Building Mechanical Memory Boards Using Origami
WASHINGTON, August 25, 2020 — The ancient Japanese art of paper folding, known as origami, can be used to create mechanical, binary switches. In Applied Physics Letters, […]
Cooling Mechanism Increases Solar Energy Harvesting for Self-Powered Outdoor Sensors
WASHINGTON, July 7, 2020 — Sensors placed in the environment spend long periods of time outdoors through all weather conditions, and they must continuously power themselves in […]
Atomic Magnetometer Points to Better Picture of Heart Conductivity
WASHINGTON, March 31, 2020 — Mapping the electrical conductivity of the human heart would be a valuable tool in the diagnosis and management of diseases, such as […]
Extreme High-Frequency Signals Enable Terabits-Per-Second Data Links
WASHINGTON, March 31, 2020 — Using the same technology that allows high-frequency signals to travel on regular phone lines, researchers tested sending extremely high-frequency, 200 GHz signals […]
Recipe for Neuromorphic Processing Systems?
WASHINGTON, March 24, 2020 — During the 1990s, Carver Mead and colleagues combined basic research in neuroscience with elegant analog circuit design in electronic engineering. This pioneering […]
Robotic Gripping Mechanism Mimics How Sea Anemones Catch Prey
WASHINGTON, January 14, 2020 — Most robotic gripping mechanisms to date have relied on humanlike fingers or appendages, which sometimes struggle to provide the fine touch, flexibility […]
Ultrasound Selectively Damages Cancer Cells When Tuned to Correct Frequencies
WASHINGTON, D.C., January 7, 2020 — Doctors have used focused ultrasound to destroy tumors in the body without invasive surgery for some time. However, the therapeutic ultrasound […]
Using Sound Waves to Remotely Target Drugs to Tumors
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 12, 2019 — The lack of a clinically viable method to track and direct cancer drugs to tumors is a big problem for targeted […]
Reconfigurable Electronics Show Promise for Wearable, Implantable Devices
WASHINGTON, D.C., September 10, 2019 — Medical implants of the future may feature reconfigurable electronic platforms that can morph in shape and size dynamically as bodies change […]