A demonstration of how the T-ray equipment can be used to scan an individual’s skin. Credit: University of Warwick Terahertz radiation, or T-rays, can reveal…
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Category: Technologies
Harnessing Quantum Properties to Create Single-Molecule Devices – Circuit Just 6 Nanometers Long
Novel type of quantum interference enables single-molecule switch with high on/off ratio. Credit: Julia Greenwald and Suman Gunasekaran/Columbia Engineering Columbia team discovers 6-nanometer-long single-molecule circuit…
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Breaking the Power and Speed Limit of Lasers: New Fast, Powerful Compact Laser Invented
Fast, powerful compact lasers: a novel VCSEL for next-generation datacenters and sensors. Credit: Volker Sorger/GWU Researchers invent a novel vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser, the workhorses of…
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iGenomics: The World’s First DNA “Tricorder” in Your Pocket
Aspyn Palatnick holding the world’s first mobile genetics laboratory at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory’s 125th anniversary Open House. The combination of the new iPhone app,…
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Smarter Traffic Signs With Doppler Radar, Traffic and Weather Sensors for Real-Time Driver Alerts
Smart traffic signs combining Doppler radar and video with acoustic and weather sensors can track traffic volume and alert drivers in real-time to hazards ahead.…
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New Battery Is 10 Times More Powerful Than State of the Art, Flexible and Rechargeable
The batteries successfully powered a flexible display system equipped with a microcontroller and Bluetooth modules. Here too the battery performed better than commercially available Li…
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Synthetic Microswimmers: Inanimate Microparticles Display Complex Behavior
Janus particles under the electron microscope. The titanium dioxide microswimmers are barely larger than one micrometer. Copyright: Simmchen Group TU Dresden Freigeist fellow Dr Juliane…
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Hitting the Quantum “Sweet Spot”: Best Position for Atom Qubits in Silicon to Scale Up Atom-Based Quantum Processors
Atomic-scale image of two interacting donors in silicon. Credit: CQC2T Australian researchers have located the ‘sweet spot’ for positioning qubits in silicon to scale up…
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New Cyberattack Can Trick Scientists Into Making Dangerous Toxins or Viruses
An end-to-end cyber-biological attack, in which unwitting biologists may be tricked into generating dangerous toxins in their labs, has been discovered by Ben-Gurion University of…
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Taking to the Skies: Air Taxis Could Significantly Reduce Fuel Consumption and Traffic Congestion
An ORNL model using air taxis on the heavily traveled route between downtown Los Angeles and Los Angeles International Airport revealed that fuel consumption is…
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