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A robotic brain-computer interface

California Institute of Technology Caltech engineers have developed a robotic device able to act as a brain-computer interface. This is the 'first robotic approach to establishing an interface between computers and the brain by positioning electrodes in neural tissue.' According to the researchers, their approach 'could enhance the performance and...

Tags: Algorithm, Electrode, California Institute Of Technology, Positioning, Telecom & Utilities, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-05-21

Electrochemist.com (zip)

Software Electrochemist.com is virtual electrochemist who can analyze and simulate electrochemical experiments. It simulates analytically and digitally voltammetry and chronoamperometry on virtually any mechanism in 4 models (finite and semi-infinite diffusions, convection and adsorption) at over 10 electrode geometries (planar, spherical, semi-spherical, cylindrical, semi-cylindrical, microdisc, thin film, and their rotating...

Tags: Electrode, Pulse, DrHuang, Software Electrochemist.com, Telecom & Utilities

Software downloads 2008-03-24

Nanotechnology-based clean hydrogen for cars

According to EE Times, a California-based company called QuantumSphere has developed nanoparticles that could make hydrogen cheaper than gasoline. The company says its reactive catalytic nanoparticle coatings can boost the efficiency of electrolysis the technique that generates hydrogen from water to 85% today, exceeding the Department of Energy's goal for...

Tags: Fuel Cell, Electrode, Hydrogen Fuel Cell, Nanotechnology, Hydrogen, QuantumSphere, Fuel Cells, Emerging Technologies, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-02-27

Patent app points to touchscreen BlackBerry

A new BlackBerry Patent application published this morning strongly points to a touchscreen BlackBerry- similar to the touchscreen iPhone. It's also important to note that although most BlackBerry Patent applications are only published 18 months after they are filed, this one has only a four-month gap. These...

Tags: Touch Screen, Disclosure, Electrode, Voltage, RIM BlackBerry, LCD, Patent Abstract, Touchscreen Liquid-crystal Display, Pixel Element, Telecom & Utilities, Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2008-02-07

Move over, iPhone: touchscreen BlackBerry imminent, clues say

A new BlackBerry Patent application published this morning strongly points to a touchscreen BlackBerry- similar to the touchscreen iPhone. It's also important to note that although most BlackBerry Patent applications are only published 18 months after they are filed, this one has only...

Tags: Touch Screen, Apple iPhone, Disclosure, Electrode, Voltage, RIM BlackBerry, LCD, Patent Abstract, Touchscreen Liquid-crystal Display, Pixel Element, Telecom & Utilities, Russell Shaw

Blog posts 2008-02-07

Parallel Processing Applied to the Design of Concrete Encased Grounding Electrodes

This work presents the authors' investigation regarding the application of parallel processing to the design of grounding systems, comprising concrete encased electrodes. The natural parallelism of the involved tasks and the large time-consuming characteristic of sequential processing for this kind of application justify the use of high performance computation. This...

Tags: Electrode, Sao Paulo, Parallel Processing

White papers 2007-12-01

Will nanogenerators replace batteries?

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have built prototypes of a nanogenerator providing continuous electrical power by "harvesting mechanical energy from such environmental sources as ultrasonic waves, mechanical vibration or blood flow." According to the scientists, the prototype could produce as much as 4 watts per cubic centimeter. This...

Tags: Nanotechnology, Engineering &, Innovation, Energy &, Environment

Blog posts 2007-04-09

Photos: Meet the robo-pigeon

Researchers in China embed electrodes in a pigeon's head in order to send it aloft like a remote-controlled model airplane.

Tags: electrode, researcher, China, photograph

Image galleries 2007-02-28

Great balls of fire

According to National Geographic News, two Brazilian physicists of the Federal University of Pernambuco have created artificial ball lightning in their lab. Like the ones you may have seen during a thunderstorm, these ball lightning move erratically and burn whatever they touch, even drilling a hole in one of the...

Tags: Energy &, Environment, Science &, Nature, ball lightning, lightning, vapor

Blog posts 2007-01-24

Can your mouth become multilingual?

During a videoconference last week between Karlsruhe, Germany, and Carnegie Mellon University CMU, Pittsburgh, USA, the talk of Alex Waibel, from CMU, was automatically translated in German and Spanish. Both the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette PPG and the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review PTR attended the conference, took pictures and were impressed by this new...

