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Brain Makes Call on Which Ear Is Used for Cell Phone
May 16, 2013 If you're a left-brain thinker, chances are you use your right hand to hold your cell phone up to your right ear, according to a newly published study. The study shows a strong correlation between ... > full story -
Security Risks Found in Sensors for Heart Devices, Consumer Electronics
May 16, 2013 The type of sensors that pick up the rhythm of a beating heart in implanted cardiac defibrillators and pacemakers are vulnerable to tampering, according to a new study conducted in controlled ... > full story -
Engineers Monitor Heart Health Using Paper-Thin Flexible 'Skin'
May 16, 2013 Engineers combine layers of flexible materials into pressure sensors to create a wearable heart monitor thinner than a dollar bill. The skin-like device could one day provide doctors with a safer way ... > full story -
New Insights Into How Materials Transfer Heat Could Lead to Improved Electronics
May 16, 2013 Researchers have published new insights into how materials transfer heat, which could lead eventually to smaller, more powerful electronic ... > full story -
New Record in Wireless Data Transmission
May 16, 2013 Researchers have achieved the wireless transmission of 40 Gbit/s at 240 GHz over a distance of one kilometer. Researchers say that their most recent demonstration sets a new world record and ties in ... > full story -
Making Frequency-Hopping Radios Practical
May 15, 2013 New hardware could lead to wireless devices that identify and exploit unused transmission frequencies, using radio spectrum much more ... > full story -
Cells Must Use Their Brakes Moderately for Effective Speed Control
May 15, 2013 How cells regulate their own function by “accelerating and braking” is important basic knowledge when new intelligent medicines are being developed, or when plant cells are tweaked to ... > full story -
Electronics Comes to Paper: Paper, Being Light and Foldable, Works Well for Electrically Conducting Structures
May 15, 2013 Paper, being a light and foldable raw material, is a cost-efficient and simple means of generating electrically conducting ... > full story -
New Uses for Tiny Carbon Nanotubes: Adding Ionic Liquid to Nanotube Films Could Build Smaller Gadgets
May 14, 2013 Nanotubes are stronger than steel and smaller than any element of silicon-based electronics. They can potentially process information faster while using less energy. The challenge has been figuring ... > full story -
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New Software Spots, Isolates Cyber-Attacks to Protect Networked Control Systems
May 14, 2013 Researchers have developed a software algorithm that detects and isolates cyber-attacks on networked control systems -- which are used to coordinate transportation, power and other infrastructure ... > full story
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