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  • Some hope for today: Scientists discover bacterium that eats plastic

    Catwell
    Catwell
    The bacterium is capable of breaking down the chemical compounds of polyurethane. (Image Credit: imageBroker/Alamy) Researchers from the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research in Leipzig, Germany, have discovered a new bacterium, identified...
    • 3 Apr 2020
  • TG3D Studio Body Scanner measures your body for clothing

    Catwell
    Catwell
    I can see this being how clothes are designed and made in the future. But, will we be able to leave home for extended periods of time? Anyway... fashion fanatics won’t have to worry about wearing clothes that aren’t perfectly fitted anymore. TG3D Stu...
    • 2 Apr 2020
  • Researchers develop flat-panel technology for antennas

    Catwell
    Catwell
    The flat panels offer a lightweight, compact, low-profile alternative to traditional antennas. These flat panel reflectors may be better suited for modern communications. (Photo from Los Alamos National Laboratory) You've most likely seen the st...
    • 31 Mar 2020
  • MetraHit Coil Motor Testing Multimeter Update

    three-phase
    three-phase
    Introduction Coil Test Adapter Build and Initial Tests Uh-oh moment Motor Tests A Case for the New Adapter Conclusions  Introduction This is an update to my original review of the MetraHit Coil motor testing multimeter from Goss...
    • 29 Mar 2020
  • Researchers discover superconductivity in meteorites for the first time ever

    Catwell
    Catwell
    Researchers discovered trace amounts of superconductive grains in this piece of Mundrabilla meteorite, which is the first identification of superconductive grains in a meteorite. (Image Credit: James Wampler) Scientists from UC San Diego and Bro...
    • 27 Mar 2020
  • Microsoft Research unveils modular Xbox controller

    Catwell
    Catwell
    Microsoft’s split-style controller was recently revealed in a YouTube video. It allows a user to play video games using a controller attached to smartphone/tablet devices instead of using the touch screen. (Image Credit: Microsoft Research) A few yea...
    • 26 Mar 2020
  • Hioki IR4058 Insulation Tester Review

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    three-phase
    Introduction I decided it was time for me to take a look at another insulation tester. This particular one is from Hioki, the IR4058-20. Previous Insulation Testers Reviewed; Keysight Insulation Multimeter Failure Megger MIT420/2 Road ...
    • 24 Mar 2020
  • Fallback device gives user access to news during internet shutdown

    Catwell
    Catwell
    By using the Portal device, users are able to access data on a Wi-Fi-enabled device in regions where an internet shutdown is being enforced by the government. (Image Credit: Qifan Zhao, The Fallback Project) Humans have a right to access informa...
    • 24 Mar 2020
  • Scientists develop “body-on-a-chip” made of mini human organs

    Catwell
    Catwell
    Scientists have created a “body-on-a-chip” that consists of mini-organs, including a heart that beats, lungs that breathe, a liver, blood vessels, colon, and brain. Image is a sample of one creation. (Image Credit: WFIRM) Medical researchers at the W...
    • 16 Mar 2020
  • Doctors use CRISPR inside the human body for the first time

    Catwell
    Catwell
    Doctors recently used CRISPR to help treat a patient suffering from blindness (Image credit: Maurizio De Angelis/Science Photo Library)  Over the past few decades, researchers and doctors have been looking for ways to help restore sight for the ...
    • 12 Mar 2020
  • Scientists successfully taken measurements of an electron spin

    Catwell
    Catwell
    The neighbor atom, as shown in red, is used to calculate the measurements of the blue atom. (Image Credit: RIKEN) Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science in Japan have successfully taken repetitive measurements of the spin ...
    • 10 Mar 2020
  • First R2D2 bionic arm cover released in the United States

    Catwell
    Catwell
    Mark Hamill speaking to Bella, who is the first one to wear the R2D2 bionic hand cover in the United States. (Image Credit: OpenBionics/YouTube) OpenBionics, a company that specializes in building bionics for amputees, has recently released an R...
    • 9 Mar 2020
  • Researchers develop robot finger with sense of touch

    Catwell
    Catwell
    The robot finger has the ability to localize touch with high precision over a large, multi curved surface. (Image Credit: Columbia Engineering) Researchers from Columbia Engineering University have developed a new robotic finger that has a sense...
    • 2 Mar 2020
  • New electronics state of matter unveiled by researchers

