Archive : 2016 год

Researchers at the University of Warsaw have developed a natural-scale soft caterpillar robot with an opto-mechanical liquid crystalline elastomer (LCE) monolithic design, using LCE technology developed in the LENS Institute in Florence.LCEs are smart materials that can exhibit large shape change under illumination with visible light. It is pos...

Analog Devices has announced the acquisition of the Cyber Security Solutions (CSS) business of Sypris Electronics.The CSS business of Sypris Electronics specialises in secure system and software technology, and delivers information security services to customers, including military and government organisations.With this transaction, ADI say...

Researchers from University of Washington (UW) have developed a way for devices as varied as brain implants, contact lenses and credit cards, to communicate with mobile devices. In one demonstration, a smartwatch transmitted a Bluetooth signal to a smart contact lens fitted with an antenna.The team's process relies on a communication techni...

Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed a non-flammable battery that consists of solid chemical compounds. "Solid electrolytes do not catch fire even when heated to high temperatures or exposed to the air," explained Jennifer Rupp, professor of electrochemical materials at ETH Zurich.One of the challenges in developing solid-state ba...

Researchers from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology have found graphene might be suitable for manufacturing plasmonic devices capable of detecting a single molecule of explosive materials, toxic chemicals, and other organic based compounds.Plasmon is a quasiparticle or a quantum of plasma oscillations. According to the researchers,...

Cambridge Pixel has been selected by Lockheed Martin Integrated Systems to supply software modules for radar scan conversion, target tracking and radar fusion for integration into Lockheed Martin’s naval vigilance radar system.The deal is part of a £44million Royal Navy Upgrade awarded to Lockheed Martin by the UK Ministry of Defenc...

PragmatIC has been awarded €1.6million funding under the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme (phase 2), for development of its FlexLogIC equipment.Described as a ‘fab-in-a-box’ model, FlexLogIC is said to produce flexICs at costs between 100 and 1000 times lower than a silicon fab.Scott White, CEO, said: “This significa...

A test developed at UCLA uses lab-on-a-chip technology to predict how hazardous engineered nanomaterials might be. It could also be used to identify biological biomarkers that can help scientists and doctors detect cancer and infectious diseases.The new platform, which is called semiconductor electronic label-free assay, or SELFA, is said to co...

UK organic semiconductor developer SmartKem has expanded its presence at the UK’s Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) with new equipment and more engineers.The investment includes a large area slit coating machine to enable further process optimisation of truFLEX semiconductors. This allows the refinement of specific coat process protocol...

IBM scientists in Zurich have created artificial neurons to store and process data. This innovation is said to mark a step towards energy efficient, ultra-dense neuromorphic technologies for applications in cognitive computing.The artificial neurons consist of phase-change materials, including germanium antimony telluride. These materials are t...