How to freeze heat conduction
Physicists have discovered a new effect, which makes it possible to create excellent thermal insulators which conduct electricity; such materials ...
Tag: Electrical Engineering/Electronics
A prosthetic that restores the sense of where your hand is
Credit: Luca Rossini The next-generation bionic hand, developed by researchers from EPFL, the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies in Pisa ...
Rice University researchers unveil Internet of Things security feature
'Physically unclonable function' is 10 times more reliable than previous methodsCredit: Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University SAN FRANCISCO -- (Feb. ...
How goliath groupers behave may be key to national security under the sea
US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awards FAU's Harbor Branch up to $5 million to detect undersea threatsCredit: Florida Atlantic ...
The holy grail of nanowire production
Credit: Jamani Caillet / EPFL Nanowires have the potential to revolutionize the technology around us. Measuring just 5-100 nanometers in ...
Upcycling plastic bags into battery parts (video)
Credit: American Chemical Society Plastic bag pollution has become a huge environmental problem, prompting some cities and countries to heavily ...
Selfies to self-diagnosis: Algorithm 'amps up' smartphones to diagnose disease
Credit: Florida Atlantic University Accessible, connected, and computationally powerful, smartphones aren't just for "selfies" anymore. They have emerged as powerful ...
MU scientists use smartphones to improve dismal rating of nation's civil infrastructure
With the safety of countless lives at stake, MU researchers find that smartphone sensors can be the solution to monitor ...
Researchers develop flags that generate energy from wind and sun
Credit: Dr. Mostafa Nabawy, The University of Manchester Scientists have created flags that can generate electrical energy using wind and ...
National Academy of Engineering elects 86 members and 18 foreign members
The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has elected 86 new members and 18 foreign members, announced NAE President C. D. ...
Artificial intelligence can identify microscopic marine organisms
Credit: Tom Marchitto Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) program that can automatically provide species-level identification of microscopic marine ...
The first dexterous and sentient hand prosthesis has been successfully implanted
Credit: Dr. Max Ortiz Catalan A female Swedish patient with hand amputation has become the first recipient of an osseo-neuromuscular ...
Engineers harvest heart's energy to power life-saving devices
Harnessing the heartbeat to charge batteriesCredit: Patricio R. Sarzosa, Thayer School of Engineering HANOVER, N.H. - Feb. 4, 2019 - ...
Hybrid electricity system would reduce rates, improve service
A new distribution system designed by researchers at the University of Waterloo would reduce electricity prices by more than five ...
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