Vuletic says. hat is new in our system is, for the first time on the atomic scale, we can see this transition from friction to superlubricity.
which may help pull another atom and so on. hat we can do is adjust at will the distance between the atoms to either be matched to the optical lattice for maximum friction,
or incorporated into clothing-are bringing science fiction gadgets closer to real life. Dr Madhu Bhaskaran, project leader
they studied one of the samples over several months with an X-ray photoelectron spectrometer to determine its exact chemical makeup. y taking the measurement every week or two,
Cima says. hat really captures people imaginations. That study, combined with ongoing efforts in contraceptive-delivery microchips,
he says. hat the next major challenge. k
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and now also hat is it? at the nanoscale. a
#Researchers Use Colloidal Mix to Understand Fluid Behavior in Micron-Sized Channels The study, which has been led by Dr Rodrigo Ledesma-Aguilar;
#Gold nanoparticle Coating on Cotton Fibers Can Help Kill Bacteria Juan Hinestroza and his students live in a cotton-soft nano world,
where they create clothing that kills bacteria, conducts electricity, wards off malaria, captures harmful gas and weaves transistors into shirts and dresses. otton is one of the most fascinating and misunderstood materials,
said Hinestroza, associate professor of fiber science, who directs the Textiles Nanotechnology Laboratory at Cornell. n a nanoscale world
and that is our world we can control cellulose-based materials one atom at a time. The Hinestroza group has turned cotton fibers into electronic components such as transistors and thermistors
so instead of adding electronics to fabrics, he converts the fabric into an electronic component. reating transistors
and other components using cotton fibers brings a new perspective to the seamless integration of electronics
and textiles, enabling the creation of unique wearable electronic devices, Hinestroza said. Taking advantage of cotton irregular topography, Hinestroza and his students added conformal coatings of gold nanoparticles,
as well as semiconductive and conductive polymers to tailor the behavior of natural cotton fibers. he layers were so thin that the flexibility of the cotton fibers is preserved always,
Hinestroza said, ibers are everywhere from your underwear, pajamas, toothbrushes, tires, shoes, car seats, air filtration systems and even your clothes.
Abbey Liebman 0 created a dress using conductive cotton threads capable of charging an iphone.
With ultrathin solar panels for trim and a USB charger tucked into the waist, the Southwest-inspired garment captured enough sunshine to charge cell phones
and other handheld devices allowing the wearer to stay plugged in. The technology may be embedded into shirts to measure heart rate
or analyze sweat, sewn into pillows to monitor brain signals or applied to interactive textiles with heating and cooling capabilities. revious technologies have achieved similar functionalities,
but those fibers became rigid or heavy, unlike our yarns, which are friendly to further processing, such as weaving, sewing and knitting,
Hinestroza said. Synthesizing nanoparticles and attaching them to cotton not only creates color on fiber surfaces without the use of dyes,
but the new surfaces can efficiently kill 99.9 percent of bacteria, which could help in warding colds, flu and other diseases.
Two of Hinestroza students created a hooded bodysuit embedded with insecticides using metal organic framework molecules,
or MOFS to fend off malarial mosquitoes. Malaria kills more than 600,000 people annually in Africa. While insecticide-treated nets are common in African homes
the antimalarial garment can be worn during the day to provide extra protection and does not dissipate like skin-based repellants.
Other students have used MOFS to create a mask and hood capable of trapping toxic gases in a selective manner.
MOFS, which are clustered crystalline compounds, can be manipulated at the nano level to build nanoscale cages that are the exact same size as the gas they are trying to capture. e wanted to harness the power of these molecules to absorb gases
and incorporate these MOFS into fibers, which allows us to make very efficient filtration systems,
Hinestroza always looks for new ways to employ cotton as a canvas for creating infinite modern uses. e want to transform traditional natural fibers into true engineering materials that are multifunctional
but have it remain flexible and as comfortable as a t-shirt or an old pair of jeans. c
if it weren for the unique culture at UC San diego that fosters entrepreneurship. hat one of the reasons
said Orth. hat makes our microscope particularly powerful is that it records many different colors at once,
The study also suggests the broader potential for adapting nanoscale drug-delivery techniques developed for use in environmental remediation. hat we can apply some of the highly sophisticated,
he added. hat all the platinum we have now, so we need to find the most efficient way to use it.
hat was unusual in this case was that there was no clearly defined technical goal at the outset,
and testing how the sensor technology could be integrated directly into clothing e
#New Technique Probes the Sea floor Using Ocean's Weak Seismic Waves A technology developed by Stanford scientists for passively probing the seafloor using weak seismic waves generated by the ocean could revolutionize offshore oil and natural gas extraction
and look for hazards such as hidden gas pockets. Reflection seismology involves ships towing arrays of"air guns"that explode every 10 to 15 seconds to produce loud sound pulses.
