Tag: physical sciences
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Lasers Embed Sensors in Smartphone Display Glass
19 June 2014. Engineers at École Polytechnique de Montréal and Corning Inc. in Corning, New York designed a process for embedding sensors into the display glass covers on smartphones. The research team led by doctoral candidate Jerome Lapointe published its findings in the 30 June 2014 issue of the journal Optics Express, published by Optical…
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Code Language Developed for Building Lab-On-Chip Devices
17 June 2014. Engineers at University of California in Riverside developed a programming language to automate the design of lab-on-a-chip devices used in medical diagnostics and other life science applications. The team from the lab of computer science and engineering professor Philip Brisk published its results in a recent issue of the ACM Journal on…
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Spin-Off Company Develops Drill-Less Tooth Cavity Treatment
16 June 2014. A spin-off company from Kings College London in the U.K. is developing a technology that makes treating tooth cavities a painless electrical process. Reminova Ltd. — located in Perth, Scotland — was founded earlier this year and is led by two Kings College dental faculty, Nigel Pitts and Chris Longbottom, who serve…
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Mobile App/Sensor Designed to Help Parents Control Stress
4 June 2014. Computer scientists at University of California in San Diego and Microsoft Research designed a system for smartphones and tablets providing immediate research-based guidance for parents to control their stress. The team led by San Diego engineering Ph.D. candidate Laura Pina, with colleagues from Microsoft’s Visualization and Interaction for Business and Entertainment group…
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Polymer CO2-Capture Material Devised for Natural Gas Wells
3 June 2014. Chemists and materials scientists at Rice University in Houston developed a material that inexpensively extracts and captures carbon dioxide, or CO2, from natural gas wells at ambient temperatures. The team led by Rice chemistry and engineering professor James Tour, including colleagues from National Institute of Science and Technology in Maryland, published their…
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Challenge Seeks Methods to More Accurately Detect Epilepsy
2 June 2014. Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota and University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia are seeking through an open competition new techniques to detect epilepsy seizures sooner and more accurately. The Seizure Detection Challenge has a total prize purse of $8,000 and a deadline for submissions of 19 August 2014. Epilepsy is a neurological disorder…
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Industrial Scale Graphene Production Process Devised
23 May 2014. Engineers at University of Michigan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and glass manufacturer Guardian Industries developed a process for producing graphene that overcomes many of the obstacles preventing industrial-scale production of this material. The findings of a research team led by MIT’s John Hart and Guardian’s Vijayen Veerasamy appear online today in the…
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Diagnostic Software Developed to Analyze Video for Autism
22 May 2014. Computer scientists and medical researchers at Duke University in North Carolina developed software that uses computer vision to analyze video of an infant’s behavior for signs of autism spectrum disorder. The team from the lab of Duke computer engineering professor Guillermo Sapiro — with colleagues from Duke, University of Minnesota, and University…
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Engineered Microbes Created to Clean Biodiesel Waste
21 May 2014. Microbiologists at Michigan State University in East Lansing created a process with two types of genetically-engineered bacteria that work together to clean up the waste water in the production of biodiesel, and generate ethanol as a byproduct. The team led by Michigan State’s Gemma Reguera published its findings online earlier this month…
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Wireless Power System Invented for Miniaturized Implants
20 May 2014. Engineers and medical researchers at Stanford University in California designed a wireless system that can transfer electric power deep inside the body for miniaturized implants and other therapies. The work of a team led by electrical engineering professor Ada Poon was published online yesterday in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (paid…