Credit: Georgia Institute of Technology
Smart devices that wake up with voice commands have gained popularity in recent years, and now researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have taken it one step farther: an always-on camera.
Designed with a combination of...
Metrological optical fiber link between LNE-SYRTE in Paris, France and PTB in Braunschweig, Germany, connected in Strasbourg. The overall link length is 1400 km. Credit: Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt
In the past few years, optical atomic clocks have made spectacular progress, becoming...
Harvard University researchers have designed more than 1,000 new blue-light emitting molecules for organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) that could dramatically improve displays for televisions, phones, tablets and more.
OLED screens use organic molecules that emit light when an electric current...
You may have heard of plans to use drones for delivering packages, monitoring wildlife, or tracking storms. But painting murals?
That’s the idea behind a project in Paul Kry’s laboratory at McGill University’s School of Computer Science. Prof. Kry and...
This flexible wearable sensor can be worn on the arm to detect alcohol level. Credit: UC San Diego
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a flexible wearable sensor that can accurately measure a person's blood alcohol...
Researchers at MIT have developed a device and software that could figure out exactly how much power is being used by every appliance, lighting fixture, and device in a home, with pinpoint accuracy and at low cost.Photo: Bryce Vickmark
New...
MIT aerospace engineers have found a way to bond composite layers, producing a material that is substantially stronger and more resistant to damage than other advanced composites. The improvement may lead to stronger, lighter airplane parts.Illustration: Christine Daniloff/MIT
Method to...
An example of 3D printed food, created by one of Professor Hod Lipson's students.Credit: Timothy Lee Photographers/Columbia EngineeringClose
We're all accustomed to having appliances on our kitchen counters, from toasters and blenders to coffee makers and microwaves. If Mechanical Engineering...
Credit: Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
RUMPEL, a ground-breaking hyperdata web browser that makes it simpler for people to access and use online data about themselves, is being rolled out to the public this month.
RUMPEL gives users the ability...
SRT coated fabric self-heals. From left, fabric with hole, wet fabric and patch in a drop of water, self-healed fabric. Credit: Demirel Lab / Penn State
Someday, chemically protective suits made of fabric coated in self-healing, thin films may...
A new prototype display could show 3-D movies to any seat in a theater, with no eyewear required.Image: Christine Daniloff/MIT
3-D movies immerse us in new worlds and allow us to see places and things in ways that we otherwise...
