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iCandy: Electronics for Power and Play

A giant circuit breaker, a virtual pop star, and a wind turbine at a ballpark

1 min read
tools and toystype:slideshowRed Bulltwo-photon lithographyVocaloidwind turbineArturo’s Desert EagleHatsuna MikualuminumSiemensFelix BaumgartnerMITRensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Photo: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
These two discs—which under magnification look like homemade pennies—are implantable sensors developed by researchers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, in Troy, N.Y. They are designed to wirelessly transmit data from inside a patient’s healing wound so surgeons can get real-time data about the state of the person’s recovery. The 4-millimeter-wide, 0.5-mm-thick sensor is powered by the same external device that captures the data.

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A piece of material with a black circuitry pattern is pealing off a second piece, with an intricate electronics pattern, which sits on a person's skin.
EnergyTopicTypeSemiconductorsNewsConsumer Electronics

Energy Harvesting for Wearable Technology Steps Up

5 min read
Four images in a grid labelled object, measured, lens and superlens show the letters THZ.
BiomedicalTopicTypeNews

Virtual Superlensing Made a Reality

3 min read
A person in a hardhat looks up at large industrial equipment at an outdoor plant.
EnergyTopicNewsType

Backing Up the Power Grid With Green Methanol

4 min read