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A hair-sized probe that can measure key indicators of tissue damage deep in the lung has been developed by scientists.

https://phys.org/news/2019-06-tiny-probe-deep-lung-disease.html

A team of engineers has built and tested a radically new kind of airplane wing, assembled from hundreds of tiny identical pieces. The wing can change shape to control the plane's flight, and coul...

https://phys.org/news/2019-04-mit-nasa-kind-airplane-wing.html

When the misty skies cleared over southern France on the afternoon of Sunday March 2, 1969, the green light was signalled for the highly anticipated first ever flight of the Concorde.

https://phys.org/news/2019-03-concorde-sky-years.html

A technique that enables biologically active enzymes to survive the rigors of inkjet printing presents a promising alternative to routine blood screening finger jabs for diabetic blood sugar leve...

https://phys.org/news/2018-12-paper-sensors-diabetic.html

Micropores in fabricated tissues such as bone and cartilage allow nutrient and oxygen diffusion into the core, and this novel approach may eventually allow lab-grown tissue to contain blood vesse...

https://phys.org/news/2018-12-micropores-oxygen-nutrients-biofabricated-tissues.html

When a bird in flight lands, it performs a rapid pitch-up maneuver during the perching process to keep from overshooting the branch or telephone wire. In aerodynamics, that action produces a comp...

https://phys.org/news/2018-12-dynamic-stall-high.html

Conventional lithium ion batteries, such as those widely used in smartphones and notebooks, have reached performance limits. Materials chemist Freddy Kleitz from the Faculty of Chemistry of the U...

https://phys.org/news/2018-12-lithium-ion-batteries.html

MIT researchers have 3-D printed a novel microfluidic device that simulates cancer treatments on biopsied tumor tissue, so clinicians can better examine how individual patients will respond to di...

https://phys.org/news/2018-12-cancer-therapy-device-quickly-drugs.html

Purdue University researchers have devised a method of 3-D printing that can produce energetic materials with fine geometric features faster and with less expense than traditional methods, while ...

https://phys.org/news/2018-12-d-printer-energetic-materials-safer.html

"It's still straightening," said engineer Roberto Cela, gazing at the Leaning Tower of Pisa gleaming in the autumn sunshine of northern Italy. "And many years will have to pass before it stops."

https://phys.org/news/2018-12-straightening-tower-pisa.html

Amputees who use powered prosthetic ankles may be able to avoid the energetic costs typically associated with prosthetics by cranking up the power provided by their devices.

https://phys.org/news/2018-11-cranking-power-prosthetics.html

To evaluate in vivo physiological functions, electrophysiological signals must be monitored with high precision and high spatial or temporal resolution. Ultraflexible, multielectrode arrays (MEAs...

https://phys.org/news/2018-11-electroanatomical-non-thrombogenic-stretchable-multielectrode-arrays.html

As wearable devices are emerging, there are numerous studies on wireless charging systems. Here, a KAIST research team has developed a permanent, wireless self-charging platform for low-power wea...

https://phys.org/news/2018-10-permanent-wireless-self-charging-nir-band.html

A model that simulates how drilling fluids, or muds, behave and influence the stability of oil wells has been developed by KAUST researchers. Their findings could inform new safety protocols and ...

https://phys.org/news/2018-10-smart-mud-smooth-drilling-wells.html

An international team of researchers affiliated with UNIST has presented an innovative wearable technology that turns the user's skin into a loudspeaker. This breakthrough was led by Professor Hy...

https://phys.org/news/2018-09-transparent-loudspeakers-mics-skin-music.html

What if a single musical note could mean the difference between life and death?

https://phys.org/news/2018-09-sensors-literally-music-ears.html

Used to produce three-dimensional objects of almost any type, across a range of industries, including healthcare, aviation and engineering, 3-D printed materials have come of age during the last ...

https://phys.org/news/2018-09-simple-d-printer-metal.html

Through the emerging field of optogenetics, a technology that allows genetically modified neurons in living tissue to be precisely controlled by means of light, scientists are attempting to gain ...

https://phys.org/news/2018-08-optogenetics-neurons-ptsd-alzheimer.html

Scientists at the United Technologies Research Center and UConn used advanced additive manufacturing technology to create 'smart' machine components that alert users when they are damaged or worn...

https://phys.org/news/2018-07-smart-machine-components-users.html

Progress on new artificial intelligence (AI) technology could make monitoring at water treatment plants cheaper and easier and help safeguard public health.

https://phys.org/news/2018-07-artificial-intelligence-technology.html

A lightweight, compact and efficient supercapacitor printed on a flexible plastic sheet has been developed by researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc).

https://phys.org/news/2018-07-compact-flexible-supercapacitor-simple-coating.html

You watched the blood flow from your arm into a vial. The technician capped the vial and secured with a rubber band the scrap of paper containing your name and patient information. When you call ...

https://phys.org/news/2018-06-microchips-permanently-link-patients-clinical.html

Microelectrodes can be used for direct measurement of electrical signals in the brain or heart. These applications require soft materials, however. With existing methods, attaching electrodes to ...

https://phys.org/news/2018-06-microelectrode-array-sensors-gummi-candy.html

The way dragonfly larvae control the water jets they use to move and breathe could have a range of engineering and medical applications, according to new research.

https://phys.org/news/2018-06-dragonfly-larvae-effective-artificial-heart.html

Communication could step beyond reading a cellular phone screen with a new technique by Purdue College of Engineering researchers to learn and read messages through a person's sense of touch.

https://phys.org/news/2018-06-purdue-phoneme-haptic-future.html

A potted nine-leaf corn plant sits on a Frisbee-sized plate. The tandem begins rotating like the centerpiece atop a giant music box, three degrees per second, and after two minutes the plant has ...

https://phys.org/news/2018-06-degrees-seconds-technique-analysis-crop.html

Anyone who's seen a flock of starlings twist and turn across the sky may have wondered: How do they maneuver in such close formation without colliding?

https://phys.org/news/2018-06-swarm-behaviors-drones-safely.html

Today, with 3-D printing, you can make almost anything in a matter of hours. However, making sure that part works reliably takes weeks or even months.

https://phys.org/news/2018-06-robotic-cell-high-throughput-instantly.html

To overcome password fatigue, many smartphones include facial recognition, fingerprint scans and other biometric systems.

https://phys.org/news/2018-06-reaction-pics-leonardo-dicaprio-animals.html

A team of researchers from MIT and Harvard University has come up with a way to get 3-D printers to print objects using data sets rather than geometric representations. In their paper published o...

https://phys.org/news/2018-06-d-printer-physical.html