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New Nanoparticle-Based Sensors Can Measure Residual Herbicides in Food
The work shows the real-world viability of their easy-to-use and inexpensive methods of testing.
R&D Materials
Graphene Boosts Flexible and Wearable Electronics
Researchers demonstrate that graphene can greatly improve electrical circuits required for wearable and flexible electronics such as smart health patches and other flexible devices.
Briefs Medical
Silicon Nanochip Could Treat Traumatic Muscle Loss
Technology developed by researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine can change skin tissue into blood vessels and nerve cells.
Articles Power
Silicon Forging Ahead for Higher-Performance Battery Anodes
General Motors’ new joint-research agreement with OneD underscores the promise of silicon-anode development.
Briefs AR/AI
Nanomagnets Can Perform AI-Like Processing
The new method could slash the energy cost of AI.
Briefs Materials
Hierarchical Diamond-Based Ceramic Composites
This research developed and utilized advanced processing, modeling, and micromechanical tools.
Briefs Motion Control
NanoGear Molecular Gear
Oscillatory and rotational motions of different parts are combined to pave the way to developing super-miniaturized mechanical devices.
R&D Medical
Tiny Swimming Robots Treat Deadly Pneumonia in Mice
The microrobots are made of algae cells whose surfaces are speckled with antibiotic-filled nanoparticles.
Briefs Imaging
Let’s Get Small: New Argonne Method Greatly Improves X-Ray Nanotomography Resolution
A group of scientists led by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory has created a new method for improving the resolution of hard X-ray nanotomography.
R&D Materials
Copper Nanowires Combat Spread of Diseases
An ancient metal used for its microbial properties is the basis for a materials-based solution to disinfection. A team of scientists has developed an antimicrobial spray that deposits a layer of...
R&D Wearables
Electrospinning Advantages for Wearable Technology
Researchers have shown that electrospun materials have many advantages over conventional bulk materials for the development of wearables. Electrospun materials’ high surface-to-volume...
Technology Report Green Design & Manufacturing
Altair Honors Innovations in Sustainability and Lightweighting
Ford follows up its top prize in last year’s Sustainable Product category – for the Mustang Mach-E – with another electric-vehicle winner, the 2022 F-150 Lightning....
News Propulsion
SAE International Extends Call for Abstracts, Seeks Submissions for AeroTech Conference
Engineering Events staff at SAE International in Warrendale, Pennsylvania, have extended the call for abstracts through September 21 for the...
Briefs Design
Electrokinetics Models for Micro- and Nano-Fluidic Impedance Sensors
Microfluidics- and nanofluidics-based impedance sensors play an important role in the identification of toxic industrial chemicals and pathogens in the biodetection and biodefense arena, but their efficient modeling and design continues to be a challenge.
Articles Materials
Keeping the Bugs at Bay
With its instant repellency and its ability to repel rather than kill or deactivate pathogens, RepelWrap presents an effective alternative to current technologies.
Facility Focus Research Lab
University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering
The University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science, more commonly known as Penn Engineering or SEAS, offers programs that emphasize hands-on study of engineering...
R&D Materials
Micro-CAL Process Prints Fine Features in Glass Microstructures
Researchers have developed a new way to 3D print glass microstructures that is faster and produces objects with higher optical quality, design flexibility, and strength....
R&D Materials
Nanomaterial Improves Insulin’s Effects
Researchers have developed a compound consisting of insulin bound to a string of amino acids that includes an antioxidant group. An earlier study in mice suggested this nanomaterial’s...
Briefs Electronics & Computers
Smart Molecules Act as Computer Transistors
Researchers have discovered a single-molecule switch that can act like a transistor and store binary information such as the 1s and 0s used in classical computing. The molecule is around five...
Application Briefs Materials
Manufacturing Wafer-Level Optics Using UV Adhesives and Polymers
Micro-optics and nanostructures are key technologies for the latest optoelectronic components in smartphones, smart glasses and vehicles. Some examples used in consumer...
Briefs Materials
Tiny Optical Elements Could Replace Traditional Refractive Lenses
Researchers have developed tiny optical elements from metal nanoparticles and a polymer that could replace traditional refractive lenses to realize portable imaging systems...
Briefs AR/AI
New Optical Component Used to Create AR/VR Headsets and Eyewear
Consumers are looking for augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR) glasses that are compact and easy to wear, delivering high-quality imagery with socially acceptable optics...
Briefs Electronics & Computers
Nanocomposite Material Protects Against Intense Light
Optical limiting — a manner of telecom switching without the use of electronics — is an all-optical method that could improve the speed and capacity of Internet communications. A...
Briefs Materials
Nanoscale 3D Structure to Control Light
3D nanometer-scale metamaterial structures hold promise for advanced optical isolators.
Briefs Photonics/Optics
‘Seeing’ Nonuniformities in 2D Materials May Lead to New Medical Sensors
Detecting nonuniformities in optical properties opens the door to new uses
Briefs Sensors/Data Acquisition
Novel Biosensors Set to Revolutionize Brain-Controlled Robotics
A carbon-based biosensor could drive new innovations in brain-controlled robotics.
R&D Sensors/Data Acquisition
New Thermofluidic Improves Lab-On-a-Chip Applications
Researchers have succeeded in moving tiny amounts of liquid at will by remotely heating water over a metal film with a laser.
R&D Test & Measurement
Tiny Thermometer Measures Temperature in Nanopores
A thermometer directly monitors temperature changes when ions pass through a nanopore.
R&D Nanotechnology
DNA Nanotechnology Tools Help Develop New Therapies
A suite of diverse, multifunctional DNA nanotechnological tools offers unique capabilities.
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