 Chain Mail Fabric a Perfect Fit February 23, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 98 vote(s)
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Contemporaries of the ancient Greeks might find something familiar within the walls of the Micro and Nanotechnology Lab at the University of Illinois. In constructing a new type of smart fabric, researchers ... | |
 Handheld windmills serve as electric generators February 12, 2007 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 107 vote(s)
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It’s not quite nanotechnology, but these inches-long windmills can generate small amounts of electric energy to power a variety of low-voltage applications. Since they’re made entirely of plastic, they cost ... | |
 Inflatable Habitats for Polar and Space Colonists January 29, 2007 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 35 vote(s)
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Humanity has long since established a foothold in the Artic and Antarctic, but extensive colonization of these regions may soon become economically viable. If we can learn to build self-sufficient habitats ... | |
 Future space devices inspired by spider legs September 07, 2006 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 48 vote(s)
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Are spiders ideal space travelers? Not quite, but according to a new study, their legs may be. Scientists Carlo Menon and Cristian Lira have designed and built lightweight, bendable joints based on the micro-hydraulic ... | |
 Autonomous lenses may bring microworld into focus August 02, 2006 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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When Hongrui Jiang looked into a fly's eye, he saw a way to make a tiny lens so "smart" that it can adapt its focal length from minus infinity to plus infinity-without external control. | |
 From 3-D to 6-D: Researchers developing super-realistic image system August 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 47 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- By producing "6-D" images, an MIT professor and colleagues are creating unusually realistic pictures that not only have a full three-dimensional appearance, but also respond to their environment, ... | |
 Stretchable silicon camera next step to artificial retina August 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 38 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- By combining stretchable optoelectronics and biologically inspired design, scientists have created a remarkable imaging device, with a layout based on the human eye. | |
 Researchers open new 'window' on solar energy: Cost effective devices expected on market soon July 10, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 133 vote(s)
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Imagine windows that not only provide a clear view and illuminate rooms, but also use sunlight to efficiently help power the building they are part of. MIT engineers report a new approach to harnessing the ... | |
 Universal Power Adapter Offers Alternative to Wall Warts July 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 54 vote(s)
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When Doug Palmer realized he had forgotten his mobile phone adapter on a vacation in Mexico several years ago, the first thought that crossed his mind was, "There has to be a better way." | |
 Computer scientist turns his face into a remote control June 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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New work at nexus of facial expression recognition research and automated tutoring
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The robot that climbs in the pipe June 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Industrial pipe systems are inaccessible and narrow. The pipes can be vertical and have junctions. Just as challenging, leakage points in the water system must be located, the condition of oil and gas pipelines must be checked ... | |
 A plane with wings of glass? June 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 74 vote(s)
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Imagine a plane that has wings made out of glass. Thanks to a major breakthrough in understanding the nature of glass by scientists at the University of Bristol, this has just become a possibility. | |
 New technique to optimize computer speed June 20, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 70 vote(s)
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Who doesn’t dream of increasingly fast computers that consume less and less energy? To design these computers of the future, it is important to be able to control nanoscale strain in the processors. Until now, ... | |
Tiny refrigerator taking shape to cool future computers June 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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Researchers at Purdue University are developing a miniature refrigeration system small enough to fit inside laptops and personal computers, a cooling technology that would boost performance while shrinking the size of computers. | |
 IBM Cools 3-D Chips with Water June 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 33 vote(s)
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In IBM’s labs, tiny rivers of water are cooling computer chips that have circuits and components stacked on top of each other, a design that promises to advance Moore’s Law in the next decade and significantly ... | |
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