Canon Inc., announced that it is developing an APS-H-size (approx. 29.2 x 20.2 mm) CMOS sensor incorporating approximately 250 million pixels (19,580 x 12,600 pixels), the world’s highest number of pixels for…
MIT’s new design tool lets novices customize 3Dprinting in minutes
Researchers at MIT and the Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya in Israel aim to change the time consuming design process, with a new system that automatically turns CAD files into visual models that users…
Completely paralyzed man voluntarily moves his legs
A 39-year-old man who had been completely paralyzed for four years was able to voluntarily control his leg muscles and take thousands of steps in a “robotic exoskeleton” device during five days…
Metallic gels produce tunable light emission
Researchers at MIT have developed a family of materials that can emit light of precisely controlled colors — even pure white light — and whose output can be tuned to respond to…
Magnetic fields provide a new way to communicate wirelessly
Researchers have demonstrated a new wireless communication technique that works by sending magnetic signals through the human body. The new technology could offer a lower power and more secure way to communicate…