In trying to mimic a human being’s five senses, electronic devices such as the camera and TV were developed. As a result, scientists are continuously attempting to imitate tactile, olfactory, and palate senses. Currently, researchers in tactile sensing are focusing on physical mimetic technologies t

Cameras, light barriers, and movement sensors all work with light sensors that are already found in many applications. In the future, these sensors might also play an important role in telecommunications, as they enable data transmission via light. Printable light sensors have been developed that ca

Knee replacement surgery is the most common joint replacement procedure, with the number of surgeries increasing every year. This surgery is being performed for younger, more active patients who are faced with a dilemma: When they undergo the surgery, they are expected to remain physically active fo

The metrology arm of Japanese camera giant Nikon, which manufactures optical instruments including industrial measuring microscopes, has added a new Layer Thickness software module to its NIS-Elements imaging platform to streamline inspection, analysis and reporting of cross-sectional layer depths a

Driven by the demand for smaller and smaller consumer products and semiconductor devices, manufacturers require thin planar optics for an array of applications. This puts the responsibility on the material and optics manufacturers to ensure the glass is flat and free of material deformities that can

Picture a camera designed to capture images with a resolution of a single photon at 24,000 frames per second. Thanks to an electronic shutter that can stay open for only 3.8ns and that can be synchronized with fast laser pulses with a duration of only a few picoseconds, one can literally see light p

Beckhoff AutomationSavage, MNwww.beckhoffautomation.com/usa Once installed at Las Campanas Observatory in the Chilean Andes, the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) will introduce incredible opportunities for the astrophysics and cosmology research communities. The telescope design boasts an angular reso

Data acquisition strategies are evolving in the era of COVID-19, driven by increased requirements for remote data visualization and real-time, data-driven decisions. Human-machine interface (HMI) and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems are becoming even more important to achieve

Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) was founded in 1829 and adopted its current name in 1944. Today, in addition to its home in New York, RIT has partnerships on nearly every continent and overseas campuses located in China, Croatia, Dubai, and Kosovo. Signature Research Areas RIT research cover

Professor Igor Efimov and a team at George Washington University in Washington, DC — in collaboration with Professor John Rogers’ laboratory from Northwestern University in Chicago, IL — are pioneering a new class of medical instruments that uses flexible electronics to improve patient outcomes in m

As COVID-19 cases increase across the country, city officials have been given the difficult balancing act of preventing the spread of infections and supporting businesses. A computer model from Stanford University demonstrates mobility and contact patterns in a way that its creators hope will help t

With just a 50-million-electron jumpstart, sensors can power themselves for more than a year. Researchers from Washington University in St. Louis, led by Prof. Shantanu Chakrabartty, created self-powered sensors by taking advantage of a quantum effect known as tunneling. For a device that relies on

PRINTIC – FLEXIBLE AND RECYCLABLE INTEGRATED CIRCUITS AND SYSTEMS Giorgio Dell’Erba, Andrea Perinot, and Paolo Colpani FLEEP Technologies Milan, Italy Winner of an HP Workstation Developed by FLEEP Technologies — a spinoff of the Italian Institute of Technology — PrintIC is a unique technology for i

Haptic technology mimics the experience of touch by stimulating localized areas of the skin in ways that are similar to what is felt in the real world through force, vibration, or motion. The human hand has a large number of tactile receptors that are used to perceive most objects. There are many si

LOW-NOISE LASER FOR LIDAR John Jost, Nikolay Pavlov, Grigorii Likhachev, Tobias Kippenberg, and Pierre-Yves Cattin MicroRsystems SA (Lausanne, Switzerland) Winner of an HP Workstation Seeing the world around you in a new way opens ups many exciting possibilities. Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR)

Researchers have developed a new type of robotic finger with a sense of touch. The finger can localize touch with very high precision (<1 mm) over a large, multi-curved surface, much like its human counterpart. Current methods for building touch sensors have proven difficult to integrate into r

A CHIP OFF THE OLD BOX: PAINLESS DEFIBRILLATION Mehdi Razavi, Mathews John, Allison Post, and Aydin Babakhani Texas Heart Institute (Houston, TX) Winner of an HP Workstation; Category Sponsor: ZEUS  Chaotic electrical activity of the heart (arrhythmia) has a tremendous impact on society’s well-

Researchers have invented an earphone that can continuously track full facial expressions by observing the contour of the cheeks — and can then translate expressions into emojis or silent speech commands. With the ear-mounted device (called C-Face), users could express emotions to online collaborato

Spinoff is NASA’s annual publication featuring successfully commercialized NASA technology. This commercialization has contributed to the development of products and services in the fields of health and medicine, consumer goods, transportation, public safety, computer technology, and environmental r

During the coronavirus pandemic, one of the riskiest parts of a healthcare worker’s job is assessing people who have symptoms of COVID-19. Researchers are reducing that risk by using robots to remotely measure patients’ vital signs. The robots, which are controlled by a handheld device, can also car