The Saturas sensing system tailors irrigation to the crop's real-time water needs resulting in more efficient water use
"Technology and fashion are two forces that are driving the market of wristwatches today, why not combine them and make a different watch?
Firemotion ads can seamlessly connect to a universal shopping cart Passbook Google Wallet or Payments. A person who interacts with a Firemotion mobile ad can purchase the product in the ad instead of going to a different webpage keeping the entire purchase
#Researcher Integrates"Motherboard"in Textiles for Determining Sleep Cycles The specialist in infrared physics found a way for the technology to reach the majority of the population,
and found that textiles are used most, so he decided to turn them intelligent. The entrepreneur exemplifies that he can"integrate"in the sheets or bedspreads a card with sensors capable of measuring sleep cycles."
"Vacas Jacques designed the card for this type of textile (linen. The technology also includes a module,
therefore can various textiles smart and not only one"."Vacas Jacques, who worked at the Massachusetts institute of technology (MIT)- details that development was achieved with the support of the Innovation Park De La Salle in Guanajuato, center state in Mexico.
and easily printable conducting ink that can be patterned on textiles with a single printing step.
and suggest treatment. hat kind of information has been unavailable until now, Yoon said. The mouth guard is an improvement over traditional bruxism therapies,
Kathryn believes that new research integrating electronics directly into the fabric of clothing could move us a step closer to this smart technology.
Smart textiles, which allow accurate and reliable electronic sensors to be built into everyday clothing, could be the solution.
In the article, Kathryn talks about research she's currently involved in at NPL and Coventry University, printing conductive circuits directly onto the fibres of garments.
This allows complex circuits to be printed onto clothing, which still perform after stretching and washing.
without being affected by clothes moving on the body.""The technique has been demonstrated successfully on a variety of materials including cotton, polyester and linen.
The next step is to further develop the chemical deposition process on other materials, before scaling the process up for commercialisation.
which converts video images from a miniature video camera worn on his glasses. He can now make out the direction of white lines on a computer screen using the retinal implant.
"The bionic eye implant receives its visual information from a miniature camera mounted on glasses worn by the patient.
so that the medical team could be sure that the visual information was coming via the camera on his glasses and the implant.
"The tiny molecular machine threads the rings around a nanoscopic chain--a sort of axle--and squeezes the rings together,
an F-box protein that constitutes ubiquitin ligase complex plays a balancing role in the circadian rhythm by binding to a pocket on the CRY protein,
called the flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) binding pocket, promoting the degradation of CRY.""Very few molecules have been known that directly acts upon clock proteins
This molecule exhibits period-lengthening activities by binding to the FAD-biding pocket of CRY in competition with FBXL3."
"We found that the KL001 derivatives function by binding to the CRY protein at the same FAD-binding pocket as KL001 and FBXL3."
both organic and inorganic, can organize self-DNA into a liquid crystalline structure that binds strongly to the TLR9 receptors like the teeth on either side of a zipper.
Brown said. hat we didn know is what the organisms were and what they were capable of doing.
said Alvarez-Buylla. hat is incredible is that the neurons that are produced in the embryo are extremely different than the neurons produced for the adult.
Cima said. hat really captures people imaginations. That study, combined with ongoing efforts in contraceptive-delivery microchips,
he said. hat the next major challenge. k
#SAPH-ire Helps Scientists Prioritize Protein Modification Research Researchers have developed a new informatics technology that analyzes existing data repositories of protein modifications
That is because the microbial makeup of the gut varies from person to person, meaning that a particular species might be the dominant bacteria in one patient,
Alexander said in a news release. hat we are doing here is paving the way for the manufacture of stem cells in large numbers
each of the subjects put on an electrode-studded hat capable of analysing their brain signals. They then instructed the robot to move,
The light projects through each well and is collected by 96 individual plastic optical fibers in the attachment.
