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A team of researchers, led by the University of Minnesota, has discovered a new nanoscale thin film material with the highest-ever conductivity in its class. They say the new material could lead to smaller, faster, and more powerful electronics, as well as more efficient solar cells. The discovery is reported in Nature Communications -  'Wide Bandgap BaSnO3 Films with Room...

If your Maytag dryer not drying clothes all the way, the problem could be with your Maytag dryer moisture sensor. The purpose of the moisture sensor is to monitor the remaining moisture in your clothes and adjust the drying cycle if need be. When it’s working properly, this hopefully prevents the under (or over) drying of your clothes. Here’s...

Some weird stuff is online these days. From a swallowed pill, to a sheet beneath a rustling baby, to a New England tomato, each can now transmit data about its surroundings to the cloud. Welcome to the brave new world of the Internet of Things (IoT) in which networks of sensors relay information about the physical world to “smart” machines...

The security and aerospace company Lockheed Martin has contracted Guardtime Federal to provide blockchain cyber security. Guardtime Federal will be a key supplier to integrate a variety of cyber-related elements into systems engineering processes, supply chain risk management and software development efforts. According to cnet.com, it’s the first US defense contractor to adopt blockchain as part of its security approach. A...

A new mission to Saturn’s moons Titan or Enceladus to find signs of life beyond Earth cannot be ruled out as NASA says it is reviewing 12 proposals for future unmanned solar system mission to be launched in the mid-2020s. The proposed missions of discovery — submitted under NASA’s New Frontiers programme —will undergo scientific and technical review over the...

HYDERABAD, INDIA – May 6, 2017 – Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), the software company empowering customer engagement at the world’s leading enterprises, today announced the launch of ‘Pega Teach for Change’ and unveiled its plans for its largest corporate social responsibility (CSR) program in collaboration with ‘Teach for Change,’ an NGO that specializes in training primary and high government...

The first solar plane aimed at reaching the stratosphere made an initial low-altitude test flight over Switzerland Friday. The SolarStratos, a super-light, sleek, white two-seater aircraft with long wings covered with solar panels, took off from Payerne at 8:00 am (0600 GMT), according to an AFP photographer at the airbase in western Switzerland. "The maiden flight of the prototype ... went...

Internet of things (IoT) systems usually link networks of sensors via radio, but radios demand battery power thus limiting usability. Disney Research has determined that one solution may be to get rid of the radios all together and communicate via the ambient radio waves from TV, radio and cell phones. Researchers led by Alanson Sample, associate lab director and leader...

Sunday was a special day for over 500 residents of Grace Housing society in the Vasant Oscar complex at Mulund as their long cherished dream of having solar power plant finally came true. Now the society's sprawling campus, lobbies and parking area will be lit by the solar energy generated during the day by 30 KW panels installed on terraces....

Stress sensors are important tools when it comes to evaluating the robustness of a material exposed to strong mechanical forces. In a paper in Advanced Materials, researchers at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) in Japan report a new kind of sensor molecule that brightens when the material it is incorporated into comes under heavy mechanical...