Emerging Technologies

Nanogenerator May Charge Blackberries and Cell Phones with a Wave of the Hand

Mar 26, 2009 - News Report

A new nanogenerator may charge iPods and cell phones with a wave of the hand. Scientists from Georgia describe technology that converts mechanical energy from body movements or even the flow of blood in the body into electric energy that can be used to power a broad range of electronic devices without using batteries.

New Material Could Lead to Faster Communication Chips

Mar 24, 2009 - By David Chandler

Graphene may solve communications speed limit for cell phones and other communications systems.

California Water Resources Uses CalLite Risk Simulation

Mar 24, 2009 - By Elaine Rundle

California Department of Water Resources uses risk simulation model called CalLite to evaluate effects of water management policies.

New Method for Detecting Explosives

Mar 13, 2009 - News Report

A group of researchers in Tennessee and Denmark has discovered a way to sensitively detect explosives based on the physical properties of their vapors.

Peer-To-Peer Heart Monitoring

Mar 9, 2009 - News Report

Spreading the computational load to monitor heart patients remotely.

Virtual Reality Embraces the Five Senses

Mar 4, 2009 - News Report

The first virtual reality technology to let you see, hear, smell, taste and touch.

'Information Agents' for Faster, Better Emergency Response

Mar 4, 2009 -

'Information agents' have been developed that could prove invaluable in decision-making and directing the actions of the emergency services in the immediate aftermath of natural disasters or terrorist attacks.

New 'Smart' Homes for Dementia Sufferers

Mar 4, 2009 - News Report

Within five years innovative 'smart' sensing systems that will help the UK's 700,000 dementia sufferers live independently at home could be available commercially.

Information Superhighway's Trash Yields a Super Highway Asphalt

Feb 11, 2009 - News Report

Discarded electronic hardware, including bits and pieces that built the information superhighway, can be recycled into an additive that makes super-strong asphalt paving material for real highways.

Wireless-Based Car Sensors Would Save Lives

Feb 9, 2009 - News Report

The system could determine the nature of an accident,and automatically call emergency medical services for possible action.

Mars Rover Device Gets New Mission on Earth

Feb 4, 2009 - News Report

Developed to sniff out extraterrestrial life on other planets, a portable device known as the Mars Organic Analyzer (MOA) is taking on a new role in detecting air pollutants on Earth.

Toward "Invisible Electronics" and Transparent Displays

Feb 4, 2009 -

Researchers in California are reporting an advance toward the long-sought goal of "invisible electronics" and transparent displays, which can be highly desirable for heads-up displays, wind-shield displays, and electronic paper.

Gartner Reveals Eight Mobile Technologies to Watch in 2009 and 2010

Jan 29, 2009 - News Report

It is, therefore, an enabler for the all-wireless office, and should be considered by organizations equipping new offices or replacing older 802.11a/b/g systems in 2009 and 2010.

First Terabit Speed Computing Technology

Jan 28, 2009 -

Electrical engineers at the University of California, San Diego have achieved world-record speeds for real-time signal processing in an effort to develop the first Terabit-scale technology for optical processing.

Smallest Ever Quantum Dots Bring Real World Applications Closer

Jan 27, 2009 - News Report

Single atom quantum dots created by researchers at Canada’s National Institute for Nanotechnology and the University of Alberta make possible a new level of control over individual electrons, a development that suddenly brings quantum dot-based devices within reach.

Scientists Use Lasers to Measure Changes to Tropical Forests

Jan 26, 2009 - News Report

New technology deployed on airplanes is helping scientists quantify landscape-scale changes occurring to Big Island tropical forests from non-native plants and other environmental factors that affect carbon sequestration.

New Wireless Standard Promises Ultra-Fast Media Applications

Jan 22, 2009 - News Report

The Georgia Electronic Design Center (GEDC) at the Georgia Institute of Technology, has produced a CMOS chip capable of transmitting 60 GHz digital RF signals.

One Step Closer to Mass-Produced Nanoelectronics

Jan 22, 2009 - News Report

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have discovered a new method for controlling the nature of graphene, bringing academia and industry potentially one step closer to realizing the mass production of graphene-based nanoelectronics.

'Astronaut Food' Malaria Tests Promise Better Diagnoses in Developing World

Jan 20, 2009 - News Report

Researchers have created a credit-card sized tool can be stored for months and then used to test for malaria--part of a larger project to develop high-tech tools for global health. The prototype dehydrated the reagents to store them without refrigeration, and delivered a diagnosis in just nine minutes.

Google Flu Trends Gives Early Warning of Influenza Outbreaks

Jan 19, 2009 - By Chad Vander Veen

Tracking Google searches gives public health officials a new tool to combat flu outbreaks.