So everything comes out of their pocket, and theye banking everything on two years of harvest.
he said. hat 1, 200 trees from our newest planting, the most beautiful trees Hawaii has seen ever. hat means I lost more 22 percent of my trees in that orchard.
That was the youngest newest orchard in the state of Hawaii, and Ed Olson effort at revitalizing the macadamia nut industry for the future by planting new orchards. n our older orchard,
Jenny Cross, Global Sustainability Director for Mohawk Industries maker of Smartstrand carpets that use renewable nylons explains:
On the cover of this book is a cat wearing a red and white striped hat t
#Intel is spending $125 million to solve one of the biggest problems in Silicon valley (INTC) Intel is opening its wallet to solve one of the biggest problems in Silicon valley:
The basis of this led to the production of the sensor cap for milk cartons.
The entire microscope is small enough to fit in a pocket nearly weightless, and incredibly sturdy it can be dropped,
and things you would keep inside your wallet, like loyalty cards, Graafstra said. Dangerous Things/Facebookimplanting a RFID tag only takes a few minutes
when she decided to cut ties with her television provider.""We're the average Nova Scotian family, living paycheque to paycheque to paycheque and...
viewers are cutting ties with conventional television and hundreds of millions of dollars are at stake.
Products including pistachios, almonds, citrus, stone fruit, cotton, and grapes are grown here and distributed all over the United states
It also throws weight behind a carbon pricing scheme that may turn out more robust than the prevalent patchwork quilt of cap-and-trade systems.
This could allow future physicians to tailor pharmaceutical treatments to individual patients.""One of our goals is to use this method to provide personalised medicine to patients,
Implant promises vision three times better than 20/20-and won't deteriorate over time From glasses to standard lenses
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.
The 8mm contact lenses were fitted with a 1. 17mm magnifying ring around the edge and small aluminium mirrors were fitted into this magnifying ring.
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.
and work with a pair of lightweight glasses. Google is also working on'smart lenses'that contain a control circuit, an image capture component and an image sensor.
In the end, a slow-spinning black hole can eat up more matter than a fast spinner.''The massive black holes in Elrigs could be gorging themselves on more matter for a longer period of time,
Spiderman-style gloves, lenses with super sight and Iron man suits become a reality By Sarah Griffiths and Victoria Woollaston for Mailonline Published:
From gloves that let you scale skyscrapers like Spiderman, to implants that could give you the self-healing powers of Wolverine,
Scroll down for videos A glimpse into this world of extraordinary gloves, glasses and suits was showcased recently in an issue of How It Works magazine.
IRON MAN'S HIGH-TECH SUIT Fans of Robert Downey Jnr's Iron man can buy themselves a red exoskeleton-providing they have a spare $1 million (£659,
000 A Japanese electronics firm is selling a 13ft (four metre) mechanical suit on Amazon that can be controlled by an iphone,
or by stepping foot inside the device. Called Kuratas, the five tonne, four-wheeled device with 30 motors can even fire BB pellets
Another suit, designed by the US ARMY, features a high-pressure hydraulic system to enhance a soldier strength, agility and endurance.
Called the Tactical Assault Light Operator Suit (Talos it effectively gives its wearer superpowers, such as superhuman strength and a way of deflecting bullets,
Two years ago, the US Special Operations Command (Ussocom) called on scientists to develop a suit reminiscent of the version seen in the Iron man films that uses nanotechnology
The suit would also give people Superman-like powers, such as being bulletproof and this is expected to build on work by an MIT professor who is currently developing'liquid armour'.
CLIMBING WALLS AND SPIDER SENSEWHILE we will have to wait for suits that give humans the powers of Iron man and Superman,
The gloves use the same natural molecular forces that allow gecko lizards to walk on ceilings-hairs on their feet that create an electrostatic force known as Van der waals. This force causes neighbouring molecules to be attracted to each other.
A suit invented by engineers at the University of Illinois gives wearers 360-degree awareness of the environment around their body.
The suit, built by Victor Mateevitsi, uses small robotic arms connected to an ultrasonic sonar system.
When the suit's microphones pick up ultrasonic reflections from objects, the arms respond by pressing down on the wearer's body
The suit has seven such modules so that the wearer has as close to 360 degrees of ultrasonic sonar coverage as possible.
