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			From June 2000 through August 2005, Technology Research News provided detailed, original reporting about emerging technologies ranging from nanotechnology to quantum computing. From September 2005 through February 2009, TRN provided regular news briefs and blog posts. Since then, TRN has been a home for occasional blog posts. In March, watch for TRN to return in a new form: providing commentary on the ever-increasing flow of news about emerging technologies. Blog: Research Watch Twitter mining digs up personal flu predictions July 26, 2012 This nifty piece of research shows that you can extract enough information from geo-tagged tweets that you can give someone an idea of when they’ll catch the flu... Blog: Eric on Energy Climate change math lesson July 26, 2012 Nice article in Rolling Stone by Bill McKibben about the basic math of climate change. Near the top he points out the significant gulf between current science and the goals of policymakers... Blog: Research Watch 80-percent renewable electricity by 2050 is technically feasible June 26, 2012 A National Renewable Energy Laboratory study (PDF) shows that technology is not a bottleneck for the US to get to 80% renewable electricity generation by the middle of the century... Blog: Research Watch Light carries a load June 26, 2012 Light’s got momentum. The physics involved makes it possible for lasers to move matter — at least tiny particles of matter. And as it turns out, a particular type of light momentum, dubbed angular orbital momentum, is also useful for boosting the amount of data that can be encoded in light pulses... Blog: Research Watch Propeller head revolutionizes helicopter design June 26, 2012 This is just cool. This is a concept for an 18-bladed helicopter from German company e-volo... Blog: Research Watch Solar cell doubles as wireless charger June 26, 2012 Talk about getting the most out of a material. Researchers working with thin-film amorphous silicon are showing that it’s possible to use the same device to convert light to energy and wirelessly transmit the energy... Paper of Note “Green” liquid stores hydrogen April 6, 2012 Come up with the right pH-sensitive water-based liquid, and you have a safe, environmentally-friendly way to store hydrogen for fuel. Reversible hydrogen storage using CO2 and a proton-switchable iridium catalyst in aqueous media under mild temperatures and pressures, Nature Chemistry Paper of Note 3D solar panels crank up the output March 27, 2012 Arrange solar panels in towers, and you can get as much as 20 times more power than flat panels for the same area. Solar energy generation in three dimensions, Energy & Environmental Science Paper of Note Liquid crystal converts light to energy and stores it March 27, 2012 Make the right kind of liquid crystal material, and you have a combination solar cell and capacitor for mobile devices. Photogalvanic cells based on lyotropic nanosystems: towards the use of liquid nanotechnology for personalised energy sources, Energy & Environmental Science Paper of Note Rubber pyramid promises handheld DNA analysis March 27, 2012 Make a small rubber pyramid in the right shape and you have a key component for a handheld DNA analyzer. Flow-through PCR on a 3D qiandu-shaped polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microdevice employing a single heater: toward microscale multiplex PCR, Analyst Paper of Note Ultrasound triggers shape-change drug delivery March 27, 2012 Make a plastic that changes shape when you hit it with ultrasound, and you have a way of releasing drugs at a specific time and in a specific part of the body. Spatial and temporal control of shape memory polymers and simultaneous drug release using high intensity focused ultrasound, Journal of Materials Chemistry Paper of Note Rubber cylinder rolls uphill March 27, 2012 Get a rubber cylinder to absorb a solvent, and you’ve got a cylinder that rolls uphill. How to make a cylinder roll uphill, Soft Matter Paper of Note Process promises to stuff network gear into fiber optics March 27, 2012 Build semiconductor materials into optical fibers, and you can put optical networking devices like photodetectors and modulators inside fiber optical cables. This promises fast, low-power, inexpensive and space-saving optical networks. Integration of gigahertz-bandwidth semiconductor devices inside microstructured optical fibres, Nature Photonics Paper of Note Nanowire channels light for single-cell endoscopy January 9, 2012 Stick a nanowire on the end of an optical fiber and you have an endoscope for peering inside living cells. Nanowire-based single-cell endoscopy, Nature