Renesas introduces intelligent power devices with enhanced protection...
Renesas Electronics Corporation announced new intelligent power devices (IPDs) they have developed. The new products are designed to detect and deal with error states instantly in order to provide a...
View ArticleNanobubbles and nanoparticles improve chemotherapy
Recently, in several articles here on Patexia, we have commented on the importance of nanotechnology in medicine, including everything from lamprey robots to micro-surgeries. There is even a novel...
View ArticleNew research could create cellphones that see through walls
Researchers at the University of Texas, Dallas have designed an imager chip that could turn mobile phones into devices that can see through walls, wood, plastics, paper and other objects. The team’s...
View ArticleNew steps towards a fast, low-cost DNA sequencing device
Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and Yale University have developed a new concept for use in a high-speed genomic sequencing device that may potentially drive down costs. The cost would...
View ArticlePhysicists benchmark quantum simulator with hundreds of qubits
Physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a quantum simulator that can engineer interactions among hundreds of quantum bits (qubits). This is a remarkable...
View ArticleProtein design gets its first customized crystal
Protein design has proven to be a valuable technique to various industries from biochemistry to engineering. Chemists at the University of Pennsylvania were able to take it a step further with the...
View ArticlePower generation technology based on piezoelectric nanocomposite materials...
A team at Korean Advanced Institute of Technology (KAIST) has developed new forms of low cost, large-area nanogenerator technology using piezoelectric ceramic nanoparticles. This...
View ArticleNanoparticle probes uncover the secret lives of proteins
A team of scientists led by Bruce Cohen of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Molecular Foundry, a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) nanoscience center, has figured out how to grow light-emitting...
View ArticleNanotechnology sheds light on cancer stem cell therapy
A new nanotechnology breakthrough is helping scientists and oncologists evaluate why a certain subset of early-stage cancer cells, called cancer stem cells (CSC), are resistant to many front-line...
View ArticleU.S. court revives Apple claim on Samsung tablets
As the patent wars rage on between Apple and Samsung, with the two jostling for top spot in the smartphone and tablet industries. A U.S. appeals court ruled that Apple Inc could press its bid for an...
View ArticleMicrocavity enhances photoresponse of graphene
Photodetectors convert light into electrical signals and are widely used as receivers in fiber optic networks, converting light information to the form of an electric signal. Though they are usually...
View ArticleNew LED technology a huge breakthrough in killing dangerous microbes
Most common infectious diseases, which impact millions of people each year, are caused by bacteria and viruses that are either consumed through improperly filtered drinking water or by airborne...
View ArticleSmartphone and robot technology creates indoor navigation system for blind
A computer science engineering team at the University of Nevada, Reno have created an indoor navigation system for the visually impaired. The technology utilizes a combination of human-computer...
View ArticleDiamond used to produce graphene quantum dots and nanoribbons
Vikas Berry, William H. Honstead Professor of Chemical Engineering at Kansas State University, has developed a novel process that uses a diamond knife to cleave graphite into graphite nanoblocks,...
View Article"Smart machine" enhances Navy pilot training
Navy pilots and flight specialists will soon have "smart machines" installed in training simulators that learn from expert instructors to more efficiently train their students. Sandia National...
View ArticleWearable brain scanner determines user "overload"
Researchers at MIT are developing a wearable and portable brain monitor that tells a computer when its user is mentally overwhelmed. The system detects when a person is multitasking and tells the...
View ArticleArtificial heart makers hoping to expand technology towards permanent implants
Italian doctors at Rome’s Bambino Gesu hospital saved the life of a 16-month-old boy this week by implanting the world’s smallest heart to keep him alive until a permanent donor could be found. The...
View ArticleGold dust paves the way for better and cheaper catalysts
Generally, gold is highly prize the large scale. However, scientists at the Vienna University of Technology are interested in gold at the smallest scale possible. Single gold atoms are potentially the...
View ArticleCopper-nickel nanowires deemed perfect fit for printable electronics
Duke University chemists created a new set of flexible, electrically conductive nanowires from thin strands of copper atoms mixed with nickel. A new study shows that the nanowires conduct electricity...
View ArticleNew properties of graphene could have applications in high-speed...
Graphene has caused a lot of excitement among scientists since its discovery in 2004. Just one atom thick, the famed material has several remarkable properties. It combines mechanical toughness with...
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