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Virtual Reality: a Growing Reality in Healthcare
Virtual reality (VR) is not just about gaming – the technology is finding an increasing number of applications in just about every sector, including product design, education and the military. And nowhere are the benefits of VR greater than in healthcare.
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Breakthrough in Organic Solar Cells is a Big Step Towards Commercial Production
The new method creates a more flexible and inexpensive solar cell that has 15 percent efficiency.
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Is Amazon Bringing Robots to the Home?
According to Bloomberg, the online commerce giant is working on putting robots in the home, with testing to begin later this year.
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Watch: Folding Tactile Joystick Brings Haptics to Portable Devices
This low-power device plugs directly into a computer or mobile phone to add another dimension to the applications they run.
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Study Finds That Wearable Technology is Just as Distracting to Drivers as Cell Phones
The study found that using a wearable device to text while driving reduces distraction slightly but drivers are more likely to use it, therefore it is just as dangerous as texting while driving.
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Watch: Disease Detection with an Electronic Tooth
A tiny sensor with an electronic chip is being designed to analyze saliva or gingival crevicular fluid for early detection of dental diseases.
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Mission to the Moon: Stratasys, Lockheed Martin and PADT to Engineer Advanced 3D Printed Parts for NASA's Orion Mission
The companies will deliver next-generation 3D-printed parts for NASA’s Orion deep-space spacecraft.
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CAP-XX Develops Industry’s First 3 Volt Thin Prismatic Supercapacitors
CAP-XX is initially targeting markets using 3V coin cell batteries, where popular batteries such as the CR2032 have reasonable energy (~220mAh) but have trouble delivering the peak power (~100mA) needed for data collection and transmission.
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Vert’s New 300 psi Compressor Overcomes Major Health and Safety Challenge
The Nautilus produces compressed air at 300 psi and noise levels of only 65 dB(A), around that of an air conditioner.
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New RS-485/RS-422 Compatible, Half-Duplex Transceiver with AutoDirection Control
Maxim Integrated unveiled a new half-duplex transceiver compatible with RS-485/RS-422 drivers and receivers. The ESD-protected +5 V MAX13487E and MAX13488E features one driver and one receiver and includes a hot-swap capability to eliminate false transitions during live insertion or power up.
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U.S. Military is ‘this close’ to a Laser that Creates Voices, Light and Heat Kilometers Away
Military researchers are on the verge of a non-lethal weapon that can create controlled sound and light effects and heat at locations tens of kilometers away.
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Exoskeletons Won't Turn You into a Superhero...Yet
Researchers test the limits of a commercially available, passive exoskeleton worn by workers to help them carry heavy objects.
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New Laser System Warns Pilots in Advance of Dangerous, Invisible Turbulence
Capable of detecting clear-air turbulence up to 17.5 km in the distance, JAXA’s Doppler LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) technology is undergoing flight tests on Boeing’s ecoDemonstrator aircraft.
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New Microscope Can Take Images and 3D Video of Cancer Cells
The creation of this new microscope was a collaboration between researchers from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
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Technique Incorporates Optical Components into Existing Chip Designs with 10-20 Times More Chip Space
The new technique creates on-chip optics and electronics separately, allowing for modern transistor technologies to be used and only requires the current manufacturing process.
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How to Protect Printed Circuit Boards
Printed circuit boards (PCB) are used in just about every electronic device, and most have some method of protection against the environment.
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Wireless Charging System for Electric Buses Begins in Washington
Momentum Dynamics has installed what it says is the first 200-kilowatt system for battery-electric fleets.
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Video: Soft Robot Moves Like a Worm, Can Crawl Under Debris
The robot could be used for search and rescue, on a battlefield or in health care.
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Technology to Stop Sex Offenders
A new digital forensic tool could be used to help law enforcement identify sex offenders most likely to attempt in-person meetings with child victims.
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ACEINNA Earns Recognition for Participation in John Deere Cost Reduction Opportunities Process
ACEINNA IMU sensors help guide John Deere tractors for agricultural applications.
