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3D Printing Strengthens Cell Adhesion and PDMS Polymer for Lab-on-Chip Devices
Combining two different polymer forms can switch manufacturing of silicon parts from molding, casting and spin coating of simple forms to 3D printing of complex geometries. These geometries have better mechanical characteristics and better biological adhesion, according to Penn State researchers.
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World’s Smallest Electro-Optic Modulator Developed
Researchers from Oregon State University have designed and fabricated the smallest electro-optic modulator in the world.
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Metadevices Could be Developed with 3D Printing and an Inverse Design Approach
A research team has used inverse design principles and a basic 3D printer to create highly efficient, non-resonant, broadband metadevices at millimeter-wave frequencies.
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50-Year-Old Technique Inspires New Battery Design
A type of battery first invented nearly fifty years ago could launch to the front of energy storage technologies thanks to researchers at MIT and other institutions.
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New Semiconductor Made of Silicon Carbide has Greater Chemical Resistance than Silicon
Researchers from TU Wien have successfully developed a method for the controlled manufacture of porous silicon carbide.
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Researchers Develop a Cheaper Fuel Cell with Cobalt
Researchers from the University of California, Riverside, describe the development of an inexpensive, efficient catalyst material for a new type of fuel cell called a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC).
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Newly Developed Metal-Semiconductor Interface Could Lead to Brain-inspired Computing
This new interface creates a spin-memristor with storage abilities, which paves the way for neuromorphic computing architectures.
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Watch a Millimeter-scale Delta Robot
The 15 mm x 15 mm x 20 mm milliDelta robot weighs just 430 mg and offers a payload capacity of 1.3 g.
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Innodisk Announces VLP DRAM for Extreme Temperatures
Innodisk, a service-driven provider of flash memory solutions, is launching an industrial-grade, wide temperature, very low profile (VLP) DRAM module series.
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New I/O Connector Supports 10 Gbps Cat6A for Industry 4.0
Mouser Electronics, Inc. is now stocking the IX Industrial Series I/O connector from Hirose Electric Company.
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Algorithm Could Teach AI to Compromise Better than Humans
BYU researchers and computer science professors Jacob Crandall and Michael Goodrich have created a new algorithm with MIT and other international universities that could teach machine compromise, making cooperation with humans possible and even more effective than humans.
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Researchers Develop Regulatory Standards for Neurotechnology
Ethicists from the University of Basel have developed an outline of a new biosecurity framework that is specific for neurotechnology.
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Crumpled Graphene Results in Lighter Batteries That Can Handle High Capacities of Lithium
With the ultra-high capacity of lithium metal used by itself, the new types of battery could power everything from personal devices to cars.
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Leti to Demonstrate New Curving Technology That Improves Performance of Optical Components at Photonics West
The curving technology for optical components improves performance, enhances field of view and compensates for optical aberrations.
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Smartphones are a Key Tool for Rare Cosmic Particles Research
Researchers from the Laboratory of the Methods for Big Data Analysis (LAMBDA) at the Higher School of Economics have improved the way of analyzing ultra-high energy cosmic rays (UHECR) with the use of mobile phones.
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Robot Scientist Discovers Toothpaste Ingredient That May Help Fight Malaria
A robot named Eve has discovered that an ingredient commonly found in toothpaste could be employed as an anti-malarial drug against strains of malaria parasites that have grown resistant to one of the currently used drugs.
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Watch: Drone Saves Two Swimmers' Lives off the Coast of Australia
The Little Ripper UAV drone saved the lives of two teenage swimmers who found themselves too far from the shore in Australia.
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Dialog Launches Innovative CMICs
New configurable mixed-signal integrated circuitry (CMICs) have features that simplify modifications late in the design cycle, in-field or on the production line.
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New Database for Urban Mining in the EU Maps Valuable Resources in E-Waste and More
The Urban Mine Platform presents the flows of precious and base metals and critical raw materials in products in use and throughout their journey to the end of life.
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Biodegradable Sensor Developed for Monitoring Serious Health Conditions
University of Connecticut researchers have developed a biodegradable pressure sensor that could help doctors monitor health ailments like chronic lung disease, swelling of the brain and other medical conditions before it dissolves in the patient’s body.