'Our suit is the same concept.''SUPERMAN-SUPERVISIONMEANWHILE, a recently unveiled range of contact lenses was designed to give wearers telescopic vision like comic book hero Superman.
when worn with a pair of Samsung 3d glasses, can magnify scenes by 2. 8 times. The contact lenses are 8mm in diameter,
'We're envisioning a new paradigm for search that would tailor indexed content, search results and interface tools to individual users and specific subject areas,
whether payment details will be stored in Google Wallet, for example, or need to be entered each time. If it is the former,
and Transparent OLED display panels initially designed to create a'virtual necklace'for a jewellery firm.
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
shoes or jewellery. It has partnered already with jewellers Chow Sang Sang and hopes to launch the technology in'leading stores around the world'soon.
fold to fit on a train or in the boot of a car, and with pedal assist, help riders reach speeds of up to 15mph (25km/h). They are also part of the company's wider Smart mobility plan,
#The full colour'skin screen'you can wear as clothing: Radical technology could let you alter your outfit instantly By Mark Prigg For Dailymail. com Published:
and let indecisive dressers alter their clothing in a second. Researchers have unveiled the first fully flexible colour screen,
Such an ultrathin display can be applied to flexible materials like plastics and synthetic fabrics. The research has major implications for existing electronics like televisions,
'Your camouflage, your clothing, your fashion items-all of that could change, 'Chanda said.''Why would I need 50 shirts in my closet
if I could change the color and pattern?''Researchers used a simple and inexpensive nano-imprinting technique that can produce the reflective nanostructured surface over a large area.'
The device contains an inflatable nylon balloon that stored inside a small pouch next to a carbon dioxide cartridge.
and the nylon inflatable can be deflated and packed back into its pouch, ready for use when a new gas cylinder is installed.
which can be viewed without specialist glasses. When pixels are beamed and visible in 3d space they're known as voxels
#Electroloom, a 3d printer that creates finished garments Electroloom, a 3d printer that creates finished garments all photos courtesy of electroloom electroloom is for designing
and manufacturing custom 3d fabrics from a computer, with no sewing required. the printer works with custom polyester and cotton blends,
that are shipped as liquids in pods that are placed into the machine prior to each job. the team consists of marcus foley, aaron rowley both biomedical/mechanical engineers and joseph white,
a computer engineer. the technology they devised first starts with a designed mold using CAD. the mold is inserted then into the printing chamber,
and the liquid solution is guided onto the mold by an electric field the process is called electrospinning. it evenly coats
and binds the nano fibers together into a cohesive seamless fabric. once removed from the mold,
and fold just like the most commonly known fabrics. the electroloom prototype can only mold 800mm by 900mm sizes,
The esight Corporation have created a special pair of glasses the esight glasses, which allow legally blind people the ability to see.
The glasses are around $15, 000 for a pair. The glasses capture both video and an image then create enhancements
so people with low vision can view them. The glasses allow the user eyes to perceive more than usual.
Thanks to Kathy older sister Yvonne Felix, who is also legally blind, the esight Corporation donated a pair of glasses to Kathy on the day Aksel was born.
Yvonne was unable to see her children when they were born and wanted her sister to have a different experience.
Kathy was amazed at how clearly she could see her son which was the first baby she has ever been able to see in her life.
since we were children. esight glasses, an amazing new technology that I also use, helped her see the birth of her son.
Yvonne helped to raise money for Kathy to own a pair of the esight glasses so now she is able to see her son anytime.
She said the glasses help to read directions for his products, help to dress him safely,
So she was very adamant about getting the glasses for me and work with me to use them,
Beitz. hen I knew I was getting the glasses, I got very excited. I knew then I would be able to read books to the baby
Yvonne is working to raise money for others that are blind to be able to purchase esight glasses for their daily use as well.
Vision Enhancement esight makes glasses that combine a camera, display technology, and advanced computing to deliver a real-time video that enables sight for people with vision loss.
Incredible Technology Our glasses are packed with sophisticated technology designed to support people with legal blindness. esight is hands-free, mobile,
#University embeds RFID chips in yarn Researchers at Nottingham Trent University have come up with a way of embedding RFID chips in yarns
or knitted to make fabrics for clothing. Professor Tilak Dias of the Advanced Textiles Research Group of the School of art & Design, claims that the embedded chips annot be seen in situ by the naked eye He has patented the technology,
which he believes has the potential to be used for security in stores and also for clothes that are donated to charity to be tracked around the world.
