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Rory Crump
Aug 20, 2012
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MEMS gyroscopes undergo rite of passage
Microelectromechanical system gyroscopes may be small in stature, but a patent infringement claim against MEMS upstart InvenSense in the California... Read More
Daniel Porter
Jul 25, 2012
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Understanding radiation damage in electronics
“The fact is that we really don’t understand how any atomic-scale defect affects the performance on an optoelectronic device,” said... Read More
Daniel Porter
Jun 13, 2012
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Glucose-powered fuel cells
MIT researchers have developed a fuel cell that runs on a widely available compound: glucose. And where is glucose found... Read More
Daniel Porter
May 29, 2012
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Miniature magnetic sensor for better brain imaging
Imaging brain activity by detecting very weak magnetic fields within the brain is a technology we've been using for years.... Read More
Daniel Porter
May 25, 2012
Stretching, reversed
Early this week, Northwestern Physics undergraduate Zachary G. Nicolaou reported on some peculiar material properties in Nature Materials. What makes... Read More
Daniel Porter
May 23, 2012
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High-g MEMS accelerometer could help monitor impact trauma
The three axis accelerometers that currently inhabit our smartphones typically measure values on the order of a couple times the... Read More