Search results for internet of things

Biotechnology Jan 24, 2023

New DNA biosensor could unlock powerful, low-cost clinical diagnostics

DNA can signal the presence of or predisposition to a slew of diseases, including cancer. The ability to flag down these clues, known as biomarkers, allows medical professionals to make critical early diagnoses and provide ...

Environment Jan 18, 2023

Technology and sustainable development: A hamlet in rural South Africa shows how one can power the other

It's hard to imagine that the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the fourth industrial revolution can be part of the same conversation.

Biotechnology Jan 16, 2023

To predict environmental changes, researchers create a new generation of wireless sensor networks

The "internet of things," a growing web of interconnected devices—constituting everything from smart bulbs to warehouse robots—is posited as a central pillar of the "fourth industrial revolution" because of how drastically ...

Bio & Medicine Jan 6, 2023

New nanowire sensors are the next step in the Internet of Things

A new miniscule nitrogen dioxide sensor could help protect the environment from vehicle pollutants that cause lung disease and acid rain.

Social Sciences Dec 30, 2022

Digital nomad visas offer the best of two worlds: What you should know before you go

Imagine starting your work day with a fresh coconut juice perched by your laptop as you gaze over the ocean or a tropical rainforest.

Social Sciences Dec 27, 2022

Rethinking the big spring clean chuck-out frenzy: How keeping old things can 'spark joy' in its own way

Driving home recently, I encountered a familiar sight: four dining chairs on the kerb waiting for some sucker to rescue them. Loading them into the car (sucker!) I wondered: how long were these chairs in shed limbo-land before ...

Optics & Photonics Dec 22, 2022

Meta-optics: The disruptive technology you didn't see coming

Robots and autonomous cars will have eyes that see much more than the human eye is capable of, a review of the growing field of meta-optics has found.

Optics & Photonics Dec 15, 2022

Researchers develop all-optical approach to pumping chip-based nanolasers

Researchers have developed a new all-optical method for driving multiple highly dense nanolaser arrays. The approach could enable chip-based optical communication links that process and move data faster than today's electronic-based ...

Nanomaterials Dec 12, 2022

2D material may enable ultra-sharp cellphone photos in low light

A new type of active pixel sensor that uses a novel two-dimensional material may both enable ultra-sharp cellphone photos and create a new class of extremely energy-efficient Internet of Things (IoT) sensors, according to ...

Materials Science Dec 7, 2022

Breakage-resistant conductive hydrogel extends service life of triboelectric nanogenerators

Researchers led by Prof. Chen Tao at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), in cooperation with researchers at Ningbo University, have developed a novel ...

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