Research team develops tattoo-like skin thermometer patch
(Phys.org) —A diverse team of researchers from the U.S., China, and Singapore has created a patch that when glued to the skin can be used as a thermometer—continuously measuring skin temperature. In...
View ArticleSalmonella sensing system: New approach to detecting food contamination...
As anyone who has ever consumed bacteria-contaminated food and experienced "food poisoning" can tell you, it's a miserable experience. Yet it's an all-too-common one, with foodborne illnesses making 1...
View ArticleChinese to test electrostatic smog cleaning concept in a park
(Phys.org) —Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde has announced at Dutch Design Week, that he's forged an agreement with Chinese officials to test a system he's designed to clear smog from a small portion of...
View ArticleHow a metamaterial might improve a depression treatment
A brain stimulation technique that is used to treat tough cases of depression could be considerably improved with a new headpiece designed by University of Michigan engineers.
View ArticleProject MERCCURI 'crowdsourced' space station samples take flight
Host Natalie Morales from the Today Show wiped Al Roker's weather wall, as well as a camera and teleprompter with a cotton swab back in October. But just what did she and her co-host Willie Geist...
View ArticleCharging electric cars efficiently inductive
We already charge our toothbrushes and cellphones using contactless technology. Researchers have developed a particularly efficient and cost-effective method that means electric cars could soon follow...
View ArticleSpacesuits of the future may resemble a streamlined second skin
For future astronauts, the process of suiting up may go something like this: Instead of climbing into a conventional, bulky, gas-pressurized suit, an astronaut may don a lightweight, stretchy garment,...
View ArticleLandmine detector that uses pulse induction to improve sensitivity
Collaborating researchers at the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology and the Samsung Thales Corporation have developed a landmine detector that uses pulse induction to improve sensitivity....
View ArticleMusical sparks fly with new electrical innovation
An engineering student from Plymouth University has given a 19th century electrical device a modern twist, using it to generate striking new versions of some of Hollywood's best loved film scores.
View ArticleWorld's smallest transponder coils for automotive electronics
TDK Corporation presents new EPCOS SMT transponder coils with extremely compact dimensions: Measuring just 4.5 mm x 3.2 mm x 3.2 mm, the TC1812 has an inductance of 2.38 mH and is designed for...
View ArticleResearchers develop new radio frequency spin flippers for neutron resonance...
Neutron spin echo is a well-known scattering technique to explore structural and magnetic dynamics in soft and condensed matter with sub-μeV energy resolution. Radio frequency spin flippers (RFSF) are...
View ArticleWireless charging and discharging for electric vehicles
In the future, a wireless charging system will allow electric cars not only to charge their batteries, but also to feed energy back into the power grid, helping to stabilize it. The cost-effective...
View ArticleElectrochemical process changes magnetism in ferromagnets reversibly
Magnets are well-known from the physics lessons at school, but they are hardly covered in chemistry lectures; and it is still a chemical process by means of which researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of...
View ArticleNASA video: Magnetic loops, front and right
Two active regions sported coils of bundled, magnetic loops spiraling above them (Nov. 11-12, 2015) over 16 hours.
View ArticleAggieSat4 scheduled to deploy from ISS
The AggieSat4 (AGS4) satellite carrying Bevo-2 will be unpacked and assembled aboard the International Space Station (ISS) on Wednesday (Jan. 27), and released into outer space on Friday (Jan. 29)....
View ArticleManufacturing one of the biggest and most complex magnets in history
Powerful superconducting magnets will confine ITER's plasma which is expected to reach 150 million ˚C. Basically, an impressive magnetic shield will entrap the hot gas and keep it away from the walls...
View ArticleReconfigured Tesla coil aligns, electrifies materials from a distance
Scientists at Rice University have discovered that the strong force field emitted by a Tesla coil causes carbon nanotubes to self-assemble into long wires, a phenomenon they call "Teslaphoresis."
View ArticleSwitzerland winds up superconductivity
The unusual electronic properties of some superconducting materials permit lossless and dense electrical currents at very low temperatures, even in high magnetic fields. Conductors made of these...
View ArticleNew superconducting coil improves MRI performance
A multidisciplinary research team led by University of Houston scientist Jarek Wosik has developed a high-temperature superconducting coil that allows magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners to...
View ArticleNew furnace a step towards future collider development
A new furnace arrived at CERN's Large Magnet Facility last month and is currently being installed and tested.
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