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Briefs: Energy
The “nanoswimmers” could be used to remediate contaminated soil, improve water filtration, or even deliver drugs to targeted areas of the body.
Briefs: Motion Control
Potential uses include MEMS accelerometers, vibration monitoring, and other precision motion control applications.
Briefs: Imaging
The technology has possible uses in monitoring disorders that affect fine motor skills such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
The design may enable miniature zoom lenses for drones, cellphones, or night-vision goggles.
Briefs: Energy
The optically powered machines self-assemble and could be used for nanoscale manipulation of tiny cargo.
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology have developed an optical amplifier that they expect will revolutionize both space and fiber communication.
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
Scientists are working to improve the image resolution of X-ray techniques.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
The comb detects even the smallest amounts of greenhouse gases in the air or look for disease in human breath.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Flexible carbon nanotube fibers woven into clothing gather accurate EKG and heart rate.
Briefs: Imaging
An off-the-shelf USB camera captures the shadows made by hand gestures on the robot’s skin.
Briefs: Materials
Incorporating semiconductor components, microscopic robots are made to walk with standard electronic signals.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The 2D materials boost device performance for electronic devices, solar cells, batteries, and medical equipment.
Briefs: AR/AI
This robotic arm fuses data from a camera and antenna to locate and retrieve items buried under piles and completely out of view.
Briefs: Aerospace
The camera was designed for use in space and other extreme environments.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This method could help firefighters find victims inside buildings and could track hypersonic objects such as missiles and space debris.
Briefs: Materials
Growing large-area graphene on optical substrates enables use in photonics devices.
Briefs: Energy
The process produces rapid, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly material.
Briefs: Energy
Fano Resonance Optical Coatings (FROCs) can both transmit and reflect the same color simultaneously.
Briefs: Lighting
The approach achieves near 100% light emission efficiency at all brightness levels.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Applications include planetary exploration and imaging systems used in surveillance, navigation, and target recognition.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This component takes up ten times less space on computer chips.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
The protective coating works like body armor for the atomically thin materials.
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
The ultrathin magnet could advance new applications in computing and electronics.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
An already ubiquitous material in outdoor photovoltaic modules could be repurposed for indoor devices with low-capacity batteries.
Briefs: RF & Microwave Electronics
The system could one day replace LiDAR and cameras in automated manufacturing, biomedical imaging, and autonomous driving.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This combination of technologies could enable developments for many optical applications.
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
Applications include telecommunications, optical switching, and quantum computing.
Briefs: AR/AI
This AI turns even the blurriest photo into realistic computer-generated faces in HD.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
To enable the development of wearable devices that possess advanced ultraviolet (UV) detection functions, scientists have created a new type of light sensor that is both flexible and highly sensitive.
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