Hardware
Computers that think more like human brains are inching closer to mainstream adoption. But many unanswered questions remain. Among the most pressing, what types of materials can serve as the best building blocks to unlock ...
Aug 09, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
A water-activated disposable paper battery is presented in a proof-of-principle study in Scientific Reports. The authors suggest that it could be used to power a wide range of low-power, single-use disposable electronics—such ...
Jul 28, 2022
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Computer Sciences
By redesigning how fluids are simulated, KAUST researchers have demonstrated a more than tenfold speed increase on the previous state of the art for slow-flowing viscous liquids.
Jul 28, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
The ever-growing demands for integration of micro/nanosystems, such as microelectromechanical system (MEMS), micro/nanorobots, intelligent portable/wearable microsystems, and implantable miniaturized medical devices, have ...
Jul 26, 2022
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Computer Sciences
New technologies have the potential to greatly simplify the lives of humans, including those of blind individuals. One of the most promising types of tools designed to assist the blind are visual prostheses.
Jun 21, 2022 feature
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Consumer & Gadgets
From plumping glosses to enhancement tools, many young people are attempting to achieve fuller lips from home. But experts are warning against a new product trending on social media.
Jun 10, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Holes help make sponges and English muffins useful (and, in the case of the latter, delicious). Without holes, they wouldn't be flexible enough to bend into small crevices, or to sop up the perfect amount of jam and butter.
Jun 07, 2022
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Engineering
Most 3D printing methods currently in use rely either on photo (light)- or thermo (heat)-activated reactions to achieve precise manipulation of polymers. The development of a new platform technology called direct sound printing ...
May 31, 2022
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Hardware
The ability to precisely control the position and movement of miniature devices is being taken into new territory as KAUST scientists develop tinier and simpler devices without a single sensor.
May 19, 2022
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Business
An effort to add bipartisan tax incentives for U.S. semiconductor manufacturing to a larger economic competitiveness package is running into divisions among House Republicans.
May 17, 2022
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A medical device is a product which is used for medical purposes in patients, in diagnosis, therapy or surgery. If applied to the body, the effect of the medical device is primarily physical, in contrast to pharmaceutical drugs, which exert a biochemical effect. Specific regional definitions of medical device vary slightly as detailed below. The medical devices are included in the category Medical technology.
Medical devices include a wide range of products varying in complexity and application. Examples include tongue depressors, medical thermometers, blood sugar meters, and X-ray machines.
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