providing the detection of both copy number variations (CNVS) and loss of heterozygosity (LOH) on a single chip.
researchers at MIT unveil a series of sensors, memory switches, and circuits that can be encoded in the common human gut bacterium Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron.
we built four sensors that can be encoded in the bacterium DNA that respond to a signal to switch genes on and off inside B. thetaiotaomicron,
the drug led to abnormal development of microchambers, including decreased size, problems with muscle contraction and lower beat rates compared with heart tissue that had not been exposed to thalidomide. e chose drug cardiac developmental toxicity screening to demonstrate a clinically relevant application of the cardiac microchambers,
and other UC Berkeley researchers publicly debuted a system of beating human heart cells on a chip that could be used to screen for drug toxicity.
However, that heart-on-a-chip device used pre-differentiated cardiac cells to mimic adult-like tissue structure.
In the mathematical model, the theoretical robot was equipped with sensors and a miniature microscope to measure the color of bacteria telling it where
She taps the phone's screen in a certain pattern, records a spoken phrase and walks a short distance while the phone's motion sensors measure her gait."
or using the iphone's built-in sensors to measure their symptoms. Scientists overseeing the studies say the apps could transform medical research by helping them collect information more frequently and from more people, across larger and more diverse regions,
researchers also say a smartphone's microphone, motion sensors and touchscreen can take precise readings that,
in some cases, may be more reliable than a doctor's observations. These can be correlated with other health or fitness data and even environmental conditions, such as smog levels, based on the phone's GPS locater.
each of the subjects put on an electrode-studded hat capable of analysing their brain signals. They then instructed the robot to move,
By virtue of its video camera, screen and wheels, the robot, located in an EPFL laboratory, was able to film itself as it moved
or relax, meaning the hand can operate without the bulky and cumbersome electronics that often make artificial prosthetic hands impractical.
illuminates the ELISA plate with an array of light-emitting diodes. The light projects through each well and is collected by 96 individual plastic optical fibers in the attachment.
including labs-on-a-chip. The transition temperature can be controlled by varying the chemical composition of the hydrogel. y locally heating
In the laboratory, the Spectinomycin analogs have blocked the growth of pneumococcal bacteria strains which are resistant to commonly used antibiotics.
a sensor comprising multiple tiny test sites. The chip, known as proteo, functions by attracting a faintly luminous substance found in cancer patients,
even when the cancer is at a very early stage.""We diagnosed without any errors
Nanette Byrnes, writer for the MIT Technology Review, calls this the ew food economy. y combining this information with data generated by soil sensors and weather reports,
Such investments led to the creation of water sensors and drones which help farmers, like Keith Larrabee, make effective decisions.
hen Larrabee began using such sensors, he had to walk into the fields to read each one individually process so laborious that he sometimes did it just once a week.
But now, every 15 minutes, readings from the 25 sensors are fed into a network of solar-powered information-gathering stations scattered through the orchard.
If your thermostat or air conditioning unit is constantly turned on, it would be fighting the ZEF table
what it will be like to use the iphone as a remote control for your entire home (AAPL) The first home appliances that will work with Homekit, Apple's platform for connecting all of the devices in your home,
#Scientists made a major breakthrough in 3d printed electronics that will keep you from ever drinking spoiled milk again Researchers have used 3d printing to develop a sensor that can be placed inside a carton of milk to detect
This represents a breakthrough in terms of three dimensional printing of electronic circuits. Polymers are poor conductors of electricity
whereas flat plates made for useful capacitors. The basis of this led to the production of the sensor cap for milk cartons.
The sensor functioned by detecting an increase in level of electrical signal as would be accompanied by a growth in bacterial population.
When this occurs a signal can be sent wirelessly. Sung-Yueh Wuuc Berkeley engineers created a mart capusing 3d printed plastic with embedded electronics to wirelessly monitor the freshness of milk.
The sensor was tested on various cartons of milk, some held at room temperature and some in a refrigerator.
It was found that the cartons kept at room temperature produced the electrical signal far earlier
"The study was conducted at UC Berkeley (the Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center) together with Taiwan's National Chiao tung University.
The research has been published in the journal Microsystems & Nanoengineering, in an article headed"3d printed microelectronics for integrated circuitry and passive wireless sensors. e
For the last two years, Amal Graafstra, the founder and CEO of the Seattle-based company, has sold implantable devices including near-field communication (NFC) chips, radio-frequency identification chips (RFID), biomagnets,
His chips enable him to do things like lock and unlock doors and log into his computer and password-secured websites.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved RFID chips for human implantation in 2004.
