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09/22/2018 / By Vicki Batts

New elastic “skin-tech” wearable display may revolutionize home healthcare

Home healthcare is a booming industry – thanks, in part, to the elderly population’s steadily growing numbers. And to keep up, new technologies are being developed to make self-care more accessible and easier to understand. For those who want to take care of themselves in the comfort of their own home in the years to […]

09/13/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Researchers develop flexible carbon nanotubes that be worn on your finger

In an article in NanoWerks, Japanese researchers successfully tuned carbon nanotubes in order to create terahertz detectors that can flex and wrap around body parts. Their results could lead to the eventual use of terahertz electronics in wrap-around devices, wearable technologies, and photonic devices that cover large areas. Carbon nanotubes are a type of carbon […]

09/12/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Researchers develop high-speed electronics using graphene

Is there anything graphene cannot improve? Swedish researchers recently used the wonder material to enable electronics that work at terahertz speeds. In an article in Chalmers Microtechnology and Nanoscience Department News, they combined graphene transistors and plastic substrates to create a malleable electronic detector that detects terahertz radiation. The graphene-based detector is the first of […]

09/05/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Researchers discover why there is a speed limit on the properties of light

Swedish researchers finally found the reason why we cannot alter the properties of light past a certain speed, even in artificial materials that are designed to do just that. In a recent article by Science Daily, they explained the discovery of the need to take a different approach to get past the speed limit. Electromagnetic (EM) […]

09/01/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Airbag for your phone? Startup creates an “active damping” case that opens when you drop your mobile phone

Every time your smartphone slips from your fingers and drops to the floor, the expensive device risks breaking the screen or another fragile part. When a German student lost his iPhone in this exact way in 2014, he spent the next four years developing the phone equivalent of an airbag: A case that deployed springy […]

08/29/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Scientists push the boundaries of additive manufacturing like never before

Special molecules that are triggered by the presence of light and other gentle stimuli are steadily seeing more uses in applications aside from adaptive eye-wear. British researchers found a way to print out these photochromic molecules using a cheap 3D printer, an article in Alpha Galileo stated. Thanks to the proven capabilities of the 3D […]

08/19/2018 / By David Williams

Modern gear for going off grid: New smartwatch is powered by body heat alone

You might think that there is no point to wearing electronic devices when you’re out in nature, but there are a number of surprisingly useful gadgets that you can bring with you whenever you go off-grid. Case in point – there’s a new multi-use product called the Matrix PowerWatch X, which is a new kind of […]

07/17/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Full color HD surveillance videos: First satellite of its kind gives “Big Brother” a whole new dimension with capability to record individuals from space

On January 11, 2018, the world’s first full-color satellite was launched into space. While still a prototype, the “Big Brother” satellite is said to be capable of capturing high-definition videos of individual people from its position in orbit. Moreover, its power is such that it can detect objects on the ground no larger than 26 […]

07/01/2018 / By David Williams

Scientists connect 3D-printed objects to the internet without use of electronics

3D printing is the definition of a true sleeping giant. It has the potential to shake up multiple industries, from prototyping to manufacturing, as well as in fields such as medicine and the arts. It has come a long way since it first hit the mass market a few years ago, but it’s still quite […]

06/18/2018 / By Edsel Cook

The emerging field of “spintronics” uncovers an unexpected phenomenon in how electrons “spin” which could help develop more efficient computing devices

The accidental discovery of the zero field switching (ZFS) effect is a major leap forward in the field of spintronics. It could pave the way towards memory and computing devices that are both smaller and draw less power, according to an article in NanoWerk. The University of Maryland (UMD) defined spintronics as the role of nuclear and […]

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