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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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New Bluetooth 5 Module Has a Small Footprint
Mouser Electronics, Inc., is now shipping the EYSHSNZWZ Bluetooth® low energy module from Taiyo Yuden.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Interactive Blocks for Kids Use Mixed Reality to Teach STEM Skills
Logitow is an interactive smart tool for kids aged 3 to 12, made up of smart building blocks combined with a powerful app that bridges the gap between the screen and reality.
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First Full Land Motion Map of Scotland Developed Over Two Years
The first country-wide map of relative land motion has been created by a team at the University of Nottingham.
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Broadcom May Need to Woo Qualcomm a Bit More
Broadcom offered $130 billion for Qualcomm yesterday, but the mobile chip maker is rumored to be against the deal.
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Skyworks Launches New Category of Wi-Fi Solutions
Fully integrated devices simplify customers' design challenges while extending connectivity range and enhancing product performance.
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Physicists Improve Sensor Accuracy to Prevent Electrical Grid Overload
Electrical physicists from Czech Technical University have provided additional evidence that new current sensors introduce errors when assessing current through iron conductors.
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Flexible Organic Flash Memory for Foldable and Disposable Electronics Developed
A KAIST team reported ultra-flexible organic flash memory that is bendable down to a radius of 300 µm. The memory exhibits a significantly-long projected retention rate with a programming voltage on part with the present industrial standards.
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Metamaterials Could Lead to the Development of Far Fetched Electronics
Metamaterials offer a real possibility that our most far-fetched fancies could one day become real as rocks. From invisibility cloaks and perfect lenses to powerful batteries, their super-power applications seem to be never-ending. So far these applications haven’t been developed, even though scientists have been studying these metamaterials for more than 15 years.
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Study Finds Use of Autonomous Vehicles Will Lower Number of Fatal Car Crashes
Autonomous vehicles only have to be a little bit better than human drivers before becoming widely used in the United States. This approach could save thousands of lives annually, even before the technology is perfected, according to a new RAND Corporation report.
