Google Glass in the surgical setting, particularly in relation to training. Personal portable information technology is advancing at a breathtaking ... full story -
Lens Turns Any Smartphone Into a Portable Microscope
Apr. 15, 2014 — The Micro Phone Lens can turn any smartphone or tablet computer into a hand-held microscope. The soft, pliable lens sticks to a device's camera without any adhesive or glue and makes it possible ... full story -
New Design for Mobile Phone Masts Could Cut Carbon Emissions
Apr. 15, 2014 — A breakthrough in the design of signal amplifiers for mobile phone masts could deliver a massive 200MW cut in the load on UK power stations, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by around 0.5 million ... full story -
Let the Sun Shine In: Redirecting Sunlight to Dark Urban Alleyways
Apr. 14, 2014 — In response to ever-crowded urban conditions in developing countries, researchers in Egypt have developed an inexpensive way of re-directing natural sunlight into dimly lit streets and alleys, where ... full story -
New 'Tunable' Semiconductors Will Allow Better Detectors, Solar Cells
Apr. 14, 2014 — Researchers have discovered a way to use existing semiconductors to detect a far wider range of light than is now possible, well into the infrared range. The team hopes to use the technology in ... full story -
Tiny Particles Could Help Verify Goods
Apr. 13, 2014 — Chemical engineers hope smartphone-readable microparticles could crack down on counterfeiting. Some 2 to 5 percent of all international trade involves counterfeit goods, according to a 2013 United ... full story -
Better Solar Cells, Better LED Light and Vast Optical Possibilities
Apr. 11, 2014 — Changes at the atom level in nanowires offer vast possibilities for improvement of solar cells and LED light. Researchers have discovered that by tuning a small strain on single nanowires they can ... full story -
Nanostructures With Applications in Infrared and Terahertz Ranges
Apr. 11, 2014 — Scientists have created a compound semiconductor of nearly perfect quality with embedded nanostructures containing ordered lines of atoms that can manipulate light energy in the mid-infrared range. ... full story -
Gigabit Wireless Communications: Research Could Have Significant Implications for Future of Mobile Devices
Apr. 10, 2014 — The millimeter-wave band (58-63GHz) is seen as a perfect candidate for short-range gigabit wireless communications. These networks are envisaged to satisfy the demands of future data-rate hungry ... full story -
Thermoelectric Generator on Glass Fabric for Wearable Electronic Devices
Apr. 10, 2014 — Wearable computers or devices have been hailed as the next generation of mobile electronic gadgets, from smart watches to smart glasses to smart pacemakers. For electronics to be worn by a user, they ... full story -
Scalable, Universal Quantum Computer? Quantum Information Processed With System Comprising Optical Photon and Trapped Atom
Apr. 9, 2014 — When it comes to recognizing complex patterns or to decoding encrypted messages, conventional computers reach their limits. A whole new quality in the communication and processing of data is expected ... full story -
Genetic Circuits: Bacterial 'FM Radio' Created
Apr. 9, 2014 — A team of biologists and engineers has developed a 'rapid and tunable post-translational coupling' for genetic ... full story -
Novel Ultra-Fast Electrical Circuits Use Light-Generated Tunneling Currents
Apr. 9, 2014 — Scientists have successfully designed and fabricated electrical circuits that can operate at hundreds of terahertz frequencies, which is tens of thousands times faster than today’s state-of-the-art ... full story
- Information storage for the next generation of plastic computers: Efficient conversion from magnetic storage to light is key
- Making radiation-proof materials for electronics, power plants
- Global scientific team 'visualizes' a new crystallization process
- A small connection with big implications: Wiring up carbon-based electronics
- Potential use of Google Glass in surgical settings
- Lens turns any smartphone into a portable microscope
- New design for mobile phone masts could cut carbon emissions
- Let the sun shine in: Redirecting sunlight to dark urban alleyways
- New 'tunable' semiconductors will allow better detectors, solar cells
- Better solar cells, better LED light and vast optical possibilities
- Nanostructures with applications in infrared and terahertz ranges
- Gigabit wireless communications: Research could have significant implications for future of mobile devices
- Thermoelectric generator on glass fabric for wearable electronic devices
- Scalable, universal quantum computer? Quantum information processed with system comprising optical photon and trapped atom
- Genetic circuits: Bacterial 'FM radio' created
