#In a first, drug offers hope for children with dwarfism An experimental drug, vying to become the first approved treatment for dwarfism, improved growth in children by a significant amount in a preliminary study, the drug's developer,
#Remote control out, change TV channels with mind LONDON: A new technology that reads brainwaves to allow users to change TV channels with their mind has been developed in the UK.
The electroencephalography (EEG) brainwave reading headset has one small sensor that rests on a user's forehead
These sensors measure electrical activity in the brain. In the case of this experimental app, a user can select either`concentration'or`meditation'as the brain control mechanism.
#`E skin'gets a step closer to reality with new tech Researchers have developed a new technique to produce high-quality,
low-cost graphene that could pave the way for the creation of the firondonst flexible`electronic skin,
the team has used this technique to create the first transparent and flexible touch-sensor that could enable the development of artificial skin for use in robot manufacturing."
One prototype features three electrocardiography electrodes which can monitor the heart rate and transmit that data to a tablet.
One prototype features three electrocardiography electrodes which can monitor the heart rate and transmit that data to a tablet.
#New sensor chip to detect prostate cancer early Researchers have developed a smart sensor chip that can detect prostate cancer more accurately
The sensor chip, able to pick up on subtle differences in glycoprotein molecules, will help improve the process of early stage prostate cancer diagnosis,
The team of chemical engineers and chemists at the University of Birmingham, created a sensor chip with synthetic receptors along a 2d surface to identify specific
#Indian scientists develop e-Nose to sniff out hazardous gases Indian scientists have developed a sensor-based'Electronic Nose'for sniffing out variety of gases at pulp and paper mill industries and environmental monitoring at other
The devices is developed by the Nagpur-based National Environmental engineering Research Institute (NEERI) of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) of the Department
of Electronics and Information technology of the Government of India.""This has been the first attempt in India to develop such a product using odour sensors that make use of intelligent software to identify odorous molecules.
It is also possible to train the software by feeding information based on observation of experts,
The'Electronic Nose'uses an array of sensors that function on the principle similar to that of human olfaction.
The sensor array generates a pattern based on the type of aroma. The patterns obtained are trained to help interpret
"The glass used in our sensors is hardwearing, acting in a similar way as that used in smartphones.
"The glass used in our sensors is hardwearing, acting in a similar way as that used in smartphones.
#Samsung launches Portable 1tb SSD DRIVE Samsung has launched a portable SSD DRIVE with one terabyte capacity. The Samsung portable SSD DRIVE is with small form factor
and weighs only 30 grams. The SSD DRIVE measures 71x53 mm and is 9 mm thick.
Samsung has launched Portable SS T1 in 250gb, 500gb and 1tb variants. Samsung has offered an amazing portable storage option for consumers,
powered by 3d V-NAND memory technology. Samsung T1 series will support data transfer speed up to 450mb per second.
Samsung will offer the drive by the end of January in US European and Asian market, covering 14 countries during the first phase of launch.
Samsung SSD will work with both Windows and Mac computers. With dynamic thermal guard feature, Samsung T1 will automatically turn off during extreme temperatures.
Samsung offers three year warranty for the SSD. Samsung has packed a lot in a small size
and the company has placed a higher price tag on all the variants. Samsung T1 SSD 250 GB will cost $179. 99
while 500gb variant will put you down by $299. 99. The top end one terabyte portable SSD will cost $599. 99.
In the recent years SSD market has grown faster due to the data write and read speed.
Also, with improved performance, consumers don mind shelling out extra money for SSD. However, for internal SSD, the storage capacity has remained in the lower range.
The latest offering from Samsung is impressive. However, many technology experts feel that the higher price tag could be the only constraint for T1 SSD series i
and piloted driving system at the Consumer electronics Show (CES) in Las vegas. The virtual cockpit unveiled by Audi at the CES is based on the Android platform;
new smart technologies (light sensors and photovoltaics) and are powered by renewable energy sources (solar energy). Constructed out of 94 digitally designed
while also allowing the light to penetrate to be able to reach the sensors that would in turn,
#Recent developments in 3d printed plastic electronics showing promise With today's printed plastic electronics performing nearly just as well as
and the fabrication of plastic circuit boards involve little more than simple inkjetting and processing with low-cost liquids.
The largest hurdle has primarily been in duplicating the micron-level features seen in today's integrated circuits.
The additional necessary materials for creating the electronics are applied then to the board via the pattern on the mask.
