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Ultrasonic Fingerprint Sensor May Take Smartphone Security to New Level

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 29, 2015 — Fingerprint sensor technology currently used in smartphones like the iPhone 6 produces a two-dimensional image of a finger’s surface, which can […]

Fabricating Inexpensive, High-Temp SQUIDs for Future Electronic Devices

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 22, 2015 – High-transition-temperature superconductivity within copper-oxide materials was discovered in 1986, and quickly set into motion an intense research effort by scientists and […]

Diamonds are for Temperature

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 16, 2015 – Researchers have developed tiny, diamond-based probes that optically transmit detailed temperature information and can operate in conditions ranging from 150 – […]

Futuristic Components on Silicon Chips, Fabricated Successfully

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 8, 2015 — A team of IBM researchers in Zurich, Switzerland with support from colleagues in Yorktown Heights, New York has developed a relatively […]

Measuring the Mass of Molecules on the Nano-Scale

WASHINGTON, D.C., June 2, 2015 — Working with a device that slightly resembles a microscopically tiny tuning fork, researchers at the University of Tsukuba in Japan have […]

An Inexpensive Rival to Graphene Aerogels

WASHINGTON D.C., June 2, 2015 — The electromagnetic radiation discharged by electronic equipment and devices is known to hinder their smooth operation. Conventional materials used today to […]

New Technique Speeds nanoMRI Imaging

WASHINGTON D.C., May 26, 2015 — NanoMRI is a scanning technique that produces nondestructive, high-resolution 3-D images of nanoscale objects, and it promises to become a powerful […]

Scientists Print Low Cost Radio Frequency Antenna with Graphene Ink

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 19, 2015 – Scientists have moved graphene — the incredibly strong and conductive single-atom-thick sheet of carbon — a significant step along the path […]

Artificial Muscles Created from Gold-Plated Onion Cells

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 5, 2015 — Just one well-placed slice into a particularly pungent onion can send even the most seasoned chef running for a box of […]