Electronics is based on the manipulation of electrons and other charge carriers, but in addition to charge, electrons possess a property known as spin. When spin is manipulated with magnetic and electric fields, the result ...
Nanophysics
May 6, 2015
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Today's agriculture has transformed into a high-tech enterprise that most 20th-century farmers might barely recognize.
Other
Mar 18, 2015
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The relatively recent discovery of graphene, a two-dimensional layered material with unusual and attractive electronic, optical and thermal properties, led scientists to search for other atomically thin materials with unique ...
Nanophysics
Feb 19, 2015
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Scientists from Germany and Japan have developed a new magnetic sensor, which is thin, robust and pliable enough to be smoothly adapted to human skin, even to the most flexible part of the human palm. This is feeding the ...
General Physics
Feb 3, 2015
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It's not just about how many steps you've taken or how many calories you've burned in a day. Wearable fitness trackers and health monitors are becoming more commonplace and diverse, but just what do you do with all of that ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 11, 2015
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Olympic cycling medalist Dotsie Bausch is hooked on data, and she wants everyone to know it.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 8, 2015
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Flexible electronic sensors based on paper—an inexpensive material—have the potential to some day cut the price of a wide range of medical tools, from helpful robots to diagnostic tests. Scientists have now developed ...
Nanomaterials
Nov 19, 2014
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In the future, working up a sweat by exercising may not only be good for your health, but it could also power your small electronic devices. Researchers will report today that they have designed a sensor in the form of a ...
Materials Science
Aug 13, 2014
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By fusing together the concepts of active fiber sensors and high-temperature fiber sensors, a team of researchers at the University of Pittsburgh has created an all-optical high-temperature sensor for gas flow measurements ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 26, 2014
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(Phys.org)—Your smartphone's display glass could soon be more than just a pretty face, thanks to new technology developed by researchers from Montreal and the New York-based company Corning Incorporated. The team has created ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 18, 2014
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