The team outfitted the animals with multi-electrode arrays in the motor and somatosensory (sense of touch) cortices to capture
or components, including Apple, Microsoft, Sony, Intel and Samsung. Location-based services have been billed as a convenient way to target information to people, such as shoppers,
So far, the Wi-fi Aware technology has been incorporated into a wireless chips from Broadcom, Intel, Marvell and Realtek."
That strategy takes advantage of new-generation cars as rolling collections of sensors to reduce congestion
and parking sensors, "will have only modest impacts.""Cities, with Moscow one of the leaders, have been testing
and sensors to speed up the parking once they get there. In congested downtowns, drivers looking for parking account for up to a third of the automobile traffic.
She taps the phone's screen in a certain pattern, records a spoken phrase and walks a short distance while the phone's motion sensors measure her gait."
or using the iphone's built-in sensors to measure their symptoms. Scientists overseeing the studies say the apps could transform medical research by helping them collect information more frequently and from more people, across larger and more diverse regions,
researchers also say a smartphone's microphone, motion sensors and touchscreen can take precise readings that,
in some cases, may be more reliable than a doctor's observations. These can be correlated with other health or fitness data and even environmental conditions, such as smog levels, based on the phone's GPS locater.
You can get all the details from the research team article, owards Scalable Binderless Electrodes: Carbon Coated Silicon Nanofiber Paper via Mg Reduction of Electrospun Sio2 Nanofibers, published in Nature Scientific Reports.
Solar, software and storage are making distributed energy possible in the same way that semiconductors,
Some lithium-ion batteries with graphite anodes provide less than 600 Wh/L a thin sheet of lithium foil was used to replace the more conventional electrode material,
and you can produce enough electricity to turn on an LED light. If this seems like small potatoes,
#The Fossil fuel energy Industry Is Now Entering Terminal Decline It time to make the call fossil fuels are finished.
battery manufacturers, copper and lithium miners, electronics producers, software developers, electric engine makers, smart grid builders and, of course, solar and wind power manufacturers, installers and financiers.
Tech startup Aclima just announced a partnership with Google earth Outreach to equip Google street view cars with its mobile sensor platform.
Aclima Sensory Science system connects stationary sensors with scalable hardware and software to generate billions of data points across multiple environmental factors,
For several years, 500 connected Aclima sensors have been monitoring air quality and analyzing 500 million data points daily across a global network composed of 21 Google offices around the world.
Using Aclima science-driven sensor networks to map our indoor environmental quality is a big part of making that happen. a
#Flexible sensor lets humans detect magnetic fields The sensor on a soap bubble. IFW Dresden When it comes to navigating the world around us we have a lot more than just five senses.
or external sensor--such as a new device developed by a team of researchers from the Leibniz Institute for Solid State
The sensor is less than 2 micrometres thick and only weighs 3 grams per square metre --so light they can be laid on a soap bubble without breaking it.
The sensors are...imperceptible magneto-sensitive skin that enables proximity detection navigation and touchless control the paper's abstract reads.
The sensor on the palm of a hand (left) and crumpled into a tiny ball (right) IFW Dresden These ultra-thin magnetic field sensors readily conform to ubiquitous objects including human skin
and offer a new sense for soft robotics safety and healthcare monitoring consumer electronics and electronic skin devices.
At the moment the sensors don't provide tactile feedback to the user. Instead they are connected to an array of LEDS.
When the wearer moves the sensor close to a magnetic field the sensor is shown to be operational when the LED array lights up.
Although this might be a bit unwieldy for everyday human use it could be ideal for robotics.
The integration of magnetoelectronics with ultrathin functional elements such as solar cells light-emitting diodes transistors as well as temperature and tactile sensor arrays will enable autonomous and versatile smart systems with a multitude of sensing
and actuation features the team concluded. They hope their work will inspire a diverse number of devices that will benefit from a'sixth sense'magnetoception.
as well as developing the technique to etch other materials, such as superconductors and dielectrics for the development of water-repellent electronics s
while the electrodes a new composite made of silicon and platinum microbeads can be pulled in any direction.
