Technology
Although blockchain is best known for securing digital currency payments, researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are using it to track a different kind of exchange: It’s the first time blockchain has ever been used to validate communication among devices on the electric grid. »
New device speeds up, simplifies image processing for autonomous vehicles and other applications. »
Researchers have designed smart, colour-controllable white light devices from quantum dots which are more efficient and have better colour saturation than standard LEDs, and can dynamically reproduce daylight conditions in a single light. »
Engineers fabricate 30-year perovskite solar cell. »
3D microscope can see inside living tissue in real-time. »
Researchers have developed a method to stabilise a promising material known as perovskite for cheap solar cells, without compromising its near-perfect performance. »
New neural nano-optics technology can be produced on the scale of a microchip. »
High-resolution camera can see around corners and through scattering media. »
Proof-of-concept study shows capacity to identify proteins with single-amino acid resolution. »
Compact technology could make mass fever detection faster and cheaper. »
Sensor can detect the presence of an element called terbium. »
Floats capture thousands of ocean profiles every year. »
LEDs currently on the market emit a lot of blue light. »
Deep vein thrombosis is the formation of blood clots in deep veins. »
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Researchers develop signals that could bring color vision and improved clarity for the blind. »
An international team of researchers managed to increase the capacity and extend the service life of lithium-ion batteries by using a new nanomaterial. »
Researchers have found a way to protect highly fragile quantum systems from noise, which could aid in the design and development of new quantum devices, such as ultra-powerful quantum computers. »
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Scientists have used gene therapy to regenerate damaged nerve fibres in the eye, in a discovery that could aid the development of new treatments for glaucoma. »
Dopamine detector can help in early diagnosis of Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and schizophrenia. »
Unusual nanoparticles could benefit the quest to build a quantum computer. »
Researchers from the Universities of Granada and Cádiz have conducted a study to validate a new methodology that uses mobile phone signals (or those of other smart devices) in urban areas to track and analyse behavior in terms of inhabitants’ movement around the city. »
World population growth and lifestyle are the main causes of the increase in the volume of wastewater. As a result of the treatment of these waters, millions of tons of sewage sludge are generated, filling landfills and generating pollution, unpleasant odours, and public health risks. »
An international group of scientists, including from the University of Cambridge, have developed a graphene composite that can ‘eat’ common atmospheric pollutants, and could be used as a coating on pavements or buildings. »
Researchers have created better biosensor technology using a newly developed instrument that may lead to safe stem cell therapies for treating Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases and other neurological disorders. »
With a brief glance, facial recognition software can categorize gender with remarkable accuracy. But if that face belongs to a transgender person, such systems get it wrong more than one third of the time, according to new CU Boulder research. »
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Researchers at Brigham Young University have developed a new breed of drones that can navigate without needing GPS. »
Rare disorders like Noonan syndrome often show up in people’s appearance that is recognizable with artificial intelligence. »
According to a new study, it may be possible to teach machines how to pick out features in neurons and other cells that have not been stained or undergone other damaging treatments. »
A strip of chromatography paper similar to that used in rapid pregnancy tests is the basis of a bio-sensor for detecting malaria that has been developed by Brazilian researchers. »
A portable 3-D scanning device developed by Sri Lankan and US researchers can quickly measure limb enlargement of patients with the disfiguring condition elephantiasis that resulted from lymphatic filariasis infection. »
U.S. electric car manufacturer Tesla is close to testing a long-haul self-driving electric truck that could drive in convoys following a lead vehicle. »
Inhaled nanoparticles can cross the lungs, entering the bloodstream, and accumulate in blood vessels and other bodily sites vulnerable to cardiovascular disease. »