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Microrings could nix wires for communications in homes

Microrings could nix wires for communications in homes

Purdue Univ. researchers have developed a miniature device capable of converting ultrafast laser pulses into bursts of radio-frequency signals, a step toward making wires obsolete for communications in the homes and offices of the future.

Disaster apps bring hope

Disaster apps bring hope

Connectedness is not a luxury—it’s a tool for survival because it stimulates response. Haitians and their loved ones see the direct benefits in efforts by Google to provide up-to-minute news on the whereabouts of individuals. And, more indirectly, the rapid giving model is accelerating philanthropy in ravaged lands.

Next generation lens promises more control

Next generation lens promises more control

Duke Univ. engineers have created a new generation of lens that could greatly improve the capabilities of telecommunications or radar systems to provide a wide field of view and greater detail.

Small satellites grow in prominence and so does their symposium

Small satellites grow in prominence and so does their symposium

The 4S Symposium is held every year by ESA and CNES to highlight small satellite systems and services. The next event will be held in Greece in 2010 and will showcase technological developments in miniaturization, MEMS, and telecommunications. Both NASA and ESA have been ramping up small satellite development efforts.

Perfecting ion drive should prolong satellite lifetime

Perfecting ion drive should prolong satellite lifetime

According to estimates, about 10% of the propellant using for positioning in orbit is wasted in the hollow cathode construction of the Hall effect thrusters currently in use. A new project funded by DARPA will aim to replace propellant with field-effect cathodes made from bundles of multi-walled carbon nanotubes. This electric drive will use electrons to ionize an inert gas to produce thrust.

Gold nanoantennas for high-speed networks are world’s smallest

Gold nanoantennas for high-speed networks are world’s smallest

Engineers in Germany, attempting to improve the technology behind wireless radio transmission by way of light waves, have invented a reproducible way to create dipole nanoantennas of the necessary size: 350 nm at the maximum, which is half the wavelength of light at the several hundred gigahertz range of radio communication.

Korean grant launches multimedia skunkworks

Imagine watching your favorite TV show and talking about it with one friend on the phone, while at the same time trading messages with others on Twitter and email. Sound like an impossible juggling act? A team of faculty from the Georgia Institute of Technology has formed a historic partnership with the Korean government, industry, and universities to develop a single platform where these and even more multimedia functions can take place, even anticipating what show you might like to watch or what music you might want to listen to.

Cyber neighborhoods watch each other’s back

Scientists at DOE's Argonne National Laboratory have devised a program that allows for Cyber Security defense systems to communicate when attacked and transmit that information to cyber systems at other institutions in the hopes of strengthening the overall cyber security posture of the complex.

Fiber Optics Turns the Corner

Fiber Optics Turns the Corner

With ClearCurve technology from Corning, Inc., telecommunications carriers can install and handle optical fiber cable with the ease of copper cable, while providing end users with all of the bandwidth benefits of optical fiber.

Managing Multimedia

Managing Multimedia

Facilitating the transition from legacy networks to next-generation networks is the Dialogic Multimedia Platform for AdvancedTCA (telecommunications computing architecture), developed by Dialogic Corp. The Multimedia Platform for AdvancedTCA (MMP for ATCA) was created for demanding telecommunications environments.

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Much ado about next to nothing

Much ado about next to nothing

The recent review of the past 10 years of the National Nanotechnology Initiative--as presented by the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology--suggested the rise of nanomanufacturing as the near future of nanotechnology. But the actual proposed funding reflects a cautious approach, even about nanotech in general.

Lunar tires, space MRSA, and resonating microfluidics

Lunar tires, space MRSA, and resonating microfluidics

I typically attend the annual Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy each year in pursuit of specific coverage. This year, I sought out candidates for coverage in a vacuum technology article, and pulled together some instruments for a spectroscopy guide. But as busy as that kept me, it wasn’t all mass spectrometers and vacuum pumps on the show floor.  

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NuGard Coating Ashburn Hill

NuGard Coating Ashburn Hill

NuGard First Response Protective Clothing are lightweight coveralls, jackets, and pants that provide protection from heat and flame while keeping the wearers body temperature constant.

Multi-Touch Music Maker

Multi-Touch Music Maker

Professor David Wessel shows his multi-touch interface that uses computer technologies that allow him to experiment with fine controls to "caress" the instrument.

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P2i showcases liquid repellent nano-coating for hearing aids
P2i showcases liquid repellent nano-coating for hearing aids

At the AudiologyNOW! 2010 show in San Diego next month, UK-based coatings company P2i will display their relatively new Aridion liquid-repellant nano-coating. Designed for exposure to humidity or sweat, the polymer layer is applied by a pulsed ion gas process that lower’s the hearing aid’s surface energy, coaxing water away from delicate components.

Submersible FlowCAM catches particle images and data in-situ and real-time

Fluid Imaging Technologies recently introduced its Submersible FlowCAM particle and cell imaging and analysis system at Ocean Sciences 2010 in Portland, Ore. The remote sensing platform can be used for continuous, unattended monitoring tethered to research vessels or autonomous submersibles.

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Benchtop NMR analyzer
Benchtop NMR analyzer

Oxford Instruments America, Inc.’s Magnetic Resonance Group released the second generation of its MQC analyzers.

Software solution for microarray image analysis

BioDiscovery Inc. released ImaGene 9.0 for microarray image analysis. The new features include improved memory performance for the latest high density arrays, streamlined processing pipeline focused on image quantification and intensity extraction, and new modular design with options to add modules for analysis of gene/miRNA expression or CGH data.

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