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'Brain Stethoscope' Turns Brain Waves Into Sound to Detect Silent Seizures

Stanford University researchers have developed a 'brain stethoscope' that can help detect non-convulsive epileptic seizures. Their algorithm translates the brain's...

Wobbly ‘HOIP’ Semiconductor Has Researchers in Excited State

Physical chemists at the Georgia Institute of Technology discovered an emerging class of semiconductors with some unexpected moves.

Smart Wheel Knows When and How to Rotate

A technology not only allows wheels to know when and how to rotate, but also enables them to work together in interactive teams. Simply monitoring the data generated when the motors inside the wheels...

Boeing Flight-Testing Tech to Detect Turbulence and Improve Safety

In collaboration with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Boeing is flight-testing Long-range Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) on their ecoDemonstrator program....

Scientists Print All-Liquid 3D Structures - A Step Toward 'Liquid Electronics'

Berkeley Lab scientists have developed a way to print 3D structures composed entirely of liquids. Using a modified 3D printer, they injected threads of water into...

Eel-Inspired 3D-Printed Hydrogel Instantly Generates Electricity

Inspired by the electric eel, researchers from the University of Fribourg in Switzerland have developed 3D-printed hydrogels that could generate up to 110 Volts of electricity in...

Lincoln Aviator: New Rear-Drive Platform, Plug-In Option

Just prior to a 2018 New York auto show that promised to headline virtually no new models that weren’t crossover SUVs of some sort, Ford’s Lincoln premium-vehicle brand unveiled...

Jaguar, Waymo to Partner for Automated Driving with New I-Pace EV

Alphabet’s Waymo automated-driving unit aLand Rover announced prior to the 2018 New York auto show the two companies will partner with Jaguar Land Rover to develop...

Replacing Camshafts with Valves Paves Way for Cheaper, Greener Engines

By replacing the cam, a new valve technology may lead to more affordable — and more environmentally friendly — engines.

UAV Turbines to Tackle 200-Hp Class UAV Engines for U.S. Army

With successes in the 50-shp class gas turbine engine class for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), UAV Turbines has reached an agreement with the U.S. Army’s Reliable Advanced...

Shell, Airflow Truck Debut Hyper-Fuel-Efficient Class 8 Concept Truck

Shell and AirFlow Truck Company partnered to design a hyper-fuel-efficient Class 8 concept truck capable of reducing the energy usage associated with the transportation...

HAMMER Time: A New Spacecraft Idea Aims to Ram an Asteroid Off-Course

Scientists have an idea to deflect Earth-bound asteroids: a 9-meter-tall, 8.8-ton spacecraft dubbed the HAMMER.

System Draws Power from Daily Temperature Swings to Produce Electricity

Thermoelectric devices generate power when one side of the device is a different temperature from the other. Instead of requiring two different temperature inputs at...

Lithium-Air Battery Out-Powers Lithium-Ion

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Argonne National Laboratory have designed a new lithium-air battery that works in a natural air environment and still functioned after a...

NASA Testing New Conformal Antenna Technology on 'Ikhana' Aircraft

NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center recently partnered with NASA Glenn Research Center to test an antenna measuring system in preparation for building a new conformal antenna...

All-New 2019 Ram 1500 Launches with a Bed-Load of Innovations

FiatChrysler’s Ram 1500 pickup doesn’t top the fullsize-pickup sales charts (never mind the Detroit Three automakers still insist on obfuscating what to everyone else should...

Former FCA ‘Viper’ Plant in Detroit to Become Multi-Use Facility

FiatChrysler announced in mid-March that its “sundowned” Conner Avenue Assembly Plant in Detroit will be converted to a new multi-use display and meeting space. The...

X Marks the Spot

LiquidPiston Inc., an advanced internal combustion engine (ICE) technology company, has reimagined combustion engines with a new platform that can run on multiple fuels, including diesel, jet fuel, and gasoline. This...

Portable Brain Imaging System Could Shed Light on Concussions

It's one of the most talked about injuries in sport today: concussion. Yet there is no accepted way to image a concussion. Scientists have now developed a portable brain imaging...

Implantable Sensor Relays Real-Time Personal Health Data to a Cell Phone

Personalized medicine is one step closer for patients, thanks to tiny, implantable sensors that could give an early warning of a person's developing health problems,...

Modified Biomaterials Self-Assemble on Temperature Cues

Biomedical engineers have demonstrated a new approach to making self-assembled biomaterials that relies on protein modifications and temperature. The hybrid approach allows researchers...

Designing Diamonds for Medical Imaging Technologies

Researchers have optimized the design of laboratory-grown, synthetic diamonds, bringing the new technology one step closer to enhancing biosensing applications, such as magnetic brain...

Improve Fuel Pump Reliability

Epoxy-based integrated feedthrough technology is a proven, effective way to seal the wiring of in-tank fuel pumps while protecting against damage and corrosion. Douglas Electrical Components casts epoxy...

Mahindra Automotive Debuts First North American Off-Road Vehicle

Although it derives from the Mahindra Thar on-road vehicle sold in India and elsewhere in Asia, the Roxor is strictly an off-road vehicle for North America.

Cadillac Unveils All-New V8

In the latest signal that automakers aren’t shutting off investment in internal-combustion just yet, General Motors’ Cadillac premium-vehicle brand unwrapped an all-new V8 roughly four years in the making....

How to Understand Humanity Through Humanoids

Today's humanoid robots are being asked to have more brains than brawn.

'Jet-Powered' Feet Enable Robot to Balance and Step Over Large Gaps

The ability to step over large obstacles is important for a humanoid robot during missions in extreme environments, such as the terrain after a natural disaster. Researchers...

GM Turns to Carbon Fiber for 2019 GMC Sierra Pickup Bed

Steel truck beds. Aluminum truck beds. The battle to create the lightest, strongest pickup cargo bed intensifies yet again, as carbon fiber debuts as the bed material for the 2019 GMC...