These conduction tracks and electrodes convey electrical current to the spinal cord much as the brain does.
where they lit up more than 300 LED streetlights at two different sites. Their plant power technology is also being used to power the company headquarters in Wageningen.
By providing an electrode for the microorganisms to donate their electrons to the electrons can be harvested as electricity.
The pacemaker has a sensor that detects when food is entering the stomach. It then fires low-level electrical pulses into the vagus nerve to fool the brain into thinking the stomach has no more room.
and the shell housing the tiny electronics, which then pass harmlessly out of the body as waste.
The system includes headphones and a lollipop-like device that sits on your tongue and stimulates it in time with a relaxing mixture of music and nature sounds,
which is played through earphones connected to a signal generator the size of a mobile phone. Clinical trial results suggest it can reduce tinnitus loudness by an average of about 40 per cent.
and creates a mild current to stimulate nerves in sync with the sound played through the earphones.
and the real sound being played into the headphones. In a trial at the National University of Ireland, the system was tested on 60 people who'd had tinnitus for longer than six months.
#The HEADPHONES that detect brain damage: Pioneering device tracks changes in pressure caused by injury and infection Doctors have developed a brain pressure test using a special set of headphones that can detect life-threatening head injuries and infections.
The technique involves a patient wearing the headphones with an ear plug linked to a computer.
This enables doctors to measure fluid pressure in the skull-known as intracranial pressure (ICP)- without the need for surgery or painful spinal procedures.
The headphones are set to be used in the diagnosis and treatment of conditions such as meningitis and head trauma injuries
'However, as our CCFP device does not require a patient to do anything other than wear a set of headphones with an ear plug,
when worn with a pair of Samsung 3d glasses, could magnify scenes by 2. 8 times. The lens-glasses combination was designed to help restore the sight of people suffering from age-related macular degeneration, or blindness.
When the lenses are being worn in'ordinary mode'this magnified image is blocked by polarising filters fitted to a pair of modified Samsung 3d glasses.
Google is also working on'smart lenses'that contain a control circuit, an image capture component and an image sensor.
000 A Japanese electronics firm is selling a 13ft (four metre) mechanical suit on Amazon that can be controlled by an iphone,
When the suit's microphones pick up ultrasonic reflections from objects, the arms respond by pressing down on the wearer's body
when worn with a pair of Samsung 3d glasses, can magnify scenes by 2. 8 times. The contact lenses are 8mm in diameter,
The Emotive headsets are embedded with sensors that record electrical activity along the wearer scalp, forehead and above the right ear.
These sensors measure and monitor brain waves and these patterns are converted to commands using a brain-computer interface.
'The new air vehicle could be used to transport sensors, equipment or weaponry in the future, depending upon how the technology develops.
however, they cannot play music through a device like regular earphones, and are intended instead only to engage'with real world sound.'
'Here is meant not to replace your headphones, headsets, or earbuds,'the company said.''The Here Active Listening System is designed for live listening environments,
uses'Heat Pipe'technology to direct heat away from LEDS to stop them becoming dimmer and less efficient over time.
despite LEDS being invented originally to last a lifetime. His gripe with conventional lights is that they fail to protect LEDS from heat,
exposing them to temperatures up to 130°C (266°F) and damaging the phosphorous coating, meaning LEDS produce worse quality light over time.
To solve this problem, he has designed CSYS task lights that have unique technology in order to direct heat away from their LEDS. perating at 55°C (131°F),
they don lose quality or efficiency for 37 years, according to his website. Speaking in a video, Dyson said his greatest innovation to date is the ability to cool LEDS
which he said are ompletely critical to the LED market. e said the LEDS are hidden in conical cones,
which produce an even spread of light, so they are highly efficient without using diffusers.
The LEDS use a fifth of the energy of a conventional halogen bulb and because there are few bulbs to replace in a lifetime,
and hardy nail polish where chips are repaired automatically. The research, carried out at the University of Bristol,
#Samsung's smart MIRROR shows weather, traffic information and even Facebook notifications as you brush your teeth You could soon see traffic delays as you take your morning shower,
or catch up with what's been happening on Twitter as you get dressed thanks to Samsung's latest display technology.
and Transparent OLED display panels initially designed to create a'virtual necklace'for a jewellery firm.
'Samsung has a long legacy of leadership in technology innovation for digital signage, as well as for other applications,
and Transparent OLED display solutions,'said Samsung. The technology consists of a 55-inch mirror fitted with a transparent OLED on the front.
