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Lithium-Air Battery Out-Powers Lithium-Ion
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory have designed a new lithium-air battery that works in a natural air environment and still functioned after a...
Blog: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
How to Understand Humanity Through Humanoids
Question of the Week: Energy
Will low-cost 'smart glass' catch on?
Our second INSIDER story today featured an achievement from University of Delaware engineers: liquid-activated panels that change from transparent to opaque.
The Olympic Games give elite athletes a chance at athletic triumph but also carry a risk of injury. When injuries occur, it’s critical that they be evaluated quickly. Onsite imaging...
News: Imaging
Advances Settles Debate Over Spread of Alzheimer Protein
Recent advances in brain imaging have enabled scientists to show for the first time that a key protein which causes nerve cell death spreads throughout the brain in Alzheimer's disease...
News: Medical
High-Tech Scans Can Help Redefine Intelligence
A new NYU Langone study offers the first solid evidence that functional MRI scans of brain entropy are a new means to understanding human intelligence. High-tech scans of the resting human brain...
News: Medical
DNA Origami: Imaging DNA 'Building Blocks' in 3-D
Over the past decade, researchers have been working to create nanoscale materials and devices using DNA as construction materials through a process called DNA origami. A single long...
Blog: Electronics & Computers
A Look Back at the Trailblazing "Manny" Robot – A Firefighter's Friend
Podcasts: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Here's an Idea: How 3D Printing Began
Every technology begins with an idea.
Question of the Week: Photonics/Optics
Will laser-based imaging help self-driving cars someday see around corners?
An autonomous-driving technology from Stanford University gives vehicles the capability to "peek" around corners. Tech Briefs spoke with the creators of the laser-based system. To make the technology road-ready, the team still needs to speed-up the data-acquisition...
Blog: Automotive
Sound-Off: How to Achieve ‘Level 5’ Autonomous Driving
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New Products: March 2018 Photonics & Imaging Insider
Developed with input from bright-field microscopy experts, the IAM-9C-SECCAL color transmission calibration slide from APPLIED IMAGE Inc....
INSIDER: Imaging
New Phosphor Material Improves LED Color Quality
A team led by engineers at the University of California San Diego has used data mining and computational tools to discover a new phosphor material for white LEDs that is inexpensive and...
INSIDER: Imaging
Hyperspectral Content for Standard Cameras Becomes Reality
New software developed by BGU researchers will enable standard cameras and smartphones to capture both hyperspectral images and video with a faster and more cost-efficient...
INSIDER: Photonics/Optics
Researchers Combine Light-Manipulation Technologies
Researchers have, for the first time, integrated two technologies widely used in applications such as optical communications, bio-imaging and Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) systems...
Question of the Week: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Will edible electronics catch on?
In this week's Tech Briefs TV video, Rice University scientists demonstrated an ability to embed graphene into paper, cloth, and even your breakfast. Why etch patterns into toast? James Tour, a chemist at Rice University, envisions never-before-seen applications, like embedding electronics as a self-cooking heat...
Blog: Robotics, Automation & Control
A Role for Boston Dynamics’ Back-Flipping Robots: Is Space the Place?
INSIDER: Medical
Advanced Wearable Has Heightened 'Sense' of Complex Human Motions
Products: Test & Measurement
New Products: March 2018 Photonics & Imaging Technology
Lambda Research Corporation (Littleton, MA) announced the release of TracePro 7.8.3 and the Early Visibility release of its flagship TracePro software....
Application Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Sensor Networks — The Platform for a Connected Farm
Farming has not been untouched by the IoT revolution. The relationships among field conditions, crops, and strategies for planting, irrigating, and harvesting are complex, yet vital for...
Articles: Communications
How to Secure Wireless Sensor Networks
The Internet of Things (IoT) promises to integrate all sorts of devices, near and far, into a connected web. This web is forecast to see exponential growth. But in the rush for companies to maximize...
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
Ultra-Sensitive Temperature Sensor
A temperature sensor with practically no effect at all on the temperature of the object measured has been created in the laboratory by researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) and the University of Campinas (UNICAMP) and is awaiting a patent for commercial production.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Whispering Gallery Optical Resonators
In London's St. Paul's Cathedral, a whisper can be heard far across the circular whispering gallery as the sound curves around the walls. Now, an optical whispering gallery mode resonator developed by...
Briefs: Data Acquisition
Near-Zero-Power Temperature Sensor
A temperature sensor was developed that runs on 113 picowatts of power — about 10 billion times smaller than a Watt. The technology could enable devices that can be powered by harvesting energy from...
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Access System Senses Finger Vibrations to Verify Users
The market for smart security access systems is expected to grow rapidly, reaching nearly $10 billion by 2022. Today's smart security access systems mainly rely on traditional techniques...
Products: Sensors/Data Acquisition
New Products: March 2018 Sensor Technology
The ProSense® ETS series digital temperature sensors from Automation Direct (Cumming, GA) now include a precision RTD sensing element, measuring...
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