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Briefs: Wearables
The system looks for chemical indicators found in sweat to give a real-time snapshot of what’s happening inside the body.
Briefs: Materials
The sensor has applications in fields such as robotics, healthcare, and security.
Briefs: Imaging
Polymer Composite for Radiation Shielding
The polymer composite could replace conventional radiation shielding materials such as lead.
Briefs: Aerospace
This method detects power line faults using a drone.
Briefs: Medical
A research team has built a super-high-speed microscope.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
A new low-cost imaging system could make it easier to track mosquito species that carry disease, enabling a more timely and targeted response.
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
Using integrated photonic chips fabricated at EPFL, scientists have demonstrated laser-based microwave generators.
Briefs: Materials
A new CT scan method using intense synchrotron radiation produces higher quality images within milliseconds.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Researchers at Linköping University, together with colleagues in China, have developed a tiny unit that is both an optical transmitter and a receiver.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
Quantum computer circuits that will no longer need extremely cold temperatures to function could become a reality.
Briefs: Materials
This method creates a thin-film electrode for a bio-nanobattery.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
This work potentially opens the door to advances like more energy-efficient electronic devices.
Briefs: Energy
The new technology demonstrates a 20 percent savings in fuel in typical passenger car low-load operating conditions.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
Sensors in the hand can actually detect forces being transmitted through the thickness of the robot.
Briefs: Software
This rapid screening system tests fracture resistance in billions of potential materials.
Briefs: Energy
A quantum material could offset energy demand of artificial intelligence.
Briefs: Materials
The new filament allows low-cost printers to produce parts with mechanical properties competitive with injection molded plastics.
Briefs: Energy
The miniaturized, autonomous, reconfigurable solar sail is capable of very fine maneuvering by small surface deformation.
Briefs: Test & Measurement
This method provides a fast way to assess rocket engine performance in a variety of operating conditions.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The device provides quick results and gives healthcare workers more time to treat patients in hospitals and other settings.
Briefs: Energy
The patch could serve as a personal thermostat and save energy.
Briefs: Software
This potentially eliminates the need for future re-synchronizations.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
An automated system cuts the energy required for training and running neural networks.
Briefs: Automotive
Solid-State Lithium Battery
This thin film battery can be used for on-package power in mass market electric vehicles (EVs) and electronic devices.
Briefs: Mechanical & Fluid Systems
Applications exist both on Mars and on Earth.
Briefs: Transportation
Bio-Inspired Propulsion
Frequencies and passive dynamics of vehicles moving in air or water help enhance propulsion performance.
Briefs: Unmanned Systems
A fleet of “roboats” could transport people, collect trash, and self-assemble into floating structures.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Scientists have reinvented a 26,000-year-old manufacturing process into an innovative approach to fabricating ceramic materials widely used in batteries, electronics, and extreme environments....
Briefs: Energy
These can replace rechargeable lithium-ion batteries commonly used in robotics, power tools, and grid-scale energy storage.
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