Sandia Labs to double assistance to small businesses
Credit: Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Sandia National Laboratories will be doubling the amount of technical assistance it provides ...
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The RoboBee flies solo
Cutting the power cord for the first untethered flightCredit: Harvard Microrobotics Lab/Harvard SEAS In the Harvard Microrobotics Lab, on a ...
New unprinting method can help recycle paper and curb environmental costs
Rutgers-led study shows the benefits of removing toner with pulses of intense xenon lightCredit: Rajiv Malhotra/Rutgers University-New Brunswick Imagine if ...
Researchers discover traditional fluid flow observations may miss the big picture
Credit: FIGURE ADAPTED with permission from the cover of J. Phys. Chem. B 2019, 123, 21, 4587-4593. Copyright © 2019 ...
Engineers 3D print flexible mesh for ankle and knee braces
Techniques could lead to personalized wearable and implantable devicesCredit: Felice Frankel Hearing aids, dental crowns, and limb prosthetics are some ...
New e-tattoo enables accurate, uninterrupted heart monitoring for days
A new wearable technology made from stretchy, lightweight material could make heart health monitoring easier and more accurate than existing ...
Emberion launches hyperspectral array sensor at Laser World of Photonics
Credit: Emberion / Graphene Flagship Emberion was one of the first spinouts of the Graphene Flagship. It was founded in ...
Dynamic collaboration behind new research into best way of using biologging tags
Methods used to design F1 cars and spacecraft have played a crucial role in new research into the tags used ...
First step towards a better prosthetic leg? Trip people over and over
Vanderbilt team builds device to capture stumble responseCredit: CREATE at Vanderbilt University Andrés Martínez strode briskly on the treadmill, staring ...
Freezing bubbles viral video inspired research published
Credit: Virginia Tech Scientific inquiry often begins with the "why." Without expecting to do more than answer a question posed ...
Expanding the temperature range of lithium-ion batteries
Electric cars struggle with extreme temperatures, mainly because of impacts on the electrolyte solutions in their lithium-ion batteries. Now, researchers ...
The secret of platinum deposits revealed by field observations in South Africa
Researchers uncover the way that platinum deposits form in the magma chambers of some of the worlds' largest platinum depositsCredit: ...
To improve drones, Montana State researchers study flying insects
Credit: MSU Photo by Adrian Sanchez-Gonzalez BOZEMAN -- The unmanned aircraft known as drones, used by hobbyists, researchers and industry ...
Now your phone can become a robot that does the boring work
What you do is what the robot doesCredit: Purdue University/Jared Pike WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- If any factory worker could ...
NASA’s Webb Sunshield undergoes rocket fitting, more testing
Credit: NASA/Chris Gunn NASA's James Webb Space Telescope's spacecraft element, which consists of the observatory's spacecraft bus and the sunshield, ...
NASA selects Carnegie Mellon to develop lunar pit exploration technology
New funding will advance technology for eventual moon missionCredit: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH--NASA has approved a $2 million research initiative ...
Introduced a new paradigm of cell transplantation with scaffold microrobots
Successful development of magnetically-actuated microrobots as a platform for stem cell transplantationCredit: DGIST DGIST research team succeeded in developing stem ...
Carbon-neutral fuel made from sunlight and air
Credit: ETH Zurich / Alessandro Della Bella Carbon-neutral fuels are crucial for making aviation and maritime transport sustainable. ETH researchers ...
Consortium awarded extra funding to create £9million offshore renewables hub
A national consortium has been awarded additional funding to cement the UK's position as a global leader in offshore renewable ...
Army focuses on power, propulsion for future unmanned aircraft systems
Credit: US Army photo The development of power and propulsion technologies for future unmanned aircraft systems will deliver more reach, ...