A research team has developed a new technique to detect nano-sized imperfections in materials. They believe this discovery will lead to improvements in the optical detectors used in a wide range of technologies, from cell phones to cameras and fiber optics, as well as in solar cells. … [Read more...] about May the force be with you: Detecting ultrafast light by its force
Incorporating solar harvesting into the side of buildings could enhance energy sustainability
If builders could incorporate solar harvesting into the siding of a building, the amount of energy from the grid that a structure would need may significantly decrease. In research published recently in Renewable Energy, a team of researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, led by Diana-Andra Borca-Tasciuc, a professor of mechanical, aerospace, and nuclear engineering, … [Read more...] about Incorporating solar harvesting into the side of buildings could enhance energy sustainability
How thoughts could one day control electronic prostheses, wirelessly
Stanford researchers have been working for years to advance a technology that could one day help people with paralysis regain use of their limbs, and enable amputees to use their thoughts to control prostheses and interact with computers. The team has been focusing on improving a brain-computer interface, a device implanted beneath the skull on the surface of a patient's brain. … [Read more...] about How thoughts could one day control electronic prostheses, wirelessly
Scientists propose a novel method for controlling fusion reactions
Scientists have found a novel way to prevent pesky magnetic bubbles in plasma from interfering with fusion reactions -- delivering a potential way to improve the performance of fusion energy devices. And it comes from managing radio frequency (RF) waves to stabilize the magnetic bubbles, which can expand and create disruptions that can limit the performance of ITER, the … [Read more...] about Scientists propose a novel method for controlling fusion reactions
Implantable transmitter provides wireless option for biomedical devices
Purdue University innovators are working on inventions to use micro-chip technology in implantable devices and other wearable products such as smart watches to improve biomedical devices, including those used to monitor people with glaucoma and heart disease. The Purdue team developed a fully implantable radio-frequency transmitter chip for wireless sensor nodes and biomedical … [Read more...] about Implantable transmitter provides wireless option for biomedical devices