Production Efficiency and Gas Sensor Capabilities are Enhanced by in-Place Fabrication Stretchy, flexible gas sensors can detect oxygen or carbon dioxide levels in the breath or perspiration to detect health disorders or concerns when utilized as…
Gelatinous Creatures’ Swimming Styles Inspire Underwater Vehicle Design Engineers could learn a thing or two from a gelatinous aquatic monster. A sea creature related to jellyfish called Nanomia bijuga uses jet propulsion to…
With Artificial Intelligence and a Camera, you can Check your Blood Pressure in a Heartbeat Engineers at the University of South Australia have created a system that remotely measures blood pressure by recording a person’s forehead and using artificial intelligence…
The SH-4d Portable “Future Retro” Synth from Roland is a Special Instrument That Condenses 50 Years of the Company’s Past The SH-4d was inspired by Roland’s first synthesizer, the SH-1000, as well as other ‘SH’ instruments that have since been produced. The oscillator models cover…
Using a “Smart” Walking Stick Could Make Finding a Seat and Shopping Easier for People Who are Blind For those who are blind or visually challenged, engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder are creating a new type of walking stick by utilizing…
New Nanoparticles and Heating Techniques for Using Temperature Fluctuations as Clean Energy The process of pyroelectric catalysis (pyro-catalysis) can transform temperature variations in the environment into pure chemical energy, such as hydrogen. However because ambient temperature changes occur…
Long-Range Ordered Porous Carbon (LOPC), a Novel Form of Carbon, is Discovered Graphite and diamond are two of the most well-known forms of carbon, but there are many other less common nanoscale allotropes of the element. Among…
Researchers Find Methods for Quickly Drying and Redispersing Cellulose Nanocrystals Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are a type of nanomaterial that can be extracted from cellulose, which is the most abundant natural polymer on earth and the…
AI Accelerator An AI accelerator, also known as a neural network accelerator or deep learning accelerator, is a specialized hardware component designed to perform the computationally intensive…
Neuromorphic Computing Neuromorphic computing refers to a type of computer architecture that is designed to emulate the structure and function of the human brain. Neuromorphic computing systems…
Research Reveals the Theoretical Idea that Carbon-Based Catalysts Promote Electrochemical Reactions Carbon-based catalysts are catalysts that are based on carbon materials, such as carbon nanotubes, graphene, carbon black, activated carbon, and carbon fibers. Carbon-based catalysts are…
On Industrial Silicon Wafers, Engineers Grow “Perfect” Atomic-Thin Materials The number of transistors on a microchip has doubled annually since the 1960s, as predicted by Moore’s Law. The silicon that serves as the basis…