Purdue University researchers recently showcased a range of concepts and technologies that foreshadow the future of the semiconductor industry. Here, a device is made from the semiconductor germanium, in research led by Peide Ye, Purdue's Richard J. and Mary...
Research subjects at the University of Minnesota fitted with a specialized noninvasive brain cap were able to move the robotic arm just by imagining moving their own arms.Credit: University of Minnesota
Researchers at the University of Minnesota have made a...
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New research reveals the ease with which criminals can hack an account without ANY of the card details
Dubbed the Distributed Guessing Attack, the team from Newcastle University, UK, say it can take just six seconds to find...
MIT researchers have fabricated a stamp made from forests of carbon nanotubes that is able to print electronic inks onto rigid and flexible surfaces.Photo: Sanha Kim and Dhanushkodi Mariappan
New stamping technique creates functional features at nanoscale dimensions.
The next time...
(A) Schematic of hand structure and components; (B) image of the fabricated hand mounted on a robotic arm with each finger actuated at ΔP = 100 kPa.Credit: Cornell University
Most robots achieve grasping and tactile sensing through motorized means, which...
Wearable information terminals (left) and large rollable-screen TV (right) are made using super-flexible LC technology covering large areas, with high-resolution at low-cost.Credit: Image courtesy of Tohoku University
Researchers at Tohoku University have developed a super flexible liquid crystal (LC) device,...
A tiny, wearable acoustic sensor developed by researchers can be used to monitor heart health and recognize spoken words. Credit: Northwestern University, University of Colorado Boulder
Researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder and Northwestern University have developed a tiny,...
This figure compares a traditionally trained algorithm to Aarabi and Guo’s heuristically trained neural net. The left and centre columns show an aggressive and conservative image-recognition algorithm trained to recognized human hair, compared to the more precise heuristically trained...
Motion capture technology helped researchers at NC State University develop an energy-efficient technique for accurately tracking a user's physical activity based on data from wearable devices. Credit: Edgar Lobaton
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed an energy-efficient...
Stanford researchers led by postdoc Nariman Farsad have built a machine that sends text messages using common chemicals.Image: Standford University
Researchers have built a machine that sends messages using common chemicals. Among many potential applications, this system could relay secret...
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A new patent search tool developed by engineers at Michigan Technological University makes it easier to discover and track inactive patents.
Many innovators and inventors feel they have squandered hours fruitlessly rifling through old patents on the...