    Catwell
    Catwell
    The new electronic state of matter could advance research in quantum physics, further advancing technology.  (Image Credit: Yun-Yi Pai) Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh Department of Physics and Astronomy have announced the dis...
    • 28 Feb 2020
  • Ultra-thin Sensor Enhances Human Touch

    Catwell
    Catwell
    The virtually aided tactile enhancement system (VATES) allows more motion control. (Image Credit: Rongrong Bao.)  Humans rely on the sense of touch to manipulate objects, but that can be restricted due to injuries or wearing gloves. This can be ...
    • 26 Feb 2020
  • Making 0.1" Jumper Cables - Crimp Tools Tested

    shabaz
    shabaz
    Introduction What Crimp Pins and Sockets? Crimp Tools Crimp Tools Tested Engineer PA-09 Multicomp HT-225DHT-225D AMP 90202-2 Crimp Socket Result Photos Crimp Pin Result Photos Heat Shrink Summary  IntroductionMaking your ow...
    • 25 Feb 2020
  • How AI can fight back against the coronavirus

    Catwell
    Catwell
    AI may be the way to fight back against the spread of diseases (Photo from CDC) The coronavirus has been spreading at an alarming rate since its initial outbreak. So far, there have been roughly 305 deaths and more than 14,300 people infected an...
    • 18 Feb 2020
  • DeepFly3D could help scientists develop a fly-robot in the future

    Catwell
    Catwell
    Scientists from EPFL have developed a deep-learning-based motion-capture software that uses several camera angles to imitate the actions of a fly in three dimensions. By using this information, scientists are hoping to meet their goal of designing a ...
    • 12 Feb 2020
  • NASA’s ICON spacecraft launches to study the ionosphere

    Catwell
    Catwell
    NASA’s Ionosphere Connection Explorer (ICON) spacecraft is in orbit after its successful launch on Thursday, October 10 of 2019.  A Northrop Grumman Stargazer L-1011 aircraft carried ICON, on a Northrop Grumman Pegasus XL rocket, to an altitude ...
    • 12 Feb 2020
  • Physicists discover new method to detect terahertz waves

    Catwell
    Catwell
    The team used magnetic resonance in anti-ferromagnetic materials to make the waves easier to see. Jing Shi, a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at UC Riverside, led the team who made the discovery. (Image credit: UC Riverside)&nbsp...
    • 3 Feb 2020
  • Atoms splitting/bonding recorded for the first time ever

    Catwell
    Catwell
    For the first time ever, scientists have recorded atoms splitting/bonding. This new method the team used could be used in the future with electronic microscopy. Image Credit: University of Nottingham) Scientists from the University of Ulm in Ger...
    • 28 Jan 2020
  • Researchers recreate voice of a 300-year-old Egyptian mummy

    Catwell
    Catwell
    Researchers recreated the to push of an ancient Egyptian priest, Nesyamun, by using a CT scanner, a 3D printer and an electronic larynx. The mummy could only produce a vowel-like sound. (Image Credit: Leeds Teaching Hospitals/Leeds Museums and Galler...
    • 27 Jan 2020
  • EPFL develops next generation of hearing implants

    Catwell
    Catwell
    These new implants will address inner ear damage, boasts a more comfortable fit, and will send highly conductive signals. The implant’s design is based on the Japanese paper-cutting technique, Kirigami. (Image credit: EPFL) Some older new I foun...
    • 24 Jan 2020
  • Gatebox redesign brings real hologram assistants to cruise ships?

    Catwell
    Catwell
    Gatebox has been redesigned by Keystone Innovative Group with software changes – replace the blue-haired anime character with a westernized avatar. (Image Credit: Gatebox) If Tamagotchi, Digipets, robot butlers of the 80s are any indication, we ...
    • 22 Jan 2020
  • Stanford researchers create accelerator that fits on a chip

    Catwell
    Catwell
    The mini-accelerator could be a big boon in the medical industry, especially for cancer research. A magnified image of a section of the accelerator on a chip. (Image credit: Stanford University)  High power particle accelerators play a large rol...
    • 9 Jan 2020
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