Industries
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Augmented Reality App Aids in the Gastroenterology Rare-Disease Space
The tool provides users with AR technology to explore both a healthy digestive system and one with Genetic Sucrase-Isomaltase Deficiency.
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The Most Powerful Microbiological Solar Cell Yet
A microscale biological solar cell generates a higher power density for longer than any existing cell of its kind.
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Device Captures the User’s Home in AR and Presents it in 3D or VR Data
Architecture IT startup “Archisketch” has launched the world’s simplest interior design solution on Kickstarter.
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This New Material Can Be Used for Digital Memories of the Future
Professor Martijn Kemerink of Linköping University has worked with his colleagues in Spain and the Netherlands to develop the first material that has conductivity properties that can be switched on and off using ferroelectric polarization.
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New Evaluation Kit Combines IR Sensor Technology with Bluetooth
Mouser Electronics is now stocking the Grid-EYE® evaluation kit from Panasonic.
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Researchers Improve the Security of Wearable Technology
A security-token necklace, earbuds or eyeglasses developed at the University of Michigan could eliminate vulnerabilities in voice authentication or the practice of logging in to a device or service with just your voice.
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3D-printed Bike Bridge Opens in the Netherlands
What is being called the world’s first 3D-printed concrete bridge is primarily intended for cyclists.
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ATI Launches New Low-Cost Force/Torque Sensor
The sensor measures all six components of force and torque and features silicon strain gauges that reduce noise and enable high stiffness.
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New Evaluation Kit Reduces Time to Market, Risk and Cost of IoT Designs
Mouser Electronics, Inc., is now stocking the WICED® CYW43907 evaluation kit from Cypress Semiconductors.
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Evolution of the Floating Connector to the Z-Move
The automotive industry is where the need for floating connectors started and that need continues today.
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Flexible Skin Helps Robots Do Everyday Tasks by Sensing Force
Engineers from the University of Washington and UCLA have developed a flexible sensor “skin” that can be stretched over any part of a robot’s body or prosthetic to accurately convey information about shear forces and vibration that are critical to successfully grasping and manipulating objects.
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Daimler Begins Testing Self-Driving Snow Trucks
Four trucks would be able to be controlled by a single operator at airports during harsh conditions.
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Toyota’s New Concept Self-Driving Car is Right Out of Sci-Fi Movies
The car will feature artificial intelligence that will engage drivers in conversation fitting their mood.
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Machine Learning Tool Can Identify Breast Lesions and Detect Cancer
A new machine learning tool can identify which high-risk breast lesions are likely to become cancerous. Researchers said that this technology has the potential to reduce unnecessary surgeries and help detect cancer quicker than other methods.
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Quantum Dot Laser Improved with Chemical Treatments
A nanotech research team at Los Alamos National Laboratory doctored, or “doped," nanometer-sized dots with additional electrons.
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For the World's Most Intense Laser, More Power to You
Already the most intense laser in the world, HERCULES at the University of Michigan is about to get a significant power upgrade. Applications include medicine, national security and probing the mysteries of astrophysics.
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Nanoantenna Arrays Provide Power to New Fluorescence-Based Sensors
Researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Bedfordshire, in collaboration with ABB, have designed and tested a series of plasmonic nanoantenna arrays that could lead to a new generation of ultrasensitive and low-cost fluorescence sensors to monitor water quality.
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High-Altitude Wind Energy Could Be Harnessed by Kites
The idea of tethered wind turbines that generate electricity from abundant and reliable high-altitude winds seems like a futuristic notion. But KAUST research, led by Georgiy Stechnchikov, has identified the most favorable areas for high-altitude wind-energy systems in the Middle East.
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New Camera Inspired by Shrimp Eyes can Detect Early Cancer
Illinois researchers have developed an ultra-sensitive camera that is capable of sensing color and polarization.
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Water and Electricity Can Be Used to Convert Carbon Dioxide into Carbon Monoxide
Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago and the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis have determined how electrocatalysts can convert carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide using water and electricity.