Tags: mouth, Carnegie-Mellon University, electrode

Blog posts 2005-10-30

Additional Resources

Is this the start of a true green revolution? Syntehtic photosynthesis!

Is this the start of a true green revolution? Syntehtic photosynthesis!I can't waitHe says it is so easy, I want the do it yourself starter kit!RE: Is this the start of a true green revolution? Syntehtic photosynthesis!From the press release: "The new catalyst consists of cobalt metal,...

Tags: true green revolution, green revolution

Discussion threads 2008-07-31

Brain waves used for faster image sorting

Computers are fast for many tasks, but humans are faster for identifying objects or people in images. But is it possible to combine the speed of a computer with the sensitivity of the human brain? According to a IEEE Spectrum Online article, 'A Brainy Approach to Image Sorting,' several teams...

Tags: Team, Analyst, DARPA, Image, Computer, Productivity, Team Management, Management, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-05-04

Electricity generated by bacteria?

It will take years before bacteria can generate enough energy to generate electricity for transportation, homes or businesses, but researchers at the University of Minnesota studying bacteria have found a way to convert waste into electricity. They've discovered that riboflavin (also known as vitamin B-2) is responsible for much of...

Tags: Electron, Bacteria, Shewanella, Web Site Development, Telecom & Utilities, Transportation, Internet, Roland Piquepaille

Blog posts 2008-03-04

Nanotechnology-based clean hydrogen for cars

Nanotechnology-based clean hydrogen for carsI don't get it[i]The most interesting part of the story is that the existing gas stations would not need to be modified to distribute hydrogen.[/i]I thought H2 is in gas form at normal temperature and pressure.How can they use an existing fuel pump to pump H2...

Tags: Liquid Nitrogen, hydrogen tank, nanotechnology, Combustion, hydrogen, O2 Plc.

Discussion threads 2008-02-27

A new nanowire light source

Californian researchers have created a bio-friendly nano-sized light source capable of emitting coherent light across the visible spectrum. According to the researchers, this is 'the first electrode-free, continuously tunable coherent visible light source that's compatible with physiological environments.' When the technology becomes available, maybe in 10 years, our computers might...

Tags: Science &, Nature, Nanotechnology, Engineering &, Innovation, Energy &, Environment

Blog posts 2007-07-02

Human-hair sized aluminum foil lamps

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign UIUC have built 'aluminum foil lamps that outshine incandescent lights.' Their panels of microcavity plasma lamps can contain today 250,000 lamps. These thin panels -- 1 millimeter thick -- are more efficient than incandescent lights and soon will surpass the efficiency of...

Tags: Engineering &, Innovation, Energy &, Environment

Blog posts 2007-06-05

AMD versus Intel: CPU wars roadmap

Intel announced the next revolution in Microprocessor fabrication by replacing Silicon Dioxide gates with High-K dielectric metal gates. Microprocessor industry analyst David Kanter who contributed a lot of the information in this piece had this in-depth analysis on what this means for Intel and AMD. I spoke with...

Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., AMD, Desktop, Hardware, Intel Corp., News, Processors, Servers

Blog posts 2007-01-30

Mold Manufacturer Turns to High-Speed Machining for Business Growth

C.M. Sole, a manufacturer of high-precision plastic injection molds, guarantees its products for one full year or one million injection cycles. C.M. Sole wanted to decrease lead times to seize opportunities in expanding market and maintain reputation for outstanding quality. The challenge was to control costs. The company implemented High-Speed...

Tags: Siemens AG, Manufacturer, Manufacturing

Case studies 2007-01-01

The world's smallest drilled hole

Engineers and scientists at Cardiff University are appearing in this years edition of the Guinness World Records book for the smallest hole ever drilled -- at least with human-made tools. By using a process named electro-discharge machining EDM, theyve drilled holes just 22 microns wide. Now they want to use...

Tags: Manufacturing Engineering Centre, Cardiff University, manufacturing

Blog posts 2006-11-19

Blue crab nanosensor to fight terrorism

A substance found in crab shells called chitosan has very useful properties. For example, it has been used in bandages to stop bleeding. But now, researchers at the University of Maryland have used the chitosan from blue crabs living in Chesapeake Bay as a component of a nanoscale sensor system...

Tags: University of Maryland, substance

Blog posts 2006-07-30