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Nanotechnology
Smart phone apertures shrink from sensors by up to 50%
New proximity sensing and proximity/ambient light sensing modules which enable android smartphone manufacturers to…
‘Smart thread’ collects data wirelessly while doctors stitch patients
Engineers have now figured out a way to integrate nano-scale sensors, electronics and microfluidics into threads…
These electronic face tattoos can track emotions and muscle activity
Considering a new tattoo? How about one that can actually measure the activity of muscle and nerve cells?…
Clean energy solution for reduced use of platinum
A way to use less platinum in chemical reactions commonly used in the clean energy, green chemicals, and automotive…
Atomic game of hopscotch to maximize efficiency of electronics
A team from Michigan Technological University has figured out the most likely reason why past research has shown…
DNA nanomachine to detect substances
A way to harness DNA as the engine of a microscopic "machine" that can be turned on to detect trace amounts of…
Two nanomaterials could be the fabric of future electronics
The future of electronics may include two other nanomaterials, according to a study by researchers at the…
Nanolaser doping gives performance edge
The performance of tiny lasers has been improved by adding impurities, in a discovery which will be central to the…
Nanomachine diagnostics at genetic level
Along with former graduate student Divita Mathur, Professor Eric Henderson, studies how to build nanomachines that…
MFC system eliminates need for external power
A proof-of-concept 3D paper-based microbial fuel cell (MFC) that could take advantage of capillary action to guide…