Posted May 23, 2013 by Eng-Tips in Editorial
A University of British Columbia engineer and a team of U.S. researchers have made a breakthrough utilizing spray-on technology that could revolutionize the way optical lenses are made and used.
Kenne...
Posted May 22, 2013 by Eng-Tips in Editorial
Duke University engineers have developed a novel method for producing clean hydrogen, which could prove essential to weaning society off of fossil fuels and their environmental implications.
Nico Hotz...
Posted May 21, 2013 by Eng-Tips in Editorial
Waterproof fabrics that whisk away sweat could be the latest application of microfluidic technology developed by bioengineers at the University of California, Davis.
The new fabric works like human sk...
Posted May 20, 2013 by Eng-Tips in Editorial
In the wake of the sobering news that atmospheric carbon dioxide is now at its highest level in at least three million years, an important advance in the race to develop carbon-neutral renewable energ...
Posted May 17, 2013 by Eng-Tips in Editorial
“Spring is like a perhaps hand,” wrote the poet E. E. Cummings: “carefully / moving a perhaps / fraction of flower here placing / an inch of air there… / without breaking anyth...
Posted May 16, 2013 by Eng-Tips in Editorial
Most of us don’t ponder our pulses outside of the gym. But doctors use the human pulse as a diagnostic tool to monitor heart health.
This flexible skin-like heart monitor is small enough to wear...
Posted May 15, 2013 by Zen Kishimoto in Editorial
This is a continuation from Part 1.
Interfaces required to multiple domains
I think their decision to keep themselves a software infrastructure company is smart. In this way, they can apply their syst...
Posted May 15, 2013 by Eng-Tips in Editorial
Norwegian research scientists will contribute to realising the concept of storing electricity at the bottom of the sea. The energy will be stored with the help of high water pressure.
To use the water...
Posted May 14, 2013 by Zen Kishimoto in Editorial
Smart grid is where power, IT, and communications meet. In this blog, IT and communications technologies are grouped as ICT. These days, most industry areas have become so complex that we cannot cope ...
Posted May 14, 2013 by Eng-Tips in Editorial
Researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory flew their fuel cell powered Ion Tiger UAV for 48 hours and 1 minute on April 16-18 by using liquid hydrogen fuel in a new, NRL-developed, cryogenic f...
Posted May 13, 2013 by Eng-Tips in Editorial
Most Americans want the U.S. to place more emphasis on developing solar power, recent polls suggest. A major impediment, however, is the cost to manufacture, install and maintain solar panels. Simply ...
Posted May 10, 2013 by Zen Kishimoto in Editorial
A previous blog explained how the connectivity of end devices leads to intelligence. Simply connecting the devices does not by itself produce intelligence, but connecting them to a bigger system that ...
Posted May 10, 2013 by Eng-Tips in Editorial
How does San Francisco Giants slugger Pablo Sandoval swat a 95 mph fastball, or tennis icon Venus Williams see the oncoming ball, let alone return her sister Serena’s 120 mph serves? For the fir...
Posted May 9, 2013 by Eng-Tips in Editorial
The sun provides the most abundant source of energy on the planet. However, only a tiny fraction of the solar radiation on Earth is converted into useful energy.
Ramaraja Ramasamy, right, and Yogeswar...
Posted May 8, 2013 by Eng-Tips in Editorial
Fact or fiction? Stained glass found in medieval cathedrals becomes thicker at the bottom because glass moves over time. For years researchers have had their doubts, now a team at Texas Tech Universit...
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