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Ultrathin LEDs for new lighting and display systems

By Damir Beciri
19 September 2009

ultrathin-led-printed_array2A new process for creating ultra-thin, ultra-small inorganic light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and assembling them into large arrays offers new classes of lighting and display systems with interesting properties, such as see-through construction and mechanical flexibility, which would be impossible to achieve with existing technologies. Applications for the arrays, which can be printed onto flat or… »

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Capsules for self-healing electronic circuits

By Damir Beciri
19 September 2009

Capsules for self-healing electronic circuitsResearchers, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, are also working on capsule additives designed to heal failures in lithium-ion battery electrodes, to prevent the short-circuiting that can sometimes cause a fire. Capsules filled with conductive nanotubes that rip open under mechanical stress could be placed on circuit boards in the areas that are important… »

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Magnetism observed in a gas for the first time

By Damir Beciri
18 September 2009

magnetism-observed-in-gas-gyu-boong-joMIT scientists have been working on an answer for a decades-old question of whether it is possible for a gas to show properties similar to a magnet made of iron or nickel. Ferromagnetic materials are those that, below a specific temperature, are strongly magnetized even in the absence of a magnetic field. In common magnets… »

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Mcor Technologies Matrix 3D printer – more affordable 3D printing

By Damir Beciri
One Comment17 September 2009

the-matrix-3d-printer-1Imagine a world where you can design your own furniture, bring your invention from a sketch to physical reality or even produce an exact model of yourself, all done quickly and cheaply. Irish firm Mcor Technologies is making this a reality with their 3D printing technology. In order to transform an idea of your product… »

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SanDisk Extreme Pro CompactFlash cards set new speeds

By Damir Beciri
15 September 2009

extremepro_cf_32gbSanDisk has recently released new Extreme Pro CompactFlash memory cards claiming to elevate the professional grade performance, capability and reliability. These new memory cards are expected to establish a new standard for professional photography experience. It allows photographers to capture RAW format images and high-definition video clips in a single session without running out of… »

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Green architecture – Enviromental Nature Center

By Damir Beciri
14 September 2009

enc-environmental-nature-center0Since the Environmental Nature Center beginnings in 1971, it has utilized makeshift buildings and trailers to accommodate its classroom and gallery. These days, the building consists of a new classroom, gallery, and office space that showcase smart, sustainable design practices and strategies to teachers, students and the public. By using a universal, integrated design approach… »

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Better blast-resistant glass with a layer of fibers embedded in plastic

By Damir Beciri
13 September 2009

blast-resistant-glass-blast-compilationTo protect from potential terrorist attacks, federal buildings and other critical infrastructures are made with special windows that contain blast-resistant glass. However, that kind of glass is thick and expensive. Researchers at University of Missouri are developing and testing a new type of blast-resistant glass that will be thinner, lighter and less vulnerable to small-scale… »

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FogScreen eZ – most compact and affordable FogScreen yet

By Damir Beciri
One Comment12 September 2009

fogscreen-expo-zaragozaYou don’t need a vivid imagination to see the marketing possibilities or astonishing effect walk through screens can offer. FogScreen projection screen world premiere occurred in October 2002 at the Turku Science Fair in Turku, Finland. Volume production of the FogScreen Inia projection screen started in late 2004. The interactivity add-on debuted in June 2005,… »