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Thin Layer Protects Battery and Allows Cold Charging
Researchers in the Battery and Energy Storage Technology Center at Penn State University are searching for a reliable, quick-charging, cold-weather battery for automobiles. They...
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New Composite Material Revs Up Pursuit of Advanced EVs
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have used new techniques to create a composite that increases the electrical current capacity of copper wires, providing a...
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New Battery Electrolyte May Boost Performance of EVs
A new lithium-based electrolyte invented by Stanford University scientists could pave the way for the next generation of battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs). Their electrolyte...
News: Energy
Stretchable and Flexible Biofuel Cell Runs on Sweat
A unique new flexible and stretchable device, worn against the skin and capable of producing electrical energy by transforming the compounds present in sweat, has been developed and...
News: Electronics & Computers
Reconfigurable Electronics Offer Promise for Implantable Devices
Medical implants of the future may feature reconfigurable electronic platforms that can morph in shape and size dynamically as bodies change or transform to relocate...
A wireless, wearable monitor built with stretchable electronics could allow comfortable, long-term health monitoring of adults, babies, and small children without concern for...
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Superluminal Jets and Time Reversibility
Astrophysicists Jon Hakkila of the College of Charleston and Robert Nemiroff of the Michigan Technological University have published research indicating that blasts that create gamma-ray bursts may actually exceed the speed of light in surrounding gas clouds, but do so without violating Einstein's theory...
News: Physical Sciences
Ringing of a Newborn Black Hole
If Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity holds true, then a black hole, born from the cosmically quaking collisions of two massive black holes, should itself "ring" in the aftermath, producing gravitational waves much like a struck bell reverberates sound waves. Einstein predicted that the particular...
News: Research Lab
Using Light to Speed Up Computation
A group of researchers in Japan has developed a new type of processor known as PAXEL, a device that can potentially bypass Moore's Law and increase the speed and efficiency of computing. PAXEL, which stands for photonic accelerator, is placed at the front end of a digital computer and optimized to perform...
A novel imaging technique that uses a synthesized form of scorpion venom to light up brain tumors has shown promise in a clinical trial. The imaging system enables...
News: Communications
Smart Textiles Boost Connectivity Between Wearable Sensors by 1,000 Times
Over the past decade, a major trend in electronics has been the development of sensors, displays, and smart devices that are seamlessly integrated onto the human body....
News: Materials
People with Mobility Issues Set to Benefit from Wearable Devices
The lives of thousands of people with mobility issues could be transformed thanks to ground-breaking research by scientists at the University of Bristol.
News: Robotics, Automation & Control
First Successful Mind-Controlled Robotic Arm Without Brain Implants
A team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, in collaboration with the University of Minnesota, has made a breakthrough in the field of noninvasive robotic device...
Heavy-duty trucks, such as the 18-wheelers that transport many of the world's goods from farm or factory to market, are virtually all powered by diesel engines. They account for a...
It's dark on the back road as a motorist speeds toward the intersection. Up ahead, the stop sign blends with the night and in seconds a deadly crash occurs. According to the U.S....
News: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Energy Monitor Can Find Electrical Failures Before They Happen
A new system devised by researchers at MIT can monitor the behavior of all electric devices within a building, ship, or factory, determining which ones are in use at any given time and whether any are showing signs of an imminent failure. When tested on a Coast Guard cutter, the...
News: Energy
Renewable Oils for Use in Lubricants Synthesized
Engine gears, plane thrusters, refrigerator compressors, wind turbines – the list of important industrial machinery, agricultural equipment, transportation vessels, and home applications that depend on lubricants might be endless. These slick substances quite literally keep the world turning,...
News: Imaging
PET Imaging Biomarker Could Better Predict Alzheimer's Progression
Researchers have discovered a better way to predict the progression of Alzheimer's disease.
News: Imaging
New Method Improves Infrared Imaging Performance
A new method developed by Northwestern Engineering's Manijeh Razeghi has greatly reduced a type of image distortion caused by the presence of spectral cross-talk between dual-band long-wavelength photodetectors. The work opens the door for a new generation of high spectral-contrast infrared...
News: Imaging
Improving Molecular Imaging Using a Deep Learning Approach
Generating comprehensive molecular images of organs and tumors in living organisms can be performed at ultra-fast speed using a new deep learning approach to image reconstruction developed by researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The research team's new technique has the...
News: Imaging
5-Minute Sample Processing Enhances DNA Imaging and Analysis
JILA scientists have developed a fast, simple sample preparation method that enhances imaging of DNA to better analyze its physical properties and interactions. This gentle yet effective process involves binding DNA to mica, a flat silicate mineral. This process extends the DNA's...
News: Materials
Inside Story: Low Outgassing Adhesives from Master Bond
Master Bond (Hackensack, NJ) focuses on developing the best in epoxies, silicones, UV cures, and other specialty adhesive systems including compounds that have passed NASA...
News: Photonics/Optics
3D Imaging Opens Door to Fascinating Leaf Complexity
The field of plant science is in the process of being profoundly transformed by new imaging and modeling technologies. These tools are allowing scientists to peer inside the leaf with a clarity and resolution inconceivable a generation ago.
News: Medical
CT Expands Possibilities of Imaging Ancient Remains
Researchers in Sweden using computed tomography (CT) have successfully imaged the soft tissue of an ancient Egyptian mummy's hand down to a microscopic level. Non-destructive imaging of human and animal mummies with X-rays and CT is a boon to the fields of archaeology and paleopathology. They...
News: Medical
Chemists Create Circular Fluorescent Dyes for Imaging
University of Oregon chemists have created a new class of fluorescent dyes that function in water and emit colors based solely on the diameter of circular nanotubes made of carbon and hydrogen. The six-member team is now exploring their potential use in biological imaging.
News: Medical
Enhanced 3D Imaging Advances Brain Treatments
Researchers have developed a combination of commercially available hardware and open-source software, named PySight, to improve rapid 2D and 3D imaging of neuronal activity in the living brain and other tissues. PySight serves as an add-on for laser scanning microscopes. Such an advancement in...
News: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Preventing Premature Part Failures with Electropolishing
Design engineers in the aerospace industry are constantly challenged to improve fit and function of components used in commercial and military aircraft. Parts used in these aircraft...
News: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
3 Key Benefits: Better Corrosion Resistance, Fatigue Life, Part Integrity
Electropolishing has become a common metal finishing process used in the aerospace industry to help improve the overall quality of metal components. These components...
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