Nanotechnology Paper of Note Nanoantennas boost optical trapping January 9, 2012 Make arrays of gold nano bowties and you can efficiently trap, stack and sort tiny particles using light beams. Application of Plasmonic Bowtie Nanoantenna Arrays for Optical Trapping, Stacking, and Sorting, Nano Letters Paper of Note Tunnel junction direction makes better memory January 9, 2012 Measure the direction electrons prefer when they take a quantum leap, and you have a highly efficient nonvolatile computer memory. Solid-state memories based on ferroelectric tunnel junctions, Nature Nanotechnology Blog: Research Watch Trillion frames per second December 15, 2011 Stitch together multiple images taken with multiple sensors, and you have a video camera that captures the equivalent of a trillion frames per second. Blog: Research Watch Vibrating PINs December 15, 2011 Replacing keypads with vibrating touchscreen surfaces promises peek-proof PIN entry. Blog: Eric on Energy Pressing need for renewables as nuke industry shakes off Fukushima September 6, 2011 September 11 is the 10th anniversary of the infamous terrorist attacks. It also marks six months since the Fukushima earthquake and tsunami, a disaster that triggered global soul-searching about nuclear energy. Paper of Note Slow light gets down to a few photons August 15, 2011 Chill a bunch of atoms inside a photon trap, and you can slow down a light pulse made up of just a few photons. This could help shuttle information around inside quantum computers. Vacuum-Induced Transparency, Science Paper of Note Tiny channels yield onion-like particles August 22, 2011 Force oil and water to flow into each other inside tiny channels and you can make onion-like particles-within-particles useful for e-ink and delivering multiple drugs at once. One-Step Emulsification of Multiple Concentric Shells with Capillary Microfluidic Devices, Angewandte Chemie International Edition Paper of Note Inkjetting prints fast, flexible circuits July 29, 2011 Spray the right cocktail through an inkjet printhead, and you can print single-crystal semiconductors to make fast transistors for flexible surfaces. Inkjet printing of single-crystal films, Nature Paper of Note Nanotube-protein pair smells July 29, 2011 Connect olfactory proteins to carbon nanotubes and you have the makings of a lifelike artificial nose. Biomimetic Chemical Sensors Using Nanoelectronic Readout of Olfactory Receptor Proteins, ACS Nano Paper of Note Batteries get see-through treatment July 25, 2011 Fill a flexible, transparent material’s microscopic channels with the stuff of battery electrodes, and you have a bendable, see-through battery. Pair this battery with see-through circuits, and you can make all manner of transparent gadgets. Transparent lithium-ion batteries, Proceedings of the National Academy Of Sciences Paper of Note Chemistry promises tomorrow’s computer circuits July 25, 2011 Mix up a batch of the right super-size molecules and you get networks of intersecting nanoscale wires. The technique could be used to grow tomorrow’s computer circuits. Self-assembly of supramolecular wires and cross-junctions and efficient electron tunnelling across them, Chemical Science Paper of Note Carbon nanotube materials made easier July 22, 2011 Confine the right chemical reaction to to the right places on carbon nanotubes, and you can keep the nanotubes from clumping together while preserving the tubes’ useful electrical and optical properties. This makes it easier to manufacture inexpensive, transparent electronics, including flexible displays. Confined propagation of covalent chemical reactions on single-walled carbon nanotubes, Nature Communications Stories Elsewhere Time "invisibility", "humanized" mouse livers July 22, 2011 - First Demonstration of Time Cloaking, Physics arXiv Blog - Scientists Punch a Hole in the Fabric of Time with a "Time Cloak", Gizmodo (Source: arXiv Physics Archive paper Demonstration of temporal cloaking) - Coming Soon: Pharmaceutical Testing On Mice With Human-Like Livers, Fast Company - Mice with human livers deal with drugs the human way, Nature News - A New Way to Test Drugs: in Mice With Human Livers, Discover (Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences paper Humanized mice with ectopic artificial liver tissues) Stories Elsewhere - Energy Storing solar energy, battery supermaterial goes commercial July 11, 2011 - New fuel discovered that reversibly stores solar energy, Ars Technica - Carbon nanotubes could store solar energy, Physicsworld.com (Source: Nano Letters paper Azobenzene-Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes As High-Energy Density Solar Thermal Fuels) - Nanostructures