It is fitted with Intel's Real Sense technology, which uses 3d cameras to track the viewer and display clothes and other items virtually,
Together, Samsung said the technology creates a'virtual fitting room'that will be used to help people see themselves wearing clothes
A spokeman added that the Samsung Mirror Display may also replace home mirrors in the future, showing digital information to homeowners in the same space where they now just have a traditional mirror.
but Samsung said its Mirror OLED display panel has more than 75 per cent reflectance level and delivers at least 50 per cent higher reflectance than rival models.
compared to eight milliseconds on LCD transparent panels. Samsung's Mirror Display technology also does need not the ambient backlight for displaying on-screen images that LCD technology does.
Elsewhere, Samsung's Transparent Display uses Real Sense 3d-rotatable viewing systems, with full HD video playback.
These displays could be used to show adverts, public and transport information or be used in hotels and shops.
'We are excited very to help bring a new interactive dimension to the world of multi-channel shopping through the integration of our newest OLED displays with Intel Realsense technology,
'said Oseung Yang, vice president, Samsung Display Company y
#Holus, Star wars-style'holobox',creates virtual 3d worlds and makes holo calls By Sarah Griffiths for Mailonline Published:
and a Pro version with an HDMI port and SDK tool so developers to use other devices with the Holus and come up with new uses for it.
Elsewhere, it is possible to connect the device to an Emotiv Brain Sensor to control holographic objects with your mind,
acting as a filament, to metal electrodes. When they passed a current through it the graphene lit up.
500°C but does not melt the electrodes because the'hot spot'is restricted to the centre of the filament.
By directing high-frequency microwaves towards a target, it is theoretically possibly to destroy unprotected electronics.
The gun would use a'reflector antenna'to focus the microwaves created by a generator.
so it unclear exactly how the weapon would work. he new system is equipped with a high-power relativistic generator and reflector antenna, management and control system,
enabling rapid iteration and development of space related technologies. neweb plan involves 20 groups of low-orbiting satellites being connected to small terminals on the ground that would act as hubs to link to phones and computers.
whether the antenna technology used on the satellites will be able to deliver high-speed Internet to the ground without hiccups. r Musk has said previously that he expects his service to handle 10 per cent of all Internet traffic
collision sensors and adapts to roads and mountains By Victoria Woollaston for Mailonline Published: 10:54 GMT, 24 june 2015 Updated:
With all of its protoypes, Ford took inspiration from technology seen in cars including rear-facing ultrasonic sensors.
These sensors link with the handlebars to discreetly alert the rider when a car is about to overtake using subtle vibrations.
Link app for use on the smartwatch to bring real-time data to the rider's wrist.
plus the smartwatch alerts the rider and beeps. There are no immediate plans to release the bikes
'All manmade displays-LCD, LED, CRT-are rigid, brittle and bulky. But you look at an octopus,
The research has major implications for existing electronics like televisions, computers and mobile devices that have considered displays thin by today's standards but monstrously bulky in comparison.
The sensor-packed harness can sense the animal's movement, and the sounds it makes,
One prototype features three electrocardiography electrodes which can monitor the heart rate and transmit that data to a tablet.
The technology also includes physiological sensors that monitor things like heart rate and body temperature. The sensors not only track a dog's physical well-being,
but can offer information on a dog's emotional state, such as whether it is excited or stressed.
'For example, for search and rescue, we've added environmental sensors that can detect hazards such as gas leaks,
as well as a camera and microphone for collecting additional information,'Bozkurt says.''We're also very interested in addressing stress in working dogs, such as guide dogs for the blind,'sayssean Mealin,
'We're reliant on the physiological and behavioral sensors to give us a picture of the dog's mental and emotional state.'
and improving the physiological sensors for use in animal shelters and hospitals.''This platform is an amazing tool,
said spokesman Luca Gamberini. e also have a sensor panel with live data feed from the lab biosphere so all data is live on the internet and accessible to anyone. c
the drug led to abnormal development of microchambers, including decreased size, problems with muscle contraction and lower beat rates compared with heart tissue that had not been exposed to thalidomide.'
and other UC Berkeley researchers publicly debuted a system of beating human heart cells on a chip that could be used to screen for drug toxicity.