- Novel ultra-fast electrical circuits use light-generated tunneling currents
- Future computers that are normally off
- Scalable CVD process for making 2-D molybdenum diselenide
- Hybrid technology could make Star Trek-style medical tricorder a reality
- Graphene nanoribbons as electronic switches
- Trees go high-tech: Process turns cellulose into energy storage devices
- Personal touch signature makes mobile devices more secure
- Off the shelf, on the skin: Stick-on electronic patches for health monitoring
- Researchers probe the next generation of 2-D materials
- Quantum cryptography for mobile phones
- Tiny wireless sensing device alerts users to telltale vapors remotely
- Tiny power generator runs on spit
- Pocket-size ultrasonic nebulizer employing a novel nozzle improves inhalers
- Ultrathin collagen matrix biomaterial tool for 3-D microtissue engineering
- Mixing silicon with other materials improves the diversity of nanoscale electronic devices
- Silicon helps light go through the right channels: Improved design of lasers on optoelectronic chips
- Heat‐conducting polymer cools hot electronic devices at 200 degrees C
- Information processing demonstrated using a light-based chip inspired by our brain
- Rainbow-catching waveguide could revolutionize energy technologies
- Ultra-thin light detectors: Metamaterials and quantum cascade structures combined for first time
- Computing with slime: Logical circuits built using living slime molds
- Inspiring invention in primary school
- Researchers improve performance of III-V nanowire solar cells on graphene
- Microfluidic device with artificial arteries measures drugs' influence on blood clotting
- Can germanium replace silicon in mid-infrared group IV photonics?
- Scientists discover material that can be solar cell by day, light panel by night
- Unavoidable disorder used to build nanolaser
- Spintronics: Could diamonds be a computer's best friend?
- Anti-counterfeit 'fingerprints' made from silver nanowires
- Engineering materials for super-efficient nanoelectronics: Potential way to make graphene superconducting
- New control over topological insulator
- Real-time simulation of textiles with new software
- Tiny transistors for extreme environs: Engineers shrink plasma devices to resist radiation
- Pocket diagnosis: App turns any smartphone into a portable medical diagnostic device
- New biotechnology product to make waterproof paper using natural enzymes
- Making diagnostic imaging possible for patients with cardiac implants
- Innovative quantum computer under scrutiny
- Coercivity of material changed by patterning surface
- Real-looking snow in Disney's 'Frozen' based in simulations that predict blast scenarios
- Stretchable antenna for wearable health monitoring
- Nanotube composites greatly increase efficiency of next generation of solar cells
- Toward 'vanishing' electronics and unlocking nanomaterials' power potential
- Flexible electronics: Flexible carbon nanotube circuits more reliable and power efficient
- Nanoscale optical switch breaks miniaturization barrier
- Graphene-metal sandwich: Combining graphene and copper may shrink electronics
- Enabling next-generation wireless networks
- Ensuring solid-state drives are up to scratch: Data buffering scheme improves performance of solid-state drives
- Self-powered wireless light detectors
- Material rivaling graphene may be mined out of rocks
- Signal control with light frequencies
- Quantum physics secures new cryptography scheme
- Students' space experiment recovered from Arctic Circle
- Scientists 'herd' cells in new approach to tissue engineering
- Chip-scale tunable laser to enable bandwidth-on-demand in advanced optical networks
- Bending the light with a tiny chip: Silicon chip acts as a lens-free projector, may one day fit in cell phones
- Effective thermal camouflage and invisibility device for soldiers created
- Scientists build thinnest-possible LEDs to be stronger, more energy efficient
- Two-dimensional material shows promise for optoelectronics: LEDs, photovoltaic cells, and light detectors
- Synthetic biologists shine light on genetic circuit analysis
- Mapping behavior of charges in correlated spin-orbit coupled materials: Electronic disruption prods Mott insulator's conversion to metallic state
- Engineering team increases power efficiency for future computer processors
- IT security for the daily life: Withdrawing money at cash machines with 'Google Glass'
- New research could help make 'roll-up' digital screens a reality for all
- First step towards 'programmable materials': Sheet metal that never rattles
- Rough surface could keep small electronic parts from sticking together
- Computer reads text written in the air and other innovations
- Security tools for Industry 4.0
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