Could Result In Cheaper Electric-Car Batteries, Technology Review (Update related to Nanoparticles promise superfast batteries, Energy Research News) Stories Elsewhere Tomorrow's memory, DNA-built antenna, "transparent" photonics July 11, 2011 - Samsung Boosts ReRAM's Rewritability to 1 Trillion Times, Nikkei Electronics (Source: Nature Materials paper A fast, high-endurance and scalable non-volatile memory device made from asymmetric Ta2O5-x/TaO2-x bilayer structures) - New Method for Building Complex Structures from Quantum Dots Proposed, IEEE Spectrum - Researchers Use DNA Coax Quantum Dots Into Self-Assembling into a Light Antenna, Popular Science (Source: Nature Nanotechnology paper DNA-based programming of quantum dot valency, self-assembly and luminescence) - “Transparent” photonics chip may lead to faster networks and cloaks of invisibility, ExtremeTech (Source: Nature Photonics paper Zero phase delay in negative-refractive-index photonic crystal superlattices) Blog: Eric on Energy Weather change June 30, 2011 If you want a clear explanation of the relationship between climate change and weather, check out Global Warming and the Science of Extreme Weather on Scientific American's site. Blog: Eric on Energy Stern looking at even sterner situation June 30, 2011 Nicholas Stern, the former World Bank top economist who made waves five years ago with the Stern Review that called for investments equal to 1% of global GDP... Paper of Note Molecular chains promise ultra-high capacity storage June 23, 2011 Arrange a chain of single molecules in the right way, and you have a magnetic bit a thousand times smaller than the bits in today’s memory and disk drives. Influence of structure on exchange strength and relaxation barrier in a series of FeIIReIV(CN)2 single-chain magnets, Chemical Science Stories Elsewhere Nanoparticles communicate to swarm tumors June 21, 2011 Nanodrug Swarms Use The Human Body's Biocommunications System to Coordinate Their Attack, Popular Science MIT’s New Nanoparticles Tag Team Cancer Cells, Gizmodo Two Types of Nanoparticles Work Together to Target Tumors, Discover (Source: Nature Materials paper Nanoparticles that communicate in vivo to amplify tumour targeting) Features Nano cancer drugs move to the next level: humans A growing number of cancer therapies packaged in infinitesimal particles are making their way to patients. Can nanotech beat cancer? Cancer will always be with us in some form, but the fear and devastation it causes could be history within a generation. We'll have the tiniest of things to thank for it. View from the High Ground Email conversations with researchers in high places. How It Works Get the nitty-gritty on nanotechnology, biochips, self-assembly, DNA technologies, quantum cryptography, and more. Last Issue iPod, iPhone and MacBook Repair Eating Disorder Treatment		News RSS feed Blog RSS feed News and views from elsewhere New Scientist AI predicts when you're about to get sick Technology Review These Robots Install Solar Panels Technology Review Spray-On Batteries Could Reshape Energy Storage Technology Review Revolutionary 'DNA Tracking Chamber' Could Detect Dark Matter New Scientist Want terabit internet? Get light to do the twist Scientific American Blade Runner: 18-Rotor "Volocopter" Moving from Concept to Prototype Technology Review The U.S. Could Run on 80-Percent Renewable Electricity by 2050 IEEE Spectrum Wireless Solar Charging Made Easier New Scientist Geoengineering would turn blue skies whiter Scientific American Copenhagen Aims for Climate Neutrality via Offshore Wind, Bikes and District Heating ars technica Bend me, shape me: flexible electronics perform under punishing conditions ars technica New Willow Glass is rollable and paper-thin New Scientist Touchscreens learn your habits to help you type faster New Scientist UAVs fly wireless power to remote locations Wired Food Trade Too Complex to Track Food Safety Technology Review Paralyzed Rats Walk Again ScienceNow Return of the Vacuum Tube Technology Review European Physicists Smash Chinese Teleportation Record Scientific American How to Build a Better Lithium Ion Battery IEEE Spectrum Nano Devices Based on Block Copolymers Could Lead to Next Generation of Computing IEEE Spectrum Clothbot Has No Trouble Navigating Your Pants New Scientist Space-filling solution could boost Wi-Fi security Technology Review Engine Could Boost Fuel Economy by Half Technology Review A Computer Interface that Takes a Load Off Your Mind Technology Review A Retinal Prosthetic Powered by Light Near Scientist Speckle-free lasers could power high-definition imaging Near Scientist Brain-controlled arm could beat paralysis New