New epoch of miniaturized Cherenkov detectors
Recently, the research team led by Prof. Yu Luo from the school of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, discovered surface Dyakonov-Cherenkov radiation. This new type of Cherenkov radiation not only presages the ne.....»»
3D printing nanoresonators: Towards miniaturized and multifunctional sensors
Micro-electro-mechanical devices (MEMS) are based on the integration of mechanical and electrical components on a micrometer scale. We all use them continuously in our everyday life: For example, in our mobile phones there are at least a dozen MEMS t.....»»
Former Google CEO and Henry Kissinger: Manage "Age of AI"s Epoch-Making Transformations
"At the age of 98, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has a whole new area of interest: artificial intelligence," reports Time magazine: He became intrigued after being persuaded by Eric Schmidt, who was then the executive chairman of Google,.....»»
Breaking the supposed accuracy limit for TES detectors
Scientists at SRON Netherlands Institute for Space Research are developing a detection technique (TES) that measures the energy of individual photons, for example in X-rays from the distant universe. Until now, it was assumed that the wiring on the d.....»»
Spectral resolution of superconducting single photon detectors more than doubled
Scientist use superconducting detectors (MKIDs) to capture single photons coming from exoplanets. MKIDs constantly monitor their own kinetic inductance, which changes proportionally to the energy of an incoming photon. Researchers from SRON Netherlan.....»»
Japanese astronomers investigate magnetar XTE J1810-197
Using four radio telescopes, astronomers from the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan and elsewhere have conducted multi-frequency multi-epoch radio observations of a radio-loud magnetar known as XTE J1810-197. Results of the study, presented.....»»
Superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors: Next big thing in blood flow measurement
In order to function properly, the brain requires a steady flow of blood through the cerebral arteries and veins, which deliver oxygen and nutrients and also remove metabolic byproducts. Therefore, cerebral blood flow is considered a vital and sensit.....»»
Researchers discover new strategy for developing human-integrated electronics
Polymer semiconductors—materials that have been made soft and stretchy but still able to conduct electricity—hold promise for future electronics that can be integrated within the body, including disease detectors and health monitors......»»
Signs of life on Mars? Perseverance rover begins the hunt
NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover has begun its search for signs of ancient life on the Red Planet. Flexing its 7-foot (2-meter) mechanical arm, the rover is testing the sensitive detectors it carries, capturing their first science readings. Along.....»»
US Cracks Down On "Fulfilled By Amazon," Citing Sale of 400K Hazardous Items
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) yesterday filed a complaint against Amazon over the sale of hundreds of thousands of hazardous products, including carbon monoxide detectors that.....»»
US cracks down on “Fulfilled by Amazon,” citing sale of 400,000+ hazardous items
Amazon shipped hair dryers with electrocution risk and CO detectors that don't work. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) yesterday filed a complaint against Amazon over the sale of hu.....»»
Beyond 5G: Wireless communications may boost from ultra-short collimating metalens
Screens may be larger on smartphones now, but nearly every other component is designed to be thinner, flatter and tinier than ever before. The engineering requires a shift from shapely, and bulky lenses to the development of miniaturized, two-dimensi.....»»
New technique to treat middle ear infections
In a new study, researchers have designed a miniaturized 3D-printed device to inactivate Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a common bacterium that causes the infection......»»
Laser-as-a-service: Q&A with InPhocal CTO and co-founder Martijn Boerkamp
Selected as one of the 46 must-see startups by the Garage+ program of Epoch Foundation at the Computex Taipei 2021 Virtual Exhibition, Netherlands-based InPhocal develops laser technology, which it demonstrated during the event......»»
Researchers fabricate bio-friendly X-ray detectors based on metal-free perovskite single crystals
Metal-free halide perovskites are novel candidates for ferroelectrics and X-ray detection. However, the molecular self-assembly of these perovskites and its influence remain unexplored......»»
Protocells spring into action
A University of Bristol-led team of international scientists with an interest in protoliving technologies, has today published research which paves the way to building new semi-autonomous devices with potential applications in miniaturized soft robot.....»»
Ultra-sensitive radiation detectors provide deeper dive into groundwater
Scientists are gaining deeper insights into how agricultural practices affect groundwater, thanks in part to an isotope groundwater age-dating technique made possible by ultra-sensitive radiation measurements at the U.S. Department of Energy's Pacifi.....»»
NASA"s Roman Space Telescope selects 24 flight-quality heat-vision "eyes"
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team recently flight-certified all 24 of the detectors the mission needs. When Roman launches in the mid-2020s, these devices will convert starlight into electrical signals, which will then be decoded into 300.....»»
From burglar alarms to black hole detectors: Super sensors as possible outputs of a quantum gravity experiment
Last year, Anupam Mazumdar, a physicist from the University of Groningen, together with colleagues from the UK proposed an experiment that could conclusively prove whether gravity is a quantum phenomenon. This experiment would focus on observing two.....»»
New population of blue whales discovered with help of bomb detectors
Blue whales may be the biggest animals in the world, but they're also some of the hardest to find......»»
Detecting mid-infrared light, one photon at a time
For some 30 years, scientists have used superconducting materials to record the tiniest specks of light imaginable—individual photons, or single particles of light. However, these detectors, which consist of ultracold wires only about one-thousandt.....»»