Balancing Between Life and Research
Focusing on balance between her family, religion and work with carbon nanomaterials, Jing Kong has found a home at MIT and has pioneered a new…
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Breathalyzer Uses Nanotechnology to Reveal Signs of Disease
Thanks to new to ceramics nanotechnology, scientists now working with a device that can test you for biomarkers when you blow into it. Using a…
Zinc Anode Battery System, Alternative for Nickel Cadmium Batteries
Researchers at the CUNY Energy Institute have developed an operating prototype zinc anode battery system. Designed to be non-toxic, and reliable with fast discharge rates…
New System Simplifies Excel Programming
Customizing spreadsheets in Microsoft Excel is continuing to get easier and more efficient. Developed by an MIT graduate student and Microsoft researcher, a new system…
Automated System Has Promising Uses in Battery and Fuel Cell Production
Newly published research from Yale University engineers describes a technique that may be influential in developing and understanding new methods for rapidly creating battery electrodes…
NASA to Test Jet Engine with a Helping of Cereal and Crayons
While foreign objects continue to present dangers for commercial and military airliner passengers, NASA’s Aviation Safety Program is working on new technology that will use…
Robot Outperforms Humans in Neuroscience Procedure
Robots may to be moving from the assembly line to neurosurgery before you know it. Using a robotic arm guided by a cell-detecting computer algorithm,…
Bacteria May be the Key to New Biofuel Technology
As advancements in biofuels continue, researchers from the Berkeley Lab are looking into new ways of creating biofuels that don’t rely on photosynthesis. Focusing on…
Engineered Nanoparticles Deliver Antibiotics Directly to Bacteria
If an effort to target bacteria that has become increasingly resistant to existing drugs, engineers specializing in nanomedicine and biomaterials have developed a nanoparticle that…
Solid-State Laser for Military Applications Exceeds Initial Design Goals
Northrop Grumman successfully tested their next-generation high-energy, solid-state laser in the company’s Redondo Beach laboratory. The laser burned through the critical components of a target…
Non-Experts Use Online Crowd-Sourcing to Diagnose Malaria
UCLA engineers have taken online crowd-sourcing a step further. By creating a crowd-sourced online gaming system in which players distinguish malaria-infected red blood cells from…
Exploring Graphene-Based THz Devices
Future communication devices may get a big boost in efficiency from terahertz waves and graphene. In a newly published study, scientists at the University of…
4D Imaging of Breathing Lungs
A new 4D dynamic functional lung imaging method developed by engineers at Monash University will allow health professionals a chance to study breathing lungs in…
Zeolite Catalyst Creates P-Xylene from Biomass
Chemical engineers at UMass Amherst have discovered a high-yield method of making plastic bottles from biomass. By using a zeolite catalyst capable of transforming glucose…
Thwarting Side-Channel Attacks and Increasing Computer Security
Personal computers and corporate computers have long been susceptible to hackers, but now savvy hackers are using cloud technology to their advantage to steal a…
Robonaut 2, A Robotic Space Station Crew Member
A joint effort between NASA and General Motors to improve robotic technology and capabilities for future space exploration platforms has led to Robonaut 2, NASA’s…
Cost Effective Sensor Measures Fruits’ Ripeness
In an effort to reduce food loss due to spoilage, MIT researchers developed a new sensor that detects tiny amounts of ethylene, a gas that…
RDT-Reader Attachment Works With Cell Phone
In an effort to increase global awareness and to better detect signs of infectious diseases around the world, engineers at UCLA have developed a compact…