Professor Dias writes: f an RFID chip is embedded into a shirt, for instance, it will provide a much greater level of anti-theft
and anti-counterfeiting protection. As people will not be able to easily identify where a chip is located in a garment,
shoplifters won be able to cut it off to steal it. Sealed inside resin micro pods within yarns, the fabrics incorporating RFIDS can be run through washing machines
and tumble driers without incurring any damage. Short thin copper strands attached to the either side of the chips are embedded in yarn fibres
and act as an antenna. Measuring one millimetre by 0. 5 millimetre in size when bought in bulk the chips can cost only a few pence each.
which is communicated usually via barcode. n relation to recycled clothes, charities would be able to sort garments much quicker perhaps even in an automated way to identify the types of clothing that are suitable for different countries according to their requirements,
said Professor Dias. Professor Dias also believes that in the distant future this technology could be used in conjunction with smart washing machines to warn consumers of mixed colours or inappropriate temperatures.
which spend a great deal of time directing donated clothing to people around the world. The study was supported by a £50, 000 grant from Sustainable Society Network,
hat the heck are you doing? It a reasonable question, considering the decidedly different turn he and his former Microsoft colleague Jose Lugo took in 2010 when they founded Redmond, Wash.
if she were a Hollywood ingénue or fashion model, the tabloids would proclaim her an tgirl,
says the 46-year-old Dube, clad in a designer blazer and bow tie, his sartorial signature. said to our board,
director of content at outsourcing consultancy Alsbridge. hat happening isn that you eliminate a 50-person department,
Kozlov says. hat going to happen if contact centers are run by machines? A lot of jobs are going away.
It once seemed a sort of kooky, tinfoil-hat type of concern. But then I talk to people at the biggest computer science departments in the U s. laces like Google
I think we are very much approaching that. hat Blade runner future may seem more dystopian than utopian to some.
Needle-covered pills aren the only thing up Schoellhammer sleeve. He working on the Ultrasound Probe (uprobe
The water that we use to wash our clothes clean our bodies and stay hydrated is at risk.
particularly in American companies doing business in Europe where theye already taken significant heat over their NSA ties.
I donned a pair of special glasses and picked up a wired stylus to enter a virtual reality was over 25 years ago.
and a 3d display that uses special glasses. HP is also offering Zview software for the sharing of 3d content suitable for use on the Zvr.
Even wearing the glasses, when I stood behind the person seated at the display I didn get any of the 3d effect.
though, this is yet another notch on the hydrophobic belt on the way toward a cleaner and drier future
#lastic bucklinghoneycomb structures bounce right back from major impacts The concept of impact resistance likely brings to mind vehicle airbags, trampolines, helmets, kneepads,
(and that of others) to apply negative stiffness to ballistics by using nylon (rather than a sponge) as their build material.
he said. ther applications may include smart bracelets and smart headbands. The results and other details regarding the study can be found in the Scientific Reports journal as well as Nature magazine.
There a certain amount of guess work involved, though. Doctors have to predict which strains will be most prevalent in the upcoming flu season to formulate the vaccine
#You can now feel virtual reality with new gloves called Gloveone You would have sensed virtual reality through sight
Now, you can touch the virtual objects, thanks to a new pair of gloves. Gloveone, the new green and black gloves from Spain-based tech company Neurodigital Technologies, will let you actually feel sensations like shape
and weight when interacting with virtual objects. The developers claim that the wearers will be able to feel rain and fire,
The gloves also include a 9-Axis inertial measurement unity (IMU) sensor, which can be placed beneath the gloves.
An IMU sensor, often used to manoeuvre aircraft, can record velocity, orientation and gravitational forces using accelerometers, gyroscopes and magnetometers.
The company describes the sensation of wearing these gloves as a ealistic perceptual illusion meaning that you can feel the weight of a virtual object the same as it is in real life
and created a Kickstarter page to finance manufacturing the gloves. People can buy the gloves fitted in three sizes.
Each nti-bacterial, sweat-proofpair features a Bluetooth wireless connection and offers more than four hours of battery life.
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