Their version of the device, the Nanofrazor, has been able to outperform conventional electron-beam lithography equipment used in the semiconductor manufacturing process and costs just $500
founder of the Trillion Sensor movement. If Bryzek's theory is correct, then the potential for being able to cheaply fabricate plastic boards for wearable electronics
and other small connected devices isn't too far off of the horizon. If the printed plastic electronics truly do make an impact,
it will likely eliminate large semiconductor companies due to smaller workshops, firms and even larger companies being able to literally 3d print their own circuit boards...
so long as they have the equipment. As the cost of additive manufacturing methods continue to go down, that future might not be too far off f
#Artec Spider & SDK Automated Scanning creates 3d models with unprecedented detail and accuracy Scanning physical objects to create real-life,
flexible sensor. believe this will revolutionise desktop manufacturing for electronic gadgets, said Dr Johnson Goh,
resistors and capacitors, could one day be printed in the comfort of one home, said Dr Kwok Sen Wai,
when the technology is combined with various electronics and built with an open source mentality, the possibilities are seemingly endless.
sizes and functions from models with mechanical grips to bionic sensor action none of them are advanced enough to be operated with your mind.
the young man from Colorado has developed a sensor-based prosthetic that doesn, like the Myoware, rely on muscle contractions,
so it kind of works kind of like a muscle sensor in that it picks up small electric discharges and turns that into something you can actually read within software,
accelerometers to track your wrist and elbow, and then an IMU sensor as well to track your bicep rotation as well as your shoulder movement,
and that gets all translated wirelessly to the robotic arm where it will copy what you do,
Giora Dishon, the CEO & Chairman, alone holds over 30 years of experience in semiconductor and packaging processing
The decision to hire new staff (three total) is part of an overall effort to help make the expanding e-NABLE network as smooth as possible for both the creators as well as the receivers.
a new Spanish company consisting of professionals from different areas including medicine, electronics, computers, mechanics and additive manufacturing technologies are currently looking at
As we start to see an evolution of smart cars that feature a number of connected sensors
incorporates a video camera and a microprocessor. A custom algorithm is able to detect shadows and contrast differences caused by irregularities on normal daylight road conditions.
They are also already envisioning sensors, implants and other structures. ells conduct electricity inherently especially neurons.
so have myoelectric and sensor technologies. Lü Siyi and her team of researchers at Nankai University, in the northern city of Tianjin, China, have used 3d printing to develop a prototype bionic arm that feels.
One of the fingers of the bionic arm has embedded an temperature sensor that is connected to miniature control panels
Whenever the sensor records an object to be oo hotor greater than a threshold temperature (relative to body temperature) it sends a signal via the control panel to the servos
The sensor would help a user avoid gripping a hot object and also inform him as to how hot it is.
such as Google Play and itunes. The latter includes an HDMI port and SDK tool, with support for both Unity and Unreal, two of the most powerful and used video game engines on the market.
It can of course be viewed at 360°and supports 3d sensors such as Kinect, Leap Motion, the Emotive Brain Sensor and the Occipital Structure 3d scanner.
As the price and size of powerful sensors continues to drop and computing takes on a limitless capacity in the cloud,
and hits the ELISA plate with a variety of light-emitting diodes. After the light is projected through each well, 96 individual plastic optical fibers in the attachment collect a multitude of images.
#Raytheon acquires Tucson-based Sensintel Inc. Raytheon has acquired privately-held Sensintel, Inc.,a leading provider of unmanned aircraft systems solutions to the intelligence and special operations markets.
with approximately 50 employees, Sensintel will become part of Raytheon Company Missile Systems business. The transaction is expected not to materially impact Raytheon sales or earnings in the first quarter or full year 2015.
Terms of the agreement were disclosed not. ensintel expertise in unmanned aircraft systems solutions makes it a natural fit with Raytheon Advanced Missile Systems product line,
said Dr. Taylor W. Lawrence, Raytheon Missile Systems president. he acquisition of Sensintel enhances the growth prospects of our UAS business
and the advanced capabilities we can offer our customers. Sensintel brings additional strong talent, technology
and relationships with the Special Operations Command, Office of Naval Research and U s. Air force Research Laboratory to Raytheon and its customers.
and integrating mission-specific sensors and sub-systems into manned and unmanned platforms. It also provides training, technical and operational support to military, scientific and commercial sectors l
but how it is possible without having any wires, motors, chips? Here is where the geometric code developed by tibbit has come to play.
This is possible with sensor-based peripherals which are used by the device and are compatible with your mobile phone and by bringing in augmented reality.
