News tagged with electromechanical devices
In new mass-production technique, robotic insects spring to life
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new technique inspired by elegant pop-up books and origami will soon allow clones of robotic insects to be mass-produced by the sheet.
Feb 15, 2012 |
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Microfabrication breakthrough could set piezoelectric material applications in motion
(PhysOrg.com) -- Integrating a complex, single-crystal material with "giant" piezoelectric properties onto silicon, University of Wisconsin-Madison engineers and physicists can fabricate low-voltage, near-nanoscale ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 17, 2011 |
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Biomimetic-engineering design can replace spaghetti tangle of nanotubes in novel material
(PhysOrg.com) -- Nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS) devices have the potential to revolutionize the world of sensors: motion, chemical, temperature, etc. But taking electromechanical devices from the micro ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 01, 2009 |
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Beaming up on the way to space
(Phys.org) -- Space may be the final frontier. But often a few trips to PML are necessary before things can get off the ground. One recent case in point is the test of an instrument called the Extreme Ultraviolet ...
May 07, 2012 |
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First proof of ferroelectricity in simplest amino acid
The boundary between electronics and biology is blurring with the first detection by researchers at Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory of ferroelectric properties in an amino acid called ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 19, 2012 |
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Ultra-sensitive electrical biosensor unlocks potential for instant diagnostic devices
A new quantum mechanical-based biosensor designed by a team at University of California, Santa Barbara offers tremendous potential for detecting biomolecules at ultra-low concentrations, from instant point-of-care ...
Apr 17, 2012 |
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Automatic safety under water
The Suba system aims to become to diving what the automatic pilot is to flying. Developed by a student from EPFL, it will be released to the market by his start-up company: Pandora Underwater Equipment, starting ...
Mar 12, 2012 |
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App turns tablet into math aid for visually impaired students (w/ video)
Without looking down, Kira runs her index finger across the screen of an Android tablet that she is holding in her lap. For the occasion, she has painted her fingernails bright pink. When her finger touches ...
Mar 05, 2012 |
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Researchers hope to use bugged bugs for search and rescue
(PhysOrg.com) -- While search and rescue dogs are currently used to help locate survivors of earthquakes or other disasters, new research hopes to make this job easier by turning to bugs. Insects have the ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 29, 2011 |
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Insect cyborgs may become first responders, search and monitor hazardous environs
(PhysOrg.com) -- Research conducted at the University of Michigan College of Engineering may lead to the use of insects to monitor hazardous situations before sending in humans.
Nov 23, 2011 |
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Physicists identify room temperature quantum bits in silicon carbide - widely used semiconductor
A discovery by physicists at UC Santa Barbara may earn silicon carbide -- a semiconductor commonly used by the electronics industry -- a role at the center of a new generation of information technologies designed to exploit ...
Nov 02, 2011 |
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Researcher working on micro-electromechanical systems to replace pixels
(PhysOrg.com) -- Wallen Mphepö of National Chiao Tung University in Hsinchu, Taiwan, appears to believe the future of computer displays lies in micro-electromechanical systems (MEMs), rather than the pixel technology ...
Oct 28, 2011 |
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NIST polishes method for creating tiny diamond machines
(PhysOrg.com) -- Diamonds may be best known as a symbol of long-lasting love. But semiconductor makers are also hoping they'll pan out as key components of long-lasting micromachines if a new method developed ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 28, 2011 |
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