‘Smart Windows’ Can Reduce Electric Bills By Blocking Out Heat & Saving Energy

Windows are known for allowing natural light to flow into buildings, accompanied by heat, which is generally countered by air-conditioning, resulting in high energy bills. In order to help people better conserve energy and reduce…

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The World’s First Solar Bike Lane Opens In The Netherlands

The Netherlands is home to the world’s first solar bike lane, a 70-meter stretch of solar-powered roadway that connects the Amsterdam suburbs of Krommenie and Wormerveer. The solar road opened a few weeks ago to…

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Transparent Transistors Appear Ready To Shake Up The Consumer Electronics Industry

Transparent transistors were invented by Oregon State University researchers in 2002 but up until now, the materials had very few commercial applications. Today, over a decade since the transparent transistors were developed, the materials appear…

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Remote-Controlled Electronic Implants Designed To Treat Staph Infections… Then Dissolve

Scientists from Tufts University and the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana have developed remote-controlled electronic implants capable of treating infections and then dissolving into the body after completing their mission. Each device is made up…

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Engineers at NTU Singapore Develop Unique Process To Mass Produce Cheap, Flexible Electronic Circuits

Engineers at Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) have successfully printed flexible, complex electronic circuits using a common t-shirt printer. The innovative process utilizes unique materials in layers on top of flexible materials like aluminum foil,…

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How Additive Manufacturing Is Playing a Major Role In The Aerospace Industry

In aerospace, the smallest things make the biggest difference such as manufacturing low-cost, lightweight components capable of drastically reducing overall fuel costs. Instead of spending large amounts of money on some components, more and more manufacturers…

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Gartner Is Predicting 4.9BN Connected Things In 2015, a 30 Percent Jump

Gartner has finished conducting an analysis and is predicting a 30 percent jump in the number of connected objects in use in the world from 2014 to 2015, from 3.8 billion this year to 4.9…

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Smart Contact Lenses From GoogleX Measure Blood Sugar Levels In Tears

The creators of Google Glass, GoogleX, have developed smart contact lenses that come equipped with processing chips and glucose sensors in order to measure blood sugar levels through testing tears. The innovative contacts feature a…

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