Lyteshot Platform The platform of Lyteshot consists of the Lytepuck receiver which each player has to wear,
The Lytepuck sensor and the Lyter, connect with your mobile device and helps in relaying game data to other players through the cloud.
As the sensor receives the command it vibrates or lights up, alerting the player to the response in the game.
#CAP-XX Introduces Thinline Supercapacitors with Unique Nanotechnology Construction Examples include wearables (medical, fitness and health monitors, smart watches, drug delivery systems), portables (active
and connected electronics (smart homes and smart buildings, electronic shelf labels, wireless sensor networks). To reduce thickness
and energy density in its electrode materials to deliver equivalent performance in about half the volume,
and copper terminals that contribute to thickness in its standard line supercapacitors. For comparison, CAP-XX's thinnest traditional single-cell supercapacitor is 1. 10mm.
CAP-XX supercapacitors benefit from a unique nanotechnology construction that stores electrical charge in engineered carbon electrodes on aluminium foil,
to minimize resistance and maximize capacitance (scroll down to CAP-XX Nanotechnology to view diagrams at www. cap-xx. com/products/photo-gallery).
This unique electrode construction packs the highest energy and power densities possible into thin, prismatic packages.
Supercapacitors can handle peak power events, supporting batteries and energy harvesters configured to provide low-power current at maximum efficiency.
Supercapacitors also enable ultra-quick device charging and wireless power transfer, and provide the backup needed for graceful shutdown
CAP-XX Thinline supercapacitors support power requirements in Iot devices including wireless communication (Bluetooth Bluetooth Smart, Zigbee, Z-Wave, Ant, active RFID), electronic paper and OLED displays, haptic or tactile feedback, vibration alerts, GPS acquisition,
and injection or inhalation system delivery. The Thinline idea was born while working with a customer designing a disposable insulin pump."
CAP-XX Thinline supercapacitors are available in three footprints: Suggested retail price for all 0. 6mm cells is less than US$1 in large volumes.
and help apply DNA technology to the fabrication of nanoscale semiconductor and plasmonic structures. Sponsored by the National Science Foundation and NASA
"Our study shows that this material has exceptional energy storage capacity, enabling unprecedented performance in lithium-sulfur batteries and supercapacitors."
but it doesn't provide high enough performance for electronic devices and energy storage applications.""3-D networksinstead of using coconut shells,
the Stanford team fabricated carbon-coated electrodes and installed them in lithium-sulfur batteries and supercapacitors."
"Supercapacitors are used energy storage devices widely in transportation and electronics because of their ultra-fast charging and discharging capability,
"said postdoctoral scholar Zheng Chen, a co-lead author.""For supercapacitors, the ideal carbon material has a high surface area for storing electrical charges,
high conductivity for transporting electrons and a suitable pore architecture that allows for the rapid movement of ions from the electrolyte solution to the carbon surface."
"In the experiment, a current was applied to supercapacitors equipped with designer-carbon electrodes. The results were dramatic.
Electrical conductivity improved threefold compared to supercapacitor electrodes made of conventional activated carbon.""We also found that our designer carbon improved the rate of power delivery and the stability of the electrodes,"Bao added.
Batteriestests were conducted also on lithium-sulfur batteries, a promising technology with a serious flaw: When lithium and sulfur react,
which can leak from the electrode into the electrolyte and cause the battery to fail.
The Stanford team discovered that electrodes made with designer carbon can trap those pesky polysulfides
"We can easily design electrodes with very small pores that allow lithium ions to diffuse through the carbon
relatively cheap and meets all of the critical requirements for high-performance electrodes.""Source: http://www. stanford. edu u
The chip provides exceptional sensitivity and reproducibility of results,"stated Steve Turner, Protea CEO. He added,
#Fujifilm and imec Develop Full-Color Organic light-emitting diodes Organic EL displays are used increasingly for televisions, mobile devices including smartphones as well as wearable devices.
There has been active R&d for organic semiconductors to develop a high-resolution patterning method for organic EL materials to be used in these products.
Fujifilm and imec jointly developed photoresist technology for organic semiconductors that enables submicron patterning without damaging the organic semiconductor materials,
This is why the technology has attracted wide attention since the development announcement with anticipation of a cost-effective way of manufacturing high-resolution organic semiconductor devices.
In the latest achievement, Fujifilm and imec produced full-color OLEDS with the photoresist technology for organic semiconductors
to create full-color OLEDS. An OLED array of 40 x 40 dots at the resolution of 640ppi was realized
and illuminated with UV rays to confirm that red, green and blue dots separately emitted light.
