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Building Next-Gen Smart Materials with the Power of Sound

May 23, 2019

Researchers have used sound waves to precisely manipulate atoms and molecules, accelerating the sustainable production of bre...

Penn Engineers 3-D Print Smart Objects with ‘Embodied Logic’

January 16, 2019

Despite having no motors, batteries, circuits, or processors, the objects can switch between multiple configurations in respo...

Researchers Create New 'Smart' Material with Potential Biomedical, Environmental Uses

November 23, 2018

The 3-D printing method used to make the materials is known as stereolithography

Purdue's Giant Leap Toward Personalized Medicine Helps Eyes Drain Themselves

November 13, 2018

Smart drainage device may help patients with glaucoma save their eyesight

Shape-Shifting Robots Perceive Surroundings, Make Decisions for First Time

November 1, 2018

This is the first time modular robots have been demonstrated with autonomous reconfiguration and behavior that is perception-...

Collaborate, But Only Intermittently, Says New Study

August 14, 2018

The march toward always-on technology may hinder groups' ability to solve complex problems

Ricocheting Radio Waves Monitor the Tiniest Movements in a Room

August 7, 2018

Radio waves reveal person's presence in a room, even beyond the sensor's line of sight

Smart Wristband with Link to Smartphones Could Monitor Health, Environmental Exposures

August 7, 2018

Rutgers engineers invent biosensor technology for wearable devices

Polymer-Graphene Nanocarpets to Electrify Smart Fabrics

April 18, 2018

Polymer carpets based on graphene could make any fabrics generate current

Ancient Paper Art, Kirigami, Poised to Improve Smart Clothing

April 5, 2018

New research shows how paper-cutting can make ultra strong, stretchable electronics

Intelligent Ventilation for the Laboratory

April 2, 2018

Demand control technology enables creation of energy-efficient "smart labs"

Smart Glass Made Better—and Cheaper

March 8, 2018

Engineers develop eco-friendly panels that switch from transparent to opaque

Clever Coating Opens Door to Smart Windows

February 27, 2018

New ultra-thin coating responds to heat and cold

Engineers Develop Smart Material That Changes Stiffness When Twisted or Bent

February 16, 2018

In lab tests, mechanical stresses transformed a flexible strip of the material into a hard composite that can support 50 time...

The Problem of Repeatability

October 12, 2017

Transformational technologies that are making labs "smart"

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Thursday June 13, 2019

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Wednesday June 26, 2019

Instruments for Elemental Analysis

Thursday June 27, 2019

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Thursday May 9, 2019

Innovations in Mass Spectrometry

Thursday April 25, 2019

Tools for the Cannabis Testing Lab

Thursday April 11, 2019

Bridging the Gap Between Operational Efficiency and Occupant Experience for the Intelligent Lab Infrastructures of Tomorrow

Thursday March 21, 2019

Plan for Success: Choosing and Integrating a LIMS

Wednesday March 20, 2019

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