There is a huge demand for prosthetic heart valves and other cardiac devices — a market that is valued at more than $5 billion dollars today. This demand is predicted to rise…
Category: Technology
Smart Ring allows writing with finger gestures
Smart technology keeps getting smaller. There are smartphones, smartwatches and now, smart rings, devices that allow someone to use simple finger gestures to control other technology. Researchers at the University of Washington…
Researchers turn Trash into valuable Graphene in a flash
A new process introduced by the Rice University researchers can turn bulk quantities of just about any carbon source into valuable graphene flakes. The process is quick and cheap. This “flash graphene”…
A new stretchable battery can power wearable electronics
Electronics are showing up everywhere: on our laps, in pockets and purses and, increasingly, snuggled up against our skin or sewed into our clothing. But the adoption of wearable electronics has so…
Researchers propose solutions for networking lag in massive IoT devices
The internet of things (IoT) widely spans from the smart speakers and Wi-Fi-connected home appliances to manufacturing machines that use connected sensors to time tasks on an assembly line, warehouses that rely…