An example would be creating an OLED array that adds a fourth color to red
as well as developing previously-unseen devices such as a new sensors that integrate OLED with the organic photodetector.
Since the commencement of joint research in November 2012, Fujifilm and imec have broken through the boundary of conventional technology to contribute to the progress of technology associated with organic semiconductors, e g.,
, developing the photoresist technology for organic semiconductors that enables the realization of high-resolution submicron patterns. The two companies will continue to undertake cutting-edge R&d involving semiconductor materials
process technology and system integration, thereby contributing to resolving challenges faced by the organic electronics industry.
Source: http://www. fujifilm. com o
#Protein nanostructures being developed as calibration standards for electron microscopy Demand for traceability, which accompanies improved technologies,
and instrument performance from the scale of optical and super-resolution imaging to high-resolution and cryo-electron microscopes.
Permanent magnets possessing rare earth metals are a significant component required in communications, electronics, and automobile sectors. They are used also in radars and other applications.
a manufacturer of next-generation transparent conductive films and touch sensors, has announced today a design win for a first-to-market fully flexible product.
touch sensor and decoration, all in an ultra-thin, robust and durable package, capable of withstanding the rigors of the demanding wearable market.
and the sensor can be as thin as 40 um, making it the world thinnest windows-integrated touch solution.
Unlike ITO and other metallic based sensor technologies the One-Plastic Solution provides for extreme bending
Flexible displays are now becoming more available and will soon proliferate the market. Canatu is in prime position with its truly flexible CNB#Flex Film and the One-Plastic-Solution touch.
flexible and foldable touch-enabled electronics devices. At 23 um, the super-thin CNB#Flex Film is the thinnest transparent conductive film on the market.
Theye widely expected to improve energy storage, sensors, nanoelectronics, catalysis and separations, but graphene aerogels are prohibitively expensive and difficult to produce for large-scale applications because of the complicated purification
the team new aerogel has the lowest adjunction and widest effective bandwidth--with a reflection loss below-10 decibels.
In terms of applications, based on the combination of low adjunction and a ideeffective bandwidth, the researchers expect to see their 3-D PPY aerogel used in surface coatings for aircraft.
Once connected to electronic devices, the scaffolds can be used to monitor neural activity, stimulate tissues and even promote regenerations of neurons.
but no one has addressed this issue-the electronics/cellular interface-at the level at which biology works."
When releasing the electronics scaffold completely from the fabrication substrate, we noticed that it was almost invisible and very flexible like a polymer
would it be possible to deliver the mesh electronics by syringe needle injection, a process common to delivery of many species in biology and medicine-you could go to the doctor
'"Though not the first attempts at implanting electronics into the brain-deep brain stimulation has been used to treat a variety of disorders for decades-the nano-fabricated scaffolds operate on a completely different scale."
But with our injectable electronics, it's as if it's not there at all. They are one million times more flexible than any state-of-the-art flexible electronics
and have subcellular feature sizes. They're what I call"neuro-philic"-they actually like to interact with neurons.."
The process is used similar to that to etch microchips, and begins with a dissolvable layer deposited on a substrate.
After injection, the input/output of the mesh can be connected to standard measurement electronics so that the integrated devices can be addressed
and used to stimulate or record neural activity.""These type of things have never been done before, from both a fundamental neuroscience and medical perspective,
and other tissues react to the injectable electronics over longer periods. Harvard's Office of Technology Development has filed for a provisional patent on the technology
Certain industries such as semiconductor manufacturing and pharmaceutical processing also require ultra-pure water for their operations.
#Novel Method to Accurately Print High-resolution Images on Nanoscale Materials In this case, the print features are very fine visible only with the aid of a high-powered electron microscope.
Under a scanning electron microscope, the template looks like a needlepoint pattern of the logo. The researchers then beamed light through the holes to create the logo using no ink only the interaction of the materials and light.
#RMIT Wearable Sensor Patches Can Detect Harmful UV Radiation and Toxic Gases RMIT University researchers have created wearable sensor patches that detect harmful UV radiation and dangerous, toxic gases such as hydrogen and nitrogen dioxide.
These transparent, flexible electronics which can be worn as skin patches or incorporated into clothing-are bringing science fiction gadgets closer to real life.
Dr Madhu Bhaskaran, project leader and co-leader of the RMIT Functional Materials and Microsystems Research Group, said the sensors can be placed on work
and safety gear to detect dangerous gases. ydrogen leaks can lead to explosions as happened with the Hindenburg disaster
The latest development follows RMIT Micronano Research Facility breakthrough in bendable electronics which has paved the way for flexible mobile phones.
stretchy electronic sensors are also capable of detecting harmful levels of UV radiation known to trigger melanoma.
they will be able to link to electronic devices to continuously monitor UV-levels and alert the user when radiation hits harmful levels.
