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New Self-Charging Power Unit Made Out of Cut Paper

Researchers Zhong Lin Wang and Chenguo Hu wanted to come up with a new, wireless way for portable electronic devices to charge. Currently, the only way to get a full charge on a hearing aid, heart monitor, etc. is to plug them into the wall. But Wang and Hu thought, what if they could take the energy that a person expels every day and put that energy back into the device.

Multi-channel Temperature Data Loggers

The temperature data logger operates standalone on battery power and can couple with up to 3 additional units to allow for up to 16 synchronized channels.

IoT Capability Included in Energy Management System Upgrade

An Internet of Things (IoT) upgrade will enable device to device, device to Cloud and device to smart phone and tablet communications.

Video: Touchable Tablet Helps the Visually Impaired Navigate

The lightweight, reconfigurable touchscreen tablet generates graphical information that can be ‘read’ with the user’s fingers.

Video: Digital Air Traffic Control Comes to the UK

A digital air traffic control tower is to be installed at London City Airport, the first of its kind in the UK.

Video: Lighting Up Wind Turbine Airspace

The active aviation light management solution developed by Vestas for wind turbines is now ready for use in the U.S.

Overcoming Centuries-old Challenges in Microscopy

A newly-developed flat lens for immersion microscopy can be cost-effectively mass-produced through existing foundry technology or nanoimprinting.

Turning Commercial Microprocessors into Space-Grade Powerhouses

Teledyne e2v has re-engineered commercial microprocessors for use on the Meteosat meteorological satellite.

VarCity Software Creates City Models from Images Alone

Machine-learning algorithms have produced a detailed three-dimensional model of Zurich using only image data.

Video: The Smart Home Goes to the Dogs

Connect the family dog to the smart home using AI-based sound recognition software.

New Technology Enables Easier Way to Remotely Operate Robots

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have designed a new, simple, efficient system that doesn’t require any major training. The user points and clicks on an item chooses a grasp, and the robot does the rest.

Video: How to DIY an Autonomous Cooler for the Summer

A pair of engineers used an Arduino Uno, a lithium-ion battery and a host of off-the-shelf hardware to create the device.

Large Gauge, Discrete Wire-to-Board Connector Solution Launched

Single IDC contacts enable UL-certified wire-to-board connections up to 15A and 600V and are built to withstand extreme temperatures, shock and vibration.