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Chemistry World August 9, 2012 Emma Shiells |
3D-printed miniaturised fluidic devices UK scientists have developed 3D printing technology for making miniaturised fluidic reactionware devices that can be used for chemical syntheses, in just a few hours. |
National Defense September 2012 Eric Beidel |
Tiny Musician Robots Could Benefit Soldiers University of Pennsylvania researchers have been attracting attention for their work with nano-quadrotor robots. |
National Defense September 2012 Eric Beidel |
Invention Helps Troops Scale Walls Like Superheroes West Point cadets recently teamed up with Army Research Laboratory scientists to develop an anchoring system that can help soldiers scale buildings and mountain faces at high altitudes. They call it their "Batman design." |
National Defense September 2012 Eric Beidel |
Contractor Hits 'Print,' And Creates Drone The 3-D printing process, also known as additive layer manufacturing, is based on the principles of rapid prototyping and creates products out of fine powder metal (such as titanium, stainless steel and aluminum), nylon or carbon-reinforced plastics. |
IEEE Spectrum August 2012 Steve Furber |
Low-Power Chips to Model a Billion Neurons A miniature, massively parallel computer, powered by a million ARM processors, could produce the best brain simulations yet |
IEEE Spectrum August 2012 Leonard J. Bond |
Fitness Tests for Old Nuclear Reactors Can nuclear power stations operate safely for 80 years? |
IEEE Spectrum August 2012 James C. Lyke |
U.S. Air Force's Plug-and-Play Satellites Satellite design doesn't have to be rocket science |
IEEE Spectrum August 2012 Rachel Courtland |
Curiosity's 1-Ton Touchdown The Mars rover will rely on dead reckoning and radar to land on the Red Planet |
IEEE Spectrum August 2012 Prachi Patel |
Quantum Dots Are Behind New Displays They make LCDs brighter and could challenge OLEDs for future TV dominance |
Chemistry World July 26, 2012 Simon Hadlington |
Inflatable mushroom gives spacecraft a gentle landing As a space vehicle enters the atmosphere of a planet it needs to slow down to reduce the impact upon landing and to reduce the temperatures on the surface of the craft. The latest idea is for the vehicle to carry an inflatable heat-proof shield. |
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