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First Ground Test of Aero Solar Wing Successful

SolAero Technologies Corp. has announced successful completion of ground testing of integrated solar wings on Bye Aerospace’s medium-altitude, long-endurance, solar-electrical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) called “StratoAirNet.”

Perfectly Frustrated Metal Developed

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Ames Laboratory has discovered the existence of a unique, disordered electron spin-state in metal that might provide a unique pathway to finding and studying frustrated magnets.

New Developments Are Making Microgrids a More Reliable Power Source

Engineers at MIT have developed a method for guaranteeing the stability of any microgrid that runs on direct current (DC) -- an architecture that was originally proposed as part of the MIT Tata Center’s uLink project.

New Smart Device is an All In-One Communication and Power Solution for Smart Cities

RADWIN today announced the release of Smart-Node, an outdoor communications and power solution that reduces costs and accelerates the roll-out of smart-city, IoT and telecom projects.

Tracking Nanoagents Developed to Illuminate Very Small Diseased Tissues

A research team led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore has created polymer nanoagents that can ‘light up’ tiny areas of diseased tissues that conventional methods fail to detect.

New Technique Can Produce Wearable Gallium Nitride Gas Sensors

A transfer technique based on sacrificial layers of boron nitride could allow high-performance gallium nitride gas sensors to be grown on sapphire substrates and then transferred to metallic or flexible polymer support materials.

New Method Can 3D Print Fully Functional Electronic Circuits

Researchers from the University of Nottingham have pioneered a breakthrough method to rapidly 3D print fully functional electronic circuits.

Computers Used to Analyze Giant Prehistoric Otter’s Jaws and Bite Strength

About 6 million years ago, a giant, wolf-sized otter may have been a dominant predator, according to a new study that analyzed the animal’s jaws.

Nanoshells Could Deliver Chemo Directly into Cancer Cells

Researchers investigating ways to deliver high doses of cancer-killing drugs inside tumors used a laser and light-activated gold nanoparticles to remotely trigger the release of approved cancer drugs inside cancer cells in lab cultures.

AMD’s Loss Is Intel’s Gain

This week, Intel appointed Raja Koduri -- formerly of AMD -- the chip maker’s chief architect, senior vice president of the newly formed Core and Visual Computing Group, and general manager of a new initiative to drive edge computing solutions.

New Bluetooth 5 Module Has a Small Footprint

Mouser Electronics, Inc., is now shipping the EYSHSNZWZ Bluetooth® low energy module from Taiyo Yuden.

Watch: Researchers Have Solved the Age-Old Problem of Mixing Water and Oil

A new finding from researchers at MIT might turn that expression on its head, providing a way to get the two substances to mix and remain stable for a long period of time. The process may find applications in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and processed foods, among other areas.

Computers Have Been Taught to Recognize Emotions in Human Speech

Researchers from the Faculty of Informatics, Mathematics and Computer Science at the Higher School of Economics have created an automatic system that is capable of identifying emotions based on the sound of a human voice.

New Cooling Textiles Provide Relief in Summer Temperatures

Researchers report the development of a new material for clothing that we could one day don as our own personal cooling unit, without any external energy needed to power it.

Fully Integrated Circuits Can Be Printed Directly onto Fabric and Last 20 Wash Cycles

Researchers have successfully incorporated washable, stretchable and breathable electronic circuits into fabric. This opens up new possibilities for smart textiles and wearable electronics.

Virtual Wall That Can Improve Security and Performance Developed

A team of researchers led by Dartmouth College may have finally solved the problem of how to inexpensively improve wireless signal strength for indoor spaces with multiple rooms.

New Device Directs Colors to a Set of Output Angles

A team of scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has developed nanoscale devices that divide incident white light into its component colors based on the direction of illumination or directs these colors to a predetermined set of output angles.

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