Engineers at the University of California, San Diego have designed and developed a thin cloaking device that addresses some of the shortcomings faced in “invisibility cloaks.” This new device does not modify the light’s brightness surrounding a hidden object. The technology involved in this invisibility cloak device holds promise in optical communications to boost signal speed, and also for concentrating solar energy applications.
By Alessandro Pirolini
9 Jul 2015
Researchers from McGill University and Université de Montréal have suggested that black phosphorus could emerge as a strong contender to silicon as it allows more transistors to be packed on a chip.
By Alessandro Pirolini
9 Jul 2015
Physicists at University of California, Berkeley have utilized graphene to develop innovative ultrasonic microphones and loudspeakers that are extremely lightweight. These devices allow humans to imitate the ability of dolphins and bats which utilize sound to communicate and measure the speed and distance of objects around them.
By Alessandro Pirolini
9 Jul 2015
Local Motors, a company specializing in design and development of vehicles, has declared the winner of its Project Redacted challenge - a unique competition launched to challenge the co-creation community to design state-of-the-art 3D-printed cars. This competition will also serve as an inspiration for the world’s first 3D-printed car.
By Alessandro Pirolini
9 Jul 2015
The Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) has announced that Graeme Cruickshank has been chosen to lead the UK’s National Formulation Centre, a new world class UK based open access innovation centre for advanced formulated product design and manufacture.
While coatings today provide protection and other static functionality, a new generation of technologies is making them "smart" – able to change in response to their environment.
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research (MPI-P) and the Johannes Gutenberg University (JGU) have developed a new ultrafast terahertz spectroscopy that enables observation of magnetotransport in metals at the fundamental level.
By Stuart Milne
7 Jul 2015
A team of researchers at the KU Leuven Centre for Surface Chemistry and Catalysis has formulated a simple method to produce the bioplastic known as polylactic acid (PLA) in a waste-free manner.
Semiconductor equipment manufacturer ClassOne Technology has announced a new addition to its popular Solstice® family of ≤200mm wafer electroplaters. The fully-automated, cassette-to-cassette Solstice S4 is available with up to 4 chambers and can deliver up to 75wph throughput. In footprint, capacity and cost, the S4 is positioned between the manual-load, development-oriented Solstice LT, with 1 or 2 chambers, and the fully-automated Solstice S8 electroplater with up to 8 chambers.
Using a patented vacuum-assisted vortex concentration technology, the Smart Evaporator from Asynt sets a new standard for labs tasked with drying sample tubes and vials.
Researchers have developed a new porous solid lithium ion battery (LIB) that has an improved performance and is free of risks associated with overheating.
Researchers at the Umeå University have successfully captured and described an 'invisible' protein structure that has not been possible until now.
A team of researchers from University of California, San Diego have discovered that the squared-shaped tail of a seahorse can grasp, grip and produce more contact points with a surface compared to a cylindrical tail.
A team of researchers from the University of Southampton are working to test the use of additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, methods in optical fibre fabrication.
A research team led by the University of Cambridge has discovered that a single material could exhibit dual metal-insulator properties at the same time.