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Smart glove for Industry 4.0: Connecting the physical hand to the virtual world

“Researchers at Saarland University have created an ultrathin flexible film that can act as a sensor for innovative technologies. Integrated within a glove, the new sensory film can communicate the current position of the wearer’s hand and fingers. By …

Teeny-Tiny Bluetooth Transmitter Runs on Less Than 1 Milliwatt

“Bluetooth Low Energy data packets can now be sent by millimeter-size IoT motes You’re probably swimming in Bluetooth radio signals right now. But none of those are coming from the smallest, lowest-power end of the Internet of Things. These …

The Future of Stretchable Electronics

“Stretchable devices could have a wide range of potential uses, from wearable health monitors to elastic solar cells to artificial skin Tsukuba, Japan, Mar 24, 2019 - (ACN Newswire) - Stretchable electronics is emerging as a promising new technology for next-generation wearable …

The world’s largest 3D printer is coming to Saudi Arabia in 2019

“Danish firm Cobod to deliver Bod 2 printer to Saudi Arabian builder Elite for Construction & Development Co in Q2 2019 Saudi Arabia’s Elite for Construction & Development Company has purchased what has been described as the world’s largest 3D …

Turbocharging the switch to efficient engines

“Predicting capricious pre-ignition combustion events could enable automakers to build powerful yet more efficient engines. A combustion problem that has troubled engine manufacturers since the industry began still plagues the designers of fuel-efficient engines. A team at KAUST’s Clean …

UMD Researchers Wood-based Technology Creates Electricity from Heat

” A University of Maryland-led team of researchers has created a heat-to-electricity device that runs on ions and which could someday harness the body’s heat to provide energy. Led by UMD researchers Liangbing Hu, Robert Briber and Tian Li of …

An algorithm to rule them all

“A powerful machine-learning technique enables biologists to analyze enormous data sets Researchers at A*STAR have compared six data-analysis processes and come up with a clear winner1 in terms of speed, quality of analysis and reliability. The top performer took …

Graphene reveals electrons move like viscous liquids

“Researchers at The University of Manchester in the UK have discovered that electrons in graphene act like a very unique liquid. The movement of electron fluid in graphene has, for the first time, been observed to exist with two separate …

Hayabusa2 probes asteroid for secrets

“The first data received from the Hayabusa2 spacecraft in orbit of asteroid Ryugu helps space scientists explore conditions in the early solar system. The space probe gathered vast amounts of images and other data which gives researchers clues about Ryugu …

Materials Design in 3D: from the Molecule to the Macrostructure

““3D Matter Made to Order” Cluster of Excellence of KIT and Heidelberg University Starts and Focuses on Printed Three-dimensional Design Structures Additive processes, such as 3D printing, can be used to produce nearly any structure, even in the nanoscale. Depending …