Testing a long-range Aera drone to raise the alarm on summer wildfires
Credit: Avy Dutch drone company Avy—an alumnus of ESA’s Business Incubation Center Noordwijk, next to the Agency’s ESTEC technical center…
New wearable device turns the body into a battery
A thermoelectric power generator worn as a ring. Credit: Xiao Lab Researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder have developed…
Silicon anode structure generates new potential for lithium-ion batteries
In chamber 1, the nanoparticles, made from tantalum metal, are grown. Within this chamber, individual tantalum atoms clump together, similar…
Engineers develop programming technology to transform 2-D materials into 3-D shapes
3D shape created in Yum’s lab Credit: UT Arlington University of Texas at Arlington researchers have developed a technique that…
Hydrogen-powered drives for e-scooters
POWERPASTE. Credit: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft Hydrogen is regarded by many as the future of propulsion technology. The first hydrogen-powered cars are already…
Electronic transfer tattoo with a crease amplification effect
Schematic illustrations and optical images of the three-layered METT. (A) Exploded schematics of the METT containing three circuit layers. (B)…
Engineers make smart plugs smarter
Associate Professor Sanjib Kumar Panda (left) and Dr Krishnanand Kaippilly Radhakrishnan (right) with a prototype of the Smart Electrical Outlet/Socket…
Visualization adds transparency to digital product development
While the visualization software was developed specifically for the design of an electric motor, it can also be used to…
The first endovascular technology that can explore capillaries
An ultraflexible endovascular flow sensor that is guided using magnetic fields. Credit: The photograph was taken by Alain Herzog/ EPFL…
Japanese pairing looking into using wood to build satellites
Japanese company Sumitomo Forestry has announced a joint development project with Kyoto University to test the idea of using wood…