By dipping ordinary paper or fabric in a special ink infused with nanoparticles, Stanford engineer Yi Cui has found a way to cheaply and efficiently manufacture lightweight paper batteries and supercapacitors (which, like batteries, store energy, but by electrostatic rather than chemical means), as well as stretchable, conductive textiles known as “eTextiles” – capable of …
1. Colorectal cancer is especially difficult to diagnose in its early stages – usually, people are in advanced stages when the cancer is discovered, and the diagnostic process itself requires the removal of entire polyps as well as a laboratory assessment that may take weeks. Vernick’s [ doctoral student of the Department of Physical Electronics …
The UK rolled out plans for a lot more robots in their future military. This is for air and ground forces. The MOD’s research needs the plan also introduces five Capability Visions designed to stimulate new technologies and new uses of existing ones. They are: • Reducing the burden on the dismounted soldier – challenging …