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Question of the Week: Electronics & Computers
Will Paper-Based Keypads Catch On?
The “5 Ws” feature of our November issue of Tech Briefs highlights a paper-based keypad being developed at Purdue University.
INSIDER Product: Imaging
Spectrophotometer for a Microscope
CRAIC Technologies (San Dimas, CA) has introduced the 508 PV™ UV-visible-NIR spectrophotometer for your microscope. The 508 Perfect Vision™ is designed to be added to an open photoport of a...
INSIDER: Packaging & Sterilization
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory researchers evaluated commercial ultraviolet (UV) sources for viral disinfection to combat COVID-19 on land and at sea and established a...
INSIDER: Power
Researchers at Empa and ETH Zurich succeeded in developing a material that works like a luminescent solar concentrator and can even be applied to textiles. This opens up numerous possibilities for...
Blog: Energy
The soil microbial fuel cells produce energy to filter enough water for a person’s daily needs, with potential to increase scale.
Special Reports: Robotics, Automation & Control
Medical Robotics - November 2020
From the operating room to the assembly line, robots are changing the medical industry. Check out the latest advances and amazing applications in this compendium of recent articles from the editors of Medical...5 Ws: Materials
Users can take paper sheets from a notebook and turn them into a music player interface or make food packaging interactive.
Briefs: Medical
These implants can provide doctors with regular activity updates and are powered by the patient’s movement.
Briefs: Energy
A customizable smart window harnesses and manipulates solar power to save energy and cut costs.
Briefs: Materials
The material can be scaled for use in ultra-efficient, power-dense, electric vehicle traction motors.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
The robot blocks jump, spin, flip, and identify each other.
Briefs: Energy
Orange peels are used to extract and reuse metals from lithium-ion batteries to create new batteries.
Briefs: Photonics/Optics
Printable organic photodiodes can distinguish wavelengths and enable data transmission by light.
Briefs: Manufacturing & Prototyping
Adaptable automation reduces manufacturing time and costs.
Briefs: Energy
The material can be used in power electronics and power converters for solar energy power systems.
Briefs: Green Design & Manufacturing
The system is effective in urban environments where there are tall buildings on all sides.
Briefs: Electronics & Computers
The flexible composites can be used as thermal insulation for environments of up to 1200 °C.
Q&A: Electronics & Computers
A new class of medical instruments uses flexible electronics to improve patient outcomes in minimally invasive surgeries.
Briefs: Automotive
Using radar commonly deployed to track speeders and fastballs, the automated system “sees” around corners to spot oncoming traffic and pedestrians.
Briefs: AR/AI
This technology enables robots, electronic devices, and prosthetic devices to feel pain through sense of touch.
Facility Focus: Sensors/Data Acquisition
Learn about RIT's achievements in cybersecurity, imaging science, and personalized healthcare tech.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The sensor provides accurate and real-time measurement of flow rates and temperature in next-generation microfluidic instruments.
Products: Manufacturing & Prototyping
VOC sensors, panel-mount connectors, 3D printing cloud software, and more.
Briefs: Semiconductors & ICs
The technology detects the presence of one or more specific chemical components in a liquid.
Articles: Sensors/Data Acquisition
A smartwatch that tracks medication levels, a flexible LED, and NASA's "Micro-Organ" device platform.
Briefs: Sensors/Data Acquisition
The network is designed for remote, low-resource locations where power and communications infrastructure are scarce.
Briefs: Robotics, Automation & Control
Future robots could be taught how to outperform humans.
Briefs: Energy
An environmentally friendly method upcycles carbon dioxide emissions into polymers and other materials.
Briefs: AR/AI
VR/AR devices can simulate some of the key difficulties experienced due to glaucoma.
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