Cloud-based system automates 3D printing
Commercially launched last April, the printer is now used at more than 100 businesses and schools, primarily as an education tool.
Quantum processor finds bit string with fewer queries
A team of scientists has shown that just a few superconducting qubits can discover the hidden string faster and more efficiently than today’s computers.
PowerPoint, projector create self-folding origami
Researchers have found a new use for the ubiquitous PowerPoint slide: Producing self-folding 3D origami structures from photocurable liquid polymers.
Silicon anode holds key to solid state batteries
A silicon anode eliminates the need for a liquid electrolyte and has less of a reaction to air and moisture even if partially exposed.
Solid state batteries seek to overpower Li-ion
Once all the bugs have been worked out, rechargeable solid-state batteries using both solar and vibrational energy harvesting could become the rule rather than the exception.
Freezing may solve lithium batteries’ safety problems
By using ice-templating to control electrolyte structure in lithium batteries, researchers have come up with a flexible solid-state with longer battery life.
Camera system allows real-time face recognition
Vision-In-Package packs a camera system with an ARM Cortex M4/M7 with 8MB RAM, a dynamic range imager, optics and a communication interface.
Wi-Fi fingerprints power indoor positioning system
The system uses smartphones to collect fingerprints of location data and label them automatically.
Silver nanowires get help from flash light
Silver nanowires (Ag NWs) are being eyed as future flexible transparent conducting electrodes. Now, South Korean researchers have developed high-performance Ag NWs using UV-material interactions.
Silver nanowire shrinks path to foldable devices
A team of researchers has developed a wire that can be fashioned into a mesh that conducts current and bends easily.