Dr Bhaskaran said the sensors are cheap and durable attributes which will see flexible electronics
and sensors become an integral part of everyday life. The research, which has just been published in leading micro/nanoscience journal Small,
was supported by the Australian Research Council
#Synchronous Computer Operates on Water Droplets Infused with Magnetic nanoparticles The computer is nearly a decade in the making,
we've demonstrated that we can make all the universal logic gates used in electronics, simply by changing the layout of the bars on the chip,
"said Katsikis.""The actual design space in our platform is incredibly rich. Give us any Boolean logic circuit in the world,
and demonstrates building blocks for synchronous logic gates, feedback and cascadability hallmarks of scalable computation. A simple-state machine including 1-bit memory storage (known as"flip-flop")is demonstrated also using the above basic building blocks.
A new way to manipulate matterthe current chips are about half the size of a postage stamp,
and do more number of operations on a chip, "said graduate student and co-author Jim Cybulski."
#Ultracompact Highly sensitive Nanomechanical Sensor Can Detect Viral Disease Markers Two young researchers working at the MIPT Laboratory of Nanooptics and Plasmonics,
Dmitry Fedyanin and Yury Stebunov, have developed an ultracompact highly sensitive nanomechanical sensor for analyzing the chemical composition of substances and detecting biological objects,
The sensor will enable doctors to identify tumor markers, whose presence in the body signals the emergence and growth of cancerous tumors.
according to its developers, the sensor can track changes of just a few kilodaltons in the mass of a cantilever in real time.
So the new optical sensor will allow for diagnosing diseases long before they can be detected by any other method,
optomechanical chip.""We've been following the progress made in the development of micro -and nanomechanical biosensors for quite a while now and can say that no one has been able to introduce a simple and scalable technology for parallel monitoring that would be ready to use outside a laboratory.
So our goal was not only to achieve the high sensitivity of the sensor and make it compact,
but also make it scalabile and compatibile with standard microelectronics technologies, "the researchers said. Unlike similar devices, the new sensor has no complex junctions
and can be produced through a standard CMOS process technology used in microelectronics. The sensor doesn't have a single circuit
and its design is very simple. It consists of two parts: a photonic (or plasmonic) nanowave guide to control the optical signal,
and a cantilever hanging over the waveguide. A cantilever, or beam, is a long and thin strip of microscopic dimensions (5 micrometers long,
1 micrometer wide and 90 nanometers thick), connected tightly to a chip. To get an idea how it works,
imagine you press one end of a ruler tightly to the edge of a table
There are two optical signals going through the waveguide during oscillations: the first one sets the cantilever in motion,
Without the nanoscale waveguide and the cantilever, the chip simply wouldn't work. Abig cantilever cannot be made to oscillate by freely propagating light,
Cantilever oscillations make it possible to determine the chemical composition of the environment in which the chip is placed.
and the electromagnetic wave passing through the waveguide will be dispersed by the cantilever differently, which can be seen in the changes of the intensity of the readout signal.
Calculations done by the researchers showed that the new sensor will combine high sensitivity with a comparative ease of production
and miniature dimensions, allowing it to be used in all portable devices, such as smartphones, wearable electronics, etc.
One chip, several millimeters in size, will be able to accommodate several thousand such sensors, configured to detect different particles or molecules.
will most likely depend on the number of sensors, being much more affordable than its competitors.
#Nanoparticles Arrest Destruction of Beta Cells and Avoid Diabetes Development This work led to more studies with the support of the Spanish Government, Catalan Government and private patrons with a keen interest in it.
attached small graphene strips to metal electrodes and suspended the strips over a substrate. When a current was passed through the filaments, they heated up."
"This new type of'broadband'light emitter can be integrated into chips and will pave the way towards the realization of atomically thin, flexible,
and graphene-based on-chip optical communications,"said Hone, Wang Fon-Jen Professor of Mechanical engineering at Columbia Engineering and co-author of the study.
it is necessary to produce light in small structures over the surface of a chip.
it has not yet been possible to put the incandescent light bulb-the simplest and oldest artificial light source-onto a chip.
Further, the high efficiency of heat transfer from the filament to its surroundings at the microscale can cause damage to the surrounding chip,
"Graphene's ability to reach such high temperatures without melting the metal electrodes or the substrate is due an interesting characteristic:
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