National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB)

Image via Wikipedia When scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) tried to apply their expertise in solar cell technology to build a green LED light from the ground up, they surprisingly centered the objective at their very first try. In doing so they solved a long-standing technological problem and paved the way for

The magic words are “plug and work.”   The time it takes for new products to come to market is getting ever shorter. As a consequence, goods are being produced using manufacturing facilities and IT systems that were designed with completely different models in mind. Fraunhofer developers want to make factories smarter so they can

Scientists at the Department of Microsystems Engineering present a new concept for biofuel cells Sabine Sané, doctoral candidate in the research training group Micro Energy Harvesting at the Department of Microsystems Engineering (IMTEK) of the University of Freiburg, has found a way to make a species of tree fungus useful for the production of electricity.

iPhones with such added senses can be especially useful to medical professionals A team from the University of California at Davis has developed an affordable way to give the iPhone surprisingly capable chemical detection and imaging powers. We’ve reported on cellphone microscopes before, but this version claims to be simpler in concept and less expensive,

Socially intelligent computers can turn difficult online negotiations into win?win situations through tactical information disclosure Programming fundamental ‘social intelligence’ skills into software agents can make humans substantially more trusting of online negotiations, which can lead to superior outcomes in e-commerce transactions, finds an A*A*STAR-led team of technology researchers, business experts and cognitive scientists. Automated software

The “Internet of Things” could make cities “smarter” by connecting an extensive network of tiny communications devices to make life more efficient. But all these machines will require a lot of energy. Rather than adding to the global reliance on fossil fuels to power the network, researchers say they have a new solution. Their report

Novel gene editing technique reveals cancer weakness in the immune system and opens possibilities to identify disease-causing genes and new drug targets Scientists at Mount Sinai have developed a novel technology for simultaneously analyzing the functions of hundreds of genes with resolution reaching the single cell level. The technology relies on a barcoding approach using

Water power is being harnessed to create cheap and clean renewable energy in an invention that may help irrigators, remote mining communities or rural users. The four-tonne Sundermann Water Power turbine was a national finalist in the Australian Clean Tech Big Ideas awards held last night in Sydney. Company director Leigh Bennett says the turbine