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SwRI Technology Today Podcast celebrates first anniversary
Podcast team commemorating milestone with highlights episode, new segments
UCLouvain strengthens connectivity of 1 in 8 of world’s smartphones
Today, your smartphone’s switch from Wi-Fi to 4G goes completely unnoticed. The key is an open technology developed by UCLouvain, used by one in eight people around the world, called the Multipath Transmission Control Protocol (Multipath TCP). The first protocols…
Shark proof wetsuit material could help save lives
A new wet suit material can help reduce blood loss caused by shark bites
Kick-starting Moore’s Law? New ‘synthetic’ method for making microchips could help
Breakthrough method for processing nanomaterials heralds advances in quantum computing, nanotechnology
SwRI Technology Today Podcast celebrates first anniversary
Podcast team commemorating milestone with highlights episode, new segments
UCLouvain strengthens connectivity of 1 in 8 of world’s smartphones
Today, your smartphone’s switch from Wi-Fi to 4G goes completely unnoticed. The key is an open technology developed by UCLouvain, used by one in eight people around the world, called the Multipath Transmission Control Protocol (Multipath TCP). The first protocols…
Article proposes important mucin link between microbial infections and many cancers
It is generally known that viruses, with their cell-invading capabilities, can be responsible for a number of different cancers. What is less broadly discussed are the cancer-causing capabilities of bacteria, or the processes by which they may cause malignancy. In…
New US Army software rapidly converts live drone video into 2D and 3D maps
Software-only solution creates maps in a matter of minutes, allowing locally collected video to be processed into immediately usable geospatial products that can be fed into other mapping applications like Google Earth, ArcGIS
ASU collects 5 solar awards in latest round of DOE funding
ASU continues to keep solar shining in Phoenix Metro area
Storing energy in hydrogen 20 times more effective using platinum-nickel catalyst
Catalysts accelerate chemical reactions, but the widely used metal platinum is scarce and expensive. Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), together with Chinese, Singaporean and Japanese researchers, have now developed an alternative with a 20x higher activity: a catalyst…
What vision do we have for the deep sea?
New study on the future of the global seafloor
Lehigh engineers designing a more efficient tidal turbine with NSF grant
Arindam Banerjee’s lab uses innovative active grid turbulence generator to mimic water conditions of Verdant Power’s Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy (RITE) Project
Storing energy in hydrogen 20 times more effective using platinum-nickel catalyst
Catalysts accelerate chemical reactions, but the widely used metal platinum is scarce and expensive. Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), together with Chinese, Singaporean and Japanese researchers, have now developed an alternative with a 20x higher activity: a catalyst…
What vision do we have for the deep sea?
New study on the future of the global seafloor
Lehigh engineers designing a more efficient tidal turbine with NSF grant
Arindam Banerjee’s lab uses innovative active grid turbulence generator to mimic water conditions of Verdant Power’s Roosevelt Island Tidal Energy (RITE) Project
Stretchable, degradable semiconductors
To seamlessly integrate electronics with the natural world, materials are needed that are both stretchable and degradable — for example, flexible medical devices that conform to the surfaces of internal organs, but that dissolve and disappear when no longer needed.…
TU Graz researchers develop new 3D printing for the direct production of nanostructures
In the nanometer range, complex, free-standing 3D architectures are very difficult to produce in a single step due to the required precision. In the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Direct Write Fabrication of 3D Nano-Probes, scientists at Graz University of Technology…
Stretchable, degradable semiconductors
To seamlessly integrate electronics with the natural world, materials are needed that are both stretchable and degradable — for example, flexible medical devices that conform to the surfaces of internal organs, but that dissolve and disappear when no longer needed.…
TU Graz researchers develop new 3D printing for the direct production of nanostructures
In the nanometer range, complex, free-standing 3D architectures are very difficult to produce in a single step due to the required precision. In the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Direct Write Fabrication of 3D Nano-Probes, scientists at Graz University of Technology…
The effects of a mock shelter environment on sleep
Are evacuation shelters too cold in winter?
Printed metal conductors may be next-generation electronic displays
$1m grant from DOE funds Pitt researcher and electroninks project using metal ink for OLEDs
NIH grant to study unstructured data that can improve patient safety
Reports that medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States have led the Institute of Medicine and several state legislatures to suggest that data from patient safety event reporting systems could help health care providers…
The effects of a mock shelter environment on sleep
Are evacuation shelters too cold in winter?
Printed metal conductors may be next-generation electronic displays
$1m grant from DOE funds Pitt researcher and electroninks project using metal ink for OLEDs
NIH grant to study unstructured data that can improve patient safety
Reports that medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States have led the Institute of Medicine and several state legislatures to suggest that data from patient safety event reporting systems could help health care providers…
Finding out the factors that most influence the steel corrosion in reinforced concrete
Since the Egyptian pyramids and the Roman Coliseum were built, mankind has been searching for an affordable, versatile building material, that can be easily manufactured and transported, and, above all, is durable. Concrete, a mixture of water, cement and different…
WPI researchers discover vulnerabilities affecting billions of computer chips
Security flaws affecting Intel and STMicroelectronics CPUs could be used to steal or alter data on billions of devices
Anthrax may be the next tool in the fight against bladder cancer
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Anthrax may soon help more people win the fight against bladder cancer, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says strikes about 72,000 Americans each year and kills about 16,000, and is one of the…
Mount Sinai researchers examine the metabolic effects of an oral blood cancer drug
A popular cancer drug is associated with significant weight gain and increased systolic blood pressure, researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai report in a study published in Scientific Reports in November. The drug, ruxolitinib, was the…
Brookhaven-Commonwealth Fusion Energy Project wins DOE funding
Through DOE’s new Innovation Network for Fusion Energy (INFUSE) program, Brookhaven will partner with Massachusetts-based startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems to develop superconducting power cables and test their ability to withstand damage-inducing event
Nuclear warheads? This robot can find them
Trust, but verify. — Ronald Reagan Picture a swarm of autonomous, three-foot rolling robots armed with smart detectors to support nuclear safeguards and verify arms-control agreements. The prototype of such robots, being developed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE)…
Novela Neurotech begins testing wireless, read-write capable brain prosthesis in animals
Toronto, ON–To further develop its wireless electrode for reading from and writing into the brain, Novela Neurotech is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Division of Comparative Medicine at the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada. The move…
Anthrax may be the next tool in the fight against bladder cancer
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Anthrax may soon help more people win the fight against bladder cancer, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says strikes about 72,000 Americans each year and kills about 16,000, and is one of the…
Mount Sinai researchers examine the metabolic effects of an oral blood cancer drug
A popular cancer drug is associated with significant weight gain and increased systolic blood pressure, researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai report in a study published in Scientific Reports in November. The drug, ruxolitinib, was the…
Army researcher promotes cooperation between humans, autonomous machines
The trust between humans and autonomous machines is a top priority for Army researchers — as machines become integral to society, it is critical to understand the impact on human decision-making. Dr. Celso M. de Melo, a computer scientist from…
Finding out the factors that most influence the steel corrosion in reinforced concrete
Since the Egyptian pyramids and the Roman Coliseum were built, mankind has been searching for an affordable, versatile building material, that can be easily manufactured and transported, and, above all, is durable. Concrete, a mixture of water, cement and different…
Brookhaven-Commonwealth Fusion Energy Project wins DOE funding
Through DOE’s new Innovation Network for Fusion Energy (INFUSE) program, Brookhaven will partner with Massachusetts-based startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems to develop superconducting power cables and test their ability to withstand damage-inducing event
Nuclear warheads? This robot can find them
Trust, but verify. — Ronald Reagan Picture a swarm of autonomous, three-foot rolling robots armed with smart detectors to support nuclear safeguards and verify arms-control agreements. The prototype of such robots, being developed by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE)…
WPI researchers discover vulnerabilities affecting billions of computer chips
Security flaws affecting Intel and STMicroelectronics CPUs could be used to steal or alter data on billions of devices
Novela Neurotech begins testing wireless, read-write capable brain prosthesis in animals
Toronto, ON–To further develop its wireless electrode for reading from and writing into the brain, Novela Neurotech is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Division of Comparative Medicine at the University of Toronto in Ontario, Canada. The move…
Army researcher promotes cooperation between humans, autonomous machines
The trust between humans and autonomous machines is a top priority for Army researchers — as machines become integral to society, it is critical to understand the impact on human decision-making. Dr. Celso M. de Melo, a computer scientist from…
NJIT’s Brooke Flammang wins 2019 Young Investigator Award
Brooke Flammang, assistant professor of biological sciences at NJIT, has been named winner of the 2019 Steven Vogel Young Investigator Award by the scientific journal Bioinspiration & Biomimetics . Flammang is the third-ever winner of the international award, started in…
NIH RO1 grant to help improve ultrasound tomography for breast cancer detection
Mammography is the current state-of-the-art method for detecting and diagnosing breast cancer. However, even a mammogram doesn’t detect certain subtle breast cancers, especially those in younger women who typically have denser breast tissue. In the growing need to improve imaging…
Scientists develop sensor to save children, pets left in vehicles
A small, inexpensive sensor could save lives by triggering an alarm when children or pets are left alone in vehicles. The new device, developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo, combines radar technology with artificial intelligence (AI) to detect…
Non-volatile control of magnetic anisotropy through change of electric polarization
Researchers from Kanazawa University use electrical polarization to control magnetic properties aiming for advanced memory applications
Wearable tracker study links insufficient sleep to biological aging and cardiovascular disease risk
Singapore study using wearable trackers links insufficient sleep to increased rate of biological aging and cardiovascular disease risk
Stress testing the healthcare system
Researchers in Vienna can infer the resilience of a health care system from its doctors’ networks
NJIT’s Brooke Flammang wins 2019 Young Investigator Award
Brooke Flammang, assistant professor of biological sciences at NJIT, has been named winner of the 2019 Steven Vogel Young Investigator Award by the scientific journal Bioinspiration & Biomimetics . Flammang is the third-ever winner of the international award, started in…
Scientists develop sensor to save children, pets left in vehicles
A small, inexpensive sensor could save lives by triggering an alarm when children or pets are left alone in vehicles. The new device, developed by researchers at the University of Waterloo, combines radar technology with artificial intelligence (AI) to detect…