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Wearable sensor diagnoses disease from your sweat
Researchers in the US have developed a wristband-like sensor that collects sweat, measures its molecular constituents and then electronically transmits the results for analysis and diagnostics. [ + ]
2D nanomaterials create printed electronics
Researchers have fabricated printed transistors consisting entirely of two-dimensional nanomaterials for the first time, in a breakthrough which combines exciting electronic properties with the potential for low-cost production. [ + ]
Jumping droplets cool mobile hotspots
US researchers have reported a technique designed to address mobile hotspots, which come about through electronic devices' inability to evenly dissipate the waste heat they produce. [ + ]
Spinning in the light
Chemists have developed a material that uses rotatable molecules to emit light faster than has ever been achieved before, in a breakthrough which could pave the way for a new generation of high-efficiency lighting. [ + ]
Ultrathin silver films for tarnish-proof touch screens
The thinnest, smoothest layer of silver that can survive air exposure has been developed by a research team led by the University of Michigan — and it could change the way touch screens and flat or flexible displays are made. [ + ]
Star-spangled nanowires
US researchers have described a material that, when heated by several hundred degrees, transforms from an atomically thin, two-dimensional sheet into an array of one-dimensional nanowires, each just a few atoms wide. [ + ]
Measuring voltage waveforms from outside signal cables
This article introduces state-of-the-art technology for acquiring AC voltage waveforms in a manner that requires no contact with metal terminals. [ + ]
High-yield creation of conductive graphene inks
A new method for producing high-quality conductive graphene inks has been developed by a research collaboration led by the University of Cambridge. [ + ]
Ultrashort light pulses for 'lightwave' computers
Researchers have demonstrated extremely short and configurable pulses of light, in a method that moves electrons faster and more efficiently than electrical currents — with reliable effects on their quantum states. [ + ]
Exploring the next generation of wireless R&D
In 2017 and beyond, the next generation of wireless communications systems is driving a new level of technology integration. [ + ]
Tomorrow's wireless
At the 2016 National Instruments (NI) Technical Symposium, attendees were presented with an overview of how 5G and the Internet of Things (IoT) are changing the future of wireless. [ + ]
EMC compliance standards are changing
Years ago, manufacturers made AV equipment and others made information technology equipment. Crossovers between the two categories were rare. [ + ]
The server-on-module era begins
The COM Express Release 3.0 specification is the first module specification for server technologies, offering innovation that defines a new class of embedded computer technology: server-on-modules. [ + ]
Low-temperature manufacturing for low-cost solar cells
Researchers have cleared a critical manufacturing hurdle in the development of perovskite solar cells, in a breakthrough which could make printing solar cells as easy and inexpensive as printing a newspaper. [ + ]
USB Type-C: the single cable of the future
USB Type-C promises to make all other cables and connectors redundant as it delivers power and high-speed data connectivity combined, but there are a few things to look out for. [ + ]