January 2023 – ENGGtalks®

31 Jan 23

Transparency Depends on Digital Breadcrumbs

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

From the moment we wake up and reach for our smartphones and throughout the day as we text each other, upload selfies to social media, shop, commute, work, work out, watch streaming media, pay bills, and travel, and even while we’re sleeping, we spew personal data like jets sketching contrails…

30 Jan 23

New Faraday Cages Can Be Switched Off and On

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

Advanced new Faraday cages—the metal mesh enclosures that can block wireless signals—can also be switched on and off for reversible protection against noise, a new study finds.In addition, these new shields can be easily fabricated through a technique akin to spray-painting, which could help them find use in electronics, researchers…

30 Jan 23

Evolution and Impact of Wi-Fi Technology

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

The importance of Wi-Fi as the most popular carrier of wireless IP traffic in the emerging era of IoT and 5G continues its legacy, and Wi-Fi standards are continually evolving to help implement next generation applications in the cyberspace for positioning, human computer interfacing, motion, and gesture detection, as well…

29 Jan 23

Roboticists Want to Give You a Third Arm

Biotechnology & Biomedical

What could you do with an extra limb? Consider a surgeon performing a delicate operation, one that needs her expertise and steady hands—all three of them. As her two biological hands manipulate surgical instruments, a third robotic limb that’s attached to her torso plays a supporting role. Or picture a…

28 Jan 23

Why EVs Aren’t a Climate Change Panacea

Civil, Structural & Architecture

“Electric cars will not save the climate. It is completely wrong,” Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), has stated. If Birol were from Maine, he might have simply observed, “You can’t get there from here.” This is not to imply in any way that electric vehicles…

27 Jan 23

The Costly Impact of Non-Strategic Patents

Civil, Structural & Architecture

The five largest auto manufacturers will face massive U.S. patent fees within the next five years. This report examines auto industry lapse trends and how a company’s decisions on keeping, selling or pruning patents can greatly impact its cost savings and revenue generation opportunities.Patent lapse strategies can help companies in…

27 Jan 23

“Brain Age” AI Discovers Early Alzheimer’s Signs

Biotechnology & Biomedical

Although your brain has chronologically the same number of years in the world as the rest of you, determining its medical “age,” a measure of how processes of aging impact the brain, is far from obvious or straightforward. Now, researchers are testing an AI-based model that determines brain age via…

27 Jan 23

Edgewell Personal Care Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Sunscreen Due to the Presence of Benzene – UPDATED

Biotechnology & Biomedical

Audience: Consumers SHELTON, Conn., January 27, 2023 – Edgewell Personal Care Company (NYSE: EPC) today expanded its voluntary nationwide recall of three batches of Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Sunscreen Spray SPF 30 to the consumer level as...

26 Jan 23

Wearable Ultrasound Patch Images the Heart in Real Time

Biotechnology & Biomedical

A wearable ultrasound imager for the heart that is roughly the size of