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'Fingerprinting' RFID Tags: Researchers Develop Anti-Counterfeiting Technology

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Nov 19, 2009 | 3.5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have developed a unique and robust method to prevent cloning of passive radio frequency identification tags. The technology, based on one or more unique ...

Building the smart home wirelessly

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Nov 19, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Like the paperless office, the smart home has been a long time coming, but a report published in the International Journal of Internet Protocol Technology, suggests that radio tags coupled with mobile communications device ...

On the Crest of Wave Energy

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Nov 19, 2009 | 3.3 / 5 (3) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The ocean is a potentially vast source of electric power, yet as engineers test new technologies for capturing it, the devices are plagued by battering storms, limited efficiency, and the ...

Inventing language

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Nov 10, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Last Thursday, the day after the New York Yankees won their first World Series of the 21st century, MIT Institute Professor Barbara Liskov, the 2008 recipient of the Turing Award — frequently ...

Ford to put air bags into back seat belts of SUV (w/ Video)

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Nov 05, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

(AP) -- Air bags have long been mounted in the steering wheel, dashboard and sides of vehicles. Now, they're in the seat belts. Ford Motor Co. plans to introduce seat belt-mounted air bags in the back seat ...

HP Enables Better, Faster Decision Making with Breakthrough Sensing Technology

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Nov 05, 2009 | 4 / 5 (2) | 0

HP today announced new inertial sensing technology that enables the development of digital micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) accelerometers that are up to 1,000 times more sensitive than high-volume products currently ...

Measuring distances in microseconds

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Nov 05, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Standard laser devices are fast enough for measuring the size of a room, but they need to be faster for outdoor mobile applications. Researchers have brought these scanners up to speed -- ...

Nothing But Net: The Physics of Free-Throw Shooting

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Nov 04, 2009 | 4 / 5 (4) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Pay attention, Shaq: Two North Carolina State University engineers have figured out the best way to shoot a free throw - a frequently underappreciated skill that gets more important as the ...

New research could help protect frontline troops

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Nov 04, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

A team of researchers at Queen's University Belfast's Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) is working to develop futuristic communications systems that could help protect frontline troops.

A delicate grip

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Nov 04, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Solar wafers for use in the production of photovoltaic systems are extremely sensitive. In a test and demonstration center research is being conducted on grippers to determine the best way ...

Lasers put a shine on metals

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Nov 03, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (8) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Polishing metal surfaces is a demanding but monotonous task, and it is difficult to find qualified young specialists. Polishing machines do not represent an adequate alternative because they ...

Perfectly proportioned: Working to improve dry compaction and sintering

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Nov 03, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The manufacture of parts by compaction and sintering involves filling a die with metal powder. Research scientists have simulated this process for the first time to achieve an evenly distributed ...

Flying MAV Navigates Without GPS (w/ Video)

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Nov 02, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (12) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- During the last several years, researchers have been building micro air vehicles (MAVs) that can autonomously fly through different environments by relying on GPS for navigation. Recently, ...

Driver-less car in high-speed rally assault

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Nov 02, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (16) | 3

Imagine driving at top speed on a steep, winding mountain pass in the Alps, or the Himalayas, or the Rocky Mountains.

Modified Bluetooth speeds up telemedicine

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Nov 02, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

A telemedicine system based on a modified version of the Bluetooth wireless protocol can transfer patient data, such as medical images from patient to the healthcare provider's mobile device for patient assessment almost ...

Micro Sparky: Engineering the tiniest Sun Devil

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Oct 30, 2009 | 2 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- An Arizona State University engineering student may have found the tiniest - yet most cleverly inventive - way to show school spirit.

Underground mission to Mars

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Oct 29, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 1

The Netherlands is home to around 120,000 kilometres of underground gas pipelines. Researcher Edwin Dertien of Dutch University of Twente is working on a robot which can inspect the gas pipelines independently. ...

New methods are changing old materials

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Oct 28, 2009 | 4.4 / 5 (10) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- A company that makes steel for bearings used in heavy trucks had a big problem. The trucks travel through harsh, perilous environments such as Siberia, and an unexpected bearing failure on ...