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Next-Generation Hearing Aids Emulate Insects
Apr 22, 2015An insect-inspired microphone that can tackle the problem of locating sounds and eliminate background noise is set to revolutionise modern-day hearing aid systems.Despite remarkable advances in sound analysis in hearing aids, the actual ...
Tags: Hearing Aids, medical device
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The Secret Lies in The Fact That The Minerals Are Bound Together Into a Larger
Feb 8, 2014Engineers intrigued by the toughness of mollusc shells, which are composed of brittle minerals, have found inspiration in their structure to make glass 200 times stronger than a standard pane. Counter-intuitively, the glass is ...
Tags: AFP, 3D, Nature Communication, brittleness
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Conventional Wing Designs in The Form of Hinged Flaps Are in for a Re-Think
Jan 19, 2014Conventional wing designs in the form of hinged flaps are in for a re-think. The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association has noted how hinged flight control surfaces came along shortly after wing-warping technology developed by the Wright ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
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Innovative Adhesive Technology Published as a Cover Feature in The High Impact Journal
Jan 10, 2014Innovative adhesive technology published as a cover feature in the high impact journal, Science Translational Medicine Gecko Biomedical, a French medical device company developing 'bio-inspired' biodegradable surgical glues and patches ...
Tags: Gecko Biomedical, bio-inspired, biodegradable surgical glues
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New Fabric Technologies Were Inspired by Morpho Butterfly Wings
Sep 11, 2013A new study has revealed that the stunning iridescent wings of the tropical blue Morpho butterfly could expand the range of innovative technologies. Scientific lessons learnt from these butterflies have already inspired designs of new ...
Tags: Morpho Butterfly, Fabric
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Cortexica Vision Systems Announced The Commercial Availability of "Visual Fashion Finder"
Apr 11, 2013Cortexica Vision Systems, the leading provider of cloud-based image recognition systems and visual search technology, announced the commercial availability of "Visual Fashion Finder," a mobile visual search solution for the fashion ...
Tags: Instruments, Meters, Apparel, Cortexica Vision Systems
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Scientists Celebrating Success of Understanding What Makes The Fiber That Spider'S Spin
Jan 30, 2013Scientists at ASU are celebrating their recent success on the path to understanding what makes the fiber that spider’s spin – weight for weight – at least five times as strong as piano wire. They have found a way to obtain ...
Tags: spider silk, fiber, piano wire
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Spider Silk Is One of The Strongest Materials Known
Jan 4, 2013Pound for pound, spider silk is one of the strongest materials known: Research by MIT’s Markus Buehler has helped explain that this strength arises from silk’s unusual hierarchical arrangement of protein building blocks. Now ...
Tags: Spider Silk, Textile, Mit Researchers, protein-based fibers
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Nanomech Is Pleased to Announce a Partnership with KDH Defense Systems
Dec 4, 2012NanoMech, an international material science company and leader in nanotechnology innovation, is pleased to announce a partnership with KDH Defense Systems, Inc. to deploy technology that will keep soldiers and law enforcement professionals ...
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European Community Granted Funds to Dyadic International's Research and Development Center
Nov 30, 2012The European Community's Seventh Framework Program has granted funds to Dyadic International's research and development center in the Netherlands, a member of the Bio-Mimetic Project, to develop enzymes. As part of the Bio-Mimetic ...
Tags: Bio-Mimetic Project, C1 platform technology, modify lignin
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Bill Moggridge Announced The Winners of The 2012 National Design Awards
May 4, 2012Cooper-Hewitt Director Bill Moggridge announced the winners of the 2012 National Design Awards,which recognize excellence across a variety of disciplines.The award recipients will be honored at a gala dinner Wednesday,Oct.17,at Pier Sixty ...
Tags: National Design Awards, Richard Saul WurmanRichard Saul Wurman