October 11, 2018

Be Brief: Strength

Think of making a stronger metal alloy as a bit like making sugar water. Read More

October 04, 2018

How to Make a Lab-on-a-chip Clear and Biocompatible (With Less Blood Splatter)

Lab-on-a-chip devices harness electrical signals to measure glucose, discern blood type and detect viruses or cancer. But biological samples need hafnium oxide for protection from electric fields. Read More

September 26, 2018

Carbon Nanotubes Shush Loud Heating and Air Conditioning Systems

How do you muffle the roar of a big, industrial heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system using safe, compact, inexpensive technology? With coaxial thermophones. Read More

September 17, 2018

A Switchgrass Sugar Situation

Switchgrass is a promising biofuel alternative to corn, but farmers, environmentalists and biofuel developers, find deciding on the right time to harvest particularly thorny. Read More

September 10, 2018

Robot Helps With Early Screening for Alzheimer’s Patients

September is World Alzheimer’s Awareness Month and a new project in collaboration with UP Health System Portage investigates how technology can assist doctors in earlier diagnosis of the neurodegenerative disease. Read More