Civil War-era submarine (stock image).
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The H.L. Hunley, the first combat submarine to sink an enemy ship, also instantly killed its own eight-man crew with the powerful explosive torpedo it carried, according to new...
This new paper-based diagnostic device detects biomarkers and identifies diseases by performing electrochemical analyses, and the assays change color to indicate specific test results. The device can plug into a handheld potentiostat, at left, to...
This is a full robot set.
Credit: MIT CSAIL
Even as robots become increasingly common across different parts of our world, they remain incredibly difficult to make. From designing...
Small connector, big effect: This plug-and-play adapter overcomes language barriers between machines and facilitates modifications of industrial facilities.
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Plug and play is a technology that allows users to connect devices such as printers or USB memory sticks to a...
Researchers tested more than 50 different computers and external USB hubs and found that over 90% of them leaked information to an external USB device.
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USB connections, the most common interface used globally to connect external...
This is an artistic rendering of fiber-shaped implantable batteries using biocompatible electrolytes.
Credit: Guo et al.
Researchers in China have engineered bendable batteries that can run on body-inspired liquids such as normal IV saline solution and cell-culture medium. In their work,...
The spectral transmission-reflectance-intensity (TRI)-Analyzer attaches to a smartphone and analyzes patient blood, urine, or saliva samples as reliably as clinic-based instruments that cost thousands of dollars.
Credit: Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Researchers at the University of Illinois...
Two types of progenitor cells from dissociated skin -- epidermal (green) and dermal (red) -- undergo a series of morphological transitions to form reconstituted skin.
Credit: Images by Mingxing Lei/Cheng-Ming Chuong Lab
How does the skin develop follicles and eventually sprout...
Multiplexing, the ability to send multiple signals through a single channel, is a fundamental feature of any voice or data communication system. An international research team has demonstrated for the first time a method for multiplexing data carried on...
This is a flowchart of energy storage and carbon fixation using Li-CO2 technology.
Credit: Qiao et al.
Scientists working toward the elusive lithium-air battery discovered an unexpected approach to capturing and storing carbon dioxide away from the atmosphere. Using a design...
This is Binghamton University Electrical and Computer Science assistant professor Seokheun Choi.
Credit: Binghamton University, State University of New York
Researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York have developed the next step in microbial fuel cells (MFCs): a battery...