A custom-built Arduino microcontroller takes the electrical pulse from the driver's heart, and uses it to trigger the electroluminescent paint to display the heartbeat in a pulsating pattern on the car's side panels.
The electronic signals are sent wirelessly on to an array of electrodes placed over the damaged cells at the back of the retina.
further vacuum tests and improved EMDRIVE models with higher Q factors and electronics that allow tuning for optimal operation.'
convincingly fools the brain into believing the virtual scenarios. initially the caroswas very complex with advanced exo skeleton electronics,
the lock incorporates the most advanced fingerprint sensor from sweden. it utilizes a radio frequency signal to scan the pattern under the surface of the skin to guarantee its authenticity. the body is has no keyholes to deny any idea of lock picking,
or by registering their fingerprints. the ola fingerprint lock currently looking for funding on its kickstarter campaign with a march 2016 shipping date. the companion app for ola the sensor uses radio frequency signal to scan the pattern under the surface of the skin schematics of the ola fingerprint lock n
#Fraunhofer reveals chip-scale solar-powered wireless sensor node German lab Fraunhofer IMS has created a self-contained solar-powered wireless chip-scale IC that can warn
At 10mm across, the chip is small enough to be installed inside double glazing on the frame that separate the two glass panes. hanks to this window space,
On the chip are magnetic and acceleration sensors that measure how far the window is open,
and radio that communicates this information to a basestation. Challenge one was to deposit a solar cell directly on a die,
Secondly, the chip needed to run from a tiny solar cell, in the winter, and through the night. y keeping both processor and chip extremely small, the latter is extremely frugal.
In addition, the researchers constructed switches that consume little energy, and engineered very short radio protocols,
said Fraunhofer. dding to the overall conservation of power is the fact that the sensor always switches to sleep mode.
the sensor can be set so that it wakes up every few minutes, or even seconds,
In the window application, sensors on the chip measure tilt and report if it is open
The chip also detects shock, and Fraunhofer claims can differentiate between a ball hitting the glass
and a crowbar levering open the window. he applications of the radio chip are diverse.
because the application of the solar coating is connected directly to the production process of the chips.
The solar radio sensor chip is on show this week at the BAU trade fair in Munich (Hall C2, Stand 119) a
#Semi market grows 7. 9%nudging $340bn says Gartner Worldwide semiconductor revenues totaled $339. 8 billion in 2014,
The top-25 semiconductor vendorscombined revenues increased 11.7%during the period. The world top-25 semiconductor vendors accounted for 72.1%of total market revenues in 2014, up from 69.7%in 2013,
Gartner said. s a group, DRAM vendors outperformed the rest of the semiconductor industry. This follows the trend seen in 2013 due to a booming DRAM market that saw revenue increase 31.7%during 2014 as the undersupply
and stable pricing continued, said Andrew Norwood, research VP at Gartner. n contrast to 2013,
including ASIC, discretes and microcomponents, all device categories saw positive growth in 2014, but none could match the growth of the memory market,
capturing 15.0%of the 2014 semiconductor market, down slightly from its peak of 16.5%in 2011,
Norwood continued. owever, in terms of the overall share of the semiconductor market DRAM accounted for 13.5%in 2014, half of the 27.9%share it held back in 1995.
SK Hynix and Micron technology benefited the most from the strong memory market, with the strongest growth of the top 10 vendors.
SK Hynix saw a second strong year of revenue growth propelled by the booming DRAM market.
Its acquisition of Elpida Memory in 2013 helped make it one of the fastest-growing semiconductor vendors in the top 25.
Micron DRAM business slightly underperformed the overall DRAM market as the company converted Fab 7 (formerly Tech Semiconductor) from DRAM to NAND in order to rebalance the portfolio following the Elpida acquisition.
propelling the company into the top 25 semiconductor vendors for the first time. MSTAR Semiconductor was merged with Mediatek after a prolonged merger,
and ON Semiconductor acquired Aptina Imaging. Meanwhile, Infineon Technologiesbid for International Rectifier has yet to be completed.
After adjusting for M&a activity, the top 25 vendors grew at 10.0, %meaning the rest of the market saw a more respectable growth of 2. 6%,
%according to Gartner h
#CES: Smart watches will close the curtains We will soon be able to control the heating
heating thermostats or even mechanisms to open and close curtains. CSR believes it is important for this smart home application to be compatible with existing consumer devices,
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