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10/30/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Japanese researchers develop a hand-held device that tells you if you stink

The next time your coworker forgets to take a shower or puts on some awfully strong perfume, you can air your complaints while brandishing the newest smell detector from Japan to prove your point. An article in Sora News 24 reported that this handheld device can accurately grade the strength of the smell emanating from […]

10/27/2018 / By Earl Garcia

Sniffing out bad bacteria: Researchers have developed an “electronic nose” device that can detect infection-causing bacteria

A study published in the European Surgical Research revealed that a proof-of-concept portable device known as the electronic nose (eNose) showed efficacy in detecting harmful bacteria that lead to soft tissue infections even without prior preparation of tissue samples. The research team from the University of Tampere, Pirkanmaa Hospital District, Tampere University of Technology and Fimlab in Finland also […]

09/20/2018 / By Jhoanna Robinson

Soft robot developed by Harvard researchers uses kirigami paper craft techniques to move, inspired by snakeskin

Talk about life imitating art, or in this case, the other way around: Researchers from Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have taken inspiration from an ancient Japanese form of paper craft to make their latest technological wonder – a soft robot that moves just like a snake. The results of their […]

09/13/2018 / By Edsel Cook

New electronic paper is thin, flexible, and displays the full spectrum of colors like a standard LED

We may be seeing a new energy-efficient type of electronic paper in the near future. An article in Chalmers Chemistry and Chemical Engineering describes how Swedish researchers developed a prototype that possesses all of the vibrant colors of a LED display while requiring only 10 percent of the energy used by a tablet reader. According […]

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) […]

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 […]

08/22/2018 / By Edsel Cook

This new cloaking material renders objects — and people — practically invisible

What do you think of a thin sheet that can trap almost all of the infrared light that hits it? Well, how about draping the sheet on things that need to be hidden from the heat-hunting electronic eyes of aerial drones? Wisconsin-based researchers reported creating a new material that can turn objects and people invisible […]

07/19/2018 / By David Williams

New 3D optical display device levitates particles through the air to project a hologram-type image

In case you ever thought two-dimensional images were a bit lacking, perhaps the new technology developed by a group of researchers from Brigham Young University may interest you. According to the researchers, they managed to successfully develop a fully working “true 3D display” that is capable of projecting images into thin air. In essence, it’s able to show […]

07/04/2018 / By David Williams

Japanese researchers develop hovering “firefly” light that uses ultrasonic waves to stay afloat

Fireflies are truly one of the most fascinating creatures out in nature. As such, they have inspired many research studies, particularly those that are aimed at emulating their ability to shine a light from their tiny insect bodies. Now a team of researchers from Japan has managed to create a small electronic light that can […]

07/03/2018 / By David Williams

Researchers develop low-cost graphene device that could serve as baby monitor

Baby monitor technology is in dire need of an update, and a group of researchers in the U.K. may have found just the thing needed to make it happen. Existing baby monitors can be rather cumbersome in certain configurations. In many cases, using them results in an overwhelming mess of various wires that are all needed […]

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