A research project recently conducted by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd. allows an optimal location to be identified for wind turbines, where interference on television broadcasting and mobile connections is minimized. “With tools now available for minimizing the potential negative impacts of wind power at the planning stage, power plant projects are likely to … [Read more...]
New Recipient of 2015 ESD Research Council Grant
Recently, the EOS/ESD Association announced the recipient of the 2015 ESD Research Council (ERC) research grant. According to the Electrostatic Discharge Association, the research team consisted of Pasi Tamminen, Tampere University of Technology (TUT); Dr. Jeremy Smallwood, Electrostatic Solutions; Dr. Wolfgang Stadler, Intel; and Professor Leena Ukkonen from the Tampere … [Read more...]
‘EM-Sense’ Technology Developed for Smartwatches
Recently, Carnegie Mellon University and Disney Research developed a new technology that could allow smartwatches to recognize what objects users are touching. “The technique, called EM-Sense, takes advantage of the body's natural electrical conductivity to detect whether a person is touching an electrical or electromechanical device and, based on the distinctive … [Read more...]
Physicists Trace Origin of Electromagnetic Interaction
An international group of physicists have traced the origin of an electromagnetic interaction to the Dirac Equation, which is a fundamental equation of quantum physics. “The new finding, published as a rapid communication in the journal Physical Review B, advances the fundamental understanding of magnetic systems as well as multiferroics, which can change their electrical … [Read more...]
China Producing World’s Largest Radio Telescope
A large engineering and scientific project in China, led by the country’s military-led space program, is creating the world’s largest radio telescope, which will be able to detect radio signals from tens of billions of light years away. The Telescope is known as FAST, which stands for Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope. When the project is complete, the dish on the … [Read more...]
NASA Supports 3D Printed Robotic Hand with Stretchable Optical Sensors
A team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University have developed a 3D printed, three-fingered robotic hand with fiber optical sensors that are stretchable. The hand is able to detect forces that are less than a tenth of a newton. “Using fiber optics, the team of researchers placed 14 strain sensors into each of the robot’s fingers, which are closely modeled on the skeletal … [Read more...]
‘Electrosmog’ to Help Power Devices in UK
Paul Drayson, a former British science minister, has developed a device that captures “electrosmog” (invisible clouds of electromagnetic radiation), and uses it to power small devices. The energy-harvesting system is known as Freevolt. Freevolt uses an antenna to gain power from multiple wavebands of the electromagnetic spectrum. This is the first commercial device that is … [Read more...]
High School Students and UPenn Professor Build Radio Telescope in West Philadelphia
This past summer, as part of UPenn’s Summer Science Academy Program, 12 high school students along with James Aguirre, associate professor in the School of Arts & Sciences’ Department of Physics and Astronomy, turned an out-of-service TV satellite dish on the roof of the Enterprise Center in West Philadelphia into a 30-foot radio telescope. The telescope has been given the … [Read more...]
India Launches Space Observatory into Orbit to Study Electromagnetic Spectrum
On Monday, Sept. 28 at 12:30 a.m. EDT, The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully launched seven satellites into orbit from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) in Sriharikota, India. One of the satellites is the country’s first ever space observatory. This mission, known as PSLV-C30, lasted about 23 minutes and 32 seconds. “The most important passenger of the … [Read more...]
First U.S. Public School District Limits Wi-Fi Radiation Exposure
Ashland, Massachusetts Public Schools have announced they will be reducing Wi-Fi radiation exposure to students and teachers via Wi-Fi Device “Best Practices.” “Spurred by parent Cecelia Doucette's concerns about the lack of safety data on Wi-Fi and children, the district investigated the issue and developed a policy to substantially reduce wireless exposures to students and … [Read more...]
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