Scientist Interactive 'wallpaper' screens are the future of TV Scientific American Machine Counterpart: Nature’s New Creatures IEEE Spectrum Nanogenerators Easier and Cheaper to Produce than Ever Before Science News Physicists go totally random Technology Review Gesture Control System Uses Sound Alone Wired 3-D Video Pod Delivers 360-Degree, Holograph-Like Projections New Scientist Microsoft's MirageTable allows AR teleconferencing New Scientist Touché brings touch control to everyday things Technology Review Spinning Spare Parts ars technica New quantum controls use vibrations to control other vibrations IEEE Spectrum MEMS Switches for Low-Power Logic IEEE Spectrum Printable Robots: MIT Project Wants to Let You Design and Fabricate Your Own Machines Scientific American Programmable Nanomedicine Cancer Treatment Shrinks Human Tumors Technology Review Genetic Sensor Boosts Biofuel Production ars technica Study: alternative energy has barely displaced fossil fuels Scientific American Fossil Free: Microbe Helps Convert Solar Power to Liquid Fuel ars technica A cloaking device from off-the-shelf superconductors and magnetic tape Scientific American Power Plants: Could a Rechargeable Battery Be Made from Paper and Pulp By-Products? Technology Review Novel Electronics Could Speed Adoption of Solar Power New Scientist Nano star fruit could help diagnose cancer New Scientist Creating collapsible structures with no moving parts ars technica Quasiparticles won't bring us an easy quantum computing nirvana Technology Review Manufacturing Method Promises Cheaper Silicon Solar Technology Review Laser Erasers Gently Remove Ink from Paper Wired IBM’s Holey Optochip Pumps 1 Trillion Bits per Second Technology Review LEDs that Burn 10 Times Brighter Wired IBM Busts Record for ‘Superconducting’ Quantum Computer Wired Origami Robots Run Only on Air Science The Unusual Physics of Floating Pyramids Science Hot Idea for a Faster Hard Drive Scientific American Genetically Engineered Stomach Microbe Converts Seaweed into Ethanol Technology Review New Process Makes Heat-Harvesting Materials Cheaply Wired IBM Brains Turn 12 Atoms Into World’s Smallest Storage Bit Wired Aussie Brains Move Chip Design to Quantum Realm Technology Review Nanotech Goes Big New Scientist Stroke your car seat to pump up the volume Gizmag Powering insect cyborgs with an implantable biofuel cell New Scientist Air battery to let electric cars outlast gas guzzlers IEEE Spectrum Graphene Nanoribbons Get Super Computerized New Scientist Cut-and-splice time cloak makes events disappear Technology Review New Camera Captures Light in Motion New Scientist Haptic code-entry makes PINs a touch harder to steal Technology Review A Brighter Way to Make Solar Cells Technology Review Giving Prosthetics a Sense of Touch Technology Review Dipping May Improve Ultracapacitors and Batteries New Scientist Life-like cells are made of metal Technology Review A New and Improved Moore's Law Technology Review What It Takes to Power Google Scientific American Switch from coal to natural gas no boon to climate TPM Idea Lab New Superconductor Wires Could Give Renewable Energy More Charge New Scientist Control your phone with a kick IEEE Spectrum Footfalls for Phone Calls IEEE Spectrum Optoelectronics Appear as Hopeful Application for Graphene physicsworld.com Computer architecture recreated on quantum device Technology Review The First Fully Stretchable OLED Technology Review IBM's New Chips Compute More Like We Do Thinq Researchers make wearable antenna breakthrough The Register Caltech sends light on a one-way trip Science News Computers get under our skin Ars Technica DNA circuits used to make neural network, store memories Technology Review Nanostructures Could Result In Cheaper Electric-Car Batteries "In most areas of science and technology, the origins of new breakthroughs can still be found in the work of a small number of people -- or even a single person -- working at their own pace on their own questions, pursuing things that interest them. " - Jon Kleinberg, Cornell University "Funding, of course, enables discoveries but does not guarantee they will occur. Lack of funding can almost certainly guarantee that discoveries will not be made." - Ronald Arkin, Georgia Institute of Technology "Physics is to the rest of science what machine tools are to engineering. A corollary is that science places power in our hands which can be used for good or ill. Technology has been abused in this way throughout the ages from gunpowder to atomic bombs." - John Pendry, Imperial College London Thanks to Kevin from GoldBamboo.com for technical support
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