Researchers at Tel Aviv University (TAU) claim to have developed a molecular backbone of super-slim, bendable digital displays that uses a novel DNA-peptide structure to produce thin, transparent, and flexible screens.
A new candidate for ultra-thin optoelectronics: DNA-peptide - Electronics Eetimes
At present, the average UK home network – that’s a speed of around 22Mbps - can only facilitate a single UHD stream, because the high-quality footage demands such vast amounts of bandwidth. Netflix currently recommends a steady 25Mbps broadband connection to utilise its 4K streaming service, while analysis shows that between 12-16Mbps is typically required. According to V-Nova, its Perseus technology can offer the same picture quality, albeit using network speeds of just 7-8Mbps.
4K video to go mainstream thanks to new compression tech - News - Trusted Reviews
What new possibilities might open up in video game design—and beyond—when an unlimited number of people can inhabit a truly realistic virtual world simultaneously? This is just one of several questions that Improbable, a company that’s developing a new environment for building virtual worlds of unprecedented scale and complexity, hopes to answer.
How a Startup Called Improbable Hopes to Revolutionize Virtual Worlds | MIT Technology Review
Researchers at UCLA’s California NanoSystems Institute have combined two nanomaterials to create a hybrid supercapacitor that combines the best qualities of batteries and supercapacitors by storing large amounts of energy, recharges quickly and can withstand more than 10,000 recharge cycles.
Hybrid supercapacitor trumps thin-film lithium battery - Electronics Eetimes
Rather than being filled with a rigid substance like Kevlar, this vest is filled with a special type of non-Newtonian fluid that Moratex is simply calling Shear-Thickening Fluid (STF). Think of this stuff as a souped-up, chemically perfected version of oobleck. When a force is applied to it, it causes the liquid’s viscosity to increase. The more force you apply, the more viscous the material becomes — so when it’s struck with a high-velocity projectile (like a bullet), the fluid becomes incredibly hard almost instantaneously.
This Liquid Body Armor Is More Bulletproof Than Kevlar | Digital Trends
Scientists at Stanford have just developed an aluminum battery that could enable your phone to go from empty to full in as little as one minute. It’s also long-lasting, relatively inexpensive, and safer than the batteries we’re currently using.
This Aluminum Battery Can Charge Your Phone in 1 Minute | Digital Trends
MORE AND MORE at The INQUIRER we find ourselves looking at the burgeoning market for network function virtualisation (NFV), a trend set to revolutionise the telecoms market. But what exactly is it? And why is it such a big deal? Let us try to explain.
NFV will revolutionise telecoms, and we won't even know- The Inquirer
Researchers developed the anti-obesity therapy to test a new way of treating chronic diseases. Sean Davies, a pharmacologist at Vanderbilt University, is modifying bacteria that live in and on the body—known collectively as a person’s microbiome. The hope is that engineered microbes could secrete drugs to treat diabetes, high blood pressure, or other conditions over the long term, eliminating the need to remember to take a pill.
Fat-Fighting Bacteria Show the Microbiome’s Therapeutic Potential | MIT Technology Review
The total value of the digital currency Bitcoin is now approximately $3.4 billion, and many companies and investors are working to prove that the technology can make financial services cheaper and more useful. But Stanford professor David Mazières thinks he has a faster, more flexible, and more secure alternative. If Mazières is correct, his technology could make digital payments and other transactions cheaper, safer, and easier—particularly across borders. He released the design for his system in a white paper last Wednesday.
A Stanford Professor Says His Digital Currency Is Better than Bitcoin | MIT Technology Review
NASA TECH THAT CONVERTS HEAT INTO ELECTRICITY MAY RECHARGE YOUR CAR BATTERY ONE DAY. The materials, which NASA has licensed to NY-based fabricator Evident Technologies, are minerals called skutterudites. Primarily composed of cobalt with variable amounts of nickel and iron, their chemical makeup is well-suited to converting heat to electricity. They’ve been historically difficult to produce quickly and cheaply, but NASA’s discovered a commercially viable way to make them at scale.
NASA Licenses Thermoelectric Material for Commercialization | Digital Trends