Imagine a world where smartphones, laptops, wearables, and other electronics are powered without batteries. Researchers have taken a step in that direction, with the first fully flexible device that can …read more Source:: Science
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Light up logic: Engineers perform computational logic with light
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•For the first time, researchers performed logic operations — the basis of computation — with a chemical device using electric fields and ultraviolet light. The device and the pioneering methods …read more Source:: Science
Harvesting renewable energy from the sun and outer space at the same time
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•Scientists have demonstrated for the first time that heat from the sun and coldness from outer space can be collected simultaneously with a single device. Their research suggests that devices …read more Source:: Science
Researchers quickly harvest 2-D materials, bringing them closer to commercialization
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•Researchers have developed a technique to harvest 2-inch diameter wafers of 2-D material within just a few minutes. They can then be stacked together to form an electronic device within …read more Source:: Science
New soft bioelectronic mesh tested on human wrist and pulsating pig’s heart
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•Scientists have succeeded in developing a wearable and implantable device, that measures electrophysiological signals and applies electrical and thermal stimulations. It provides information on muscle and cardiac dysfunctions, and thus …read more Source:: Science
In desert trials, next-generation water harvester delivers fresh water from air
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•Scientists who last year built a prototype harvester to extract water from the air using only the power of the sun have scaled up the device to see how much …read more Source:: Science
Computer system transcribes words users ‘speak silently’
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•Researchers have developed a computer interface that can transcribe words that the user verbalizes internally but does not actually speak aloud. Electrodes in the device pick up neuromuscular signals in …read more Source:: Science
A drone for last-centimeter delivery
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•A new drone uses cutting-edge technology to deliver parcels weighing up to 500 grams. The device will never get stuck in traffic, it’s programmed to avoid obstacles, and it can …read more Source:: Science
Breakthrough device heals organs with a single touch
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•Researchers have developed a device that can switch cell function to rescue failing body functions with a single touch. The technology, known as Tissue Nanotransfection (TNT), injects genetic code into …read more Source:: Science
Ultrathin device harvests electricity from human motion
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•A new electrochemical energy harvesting device can generate electrical current from the full range of human motions and is thin enough to embed in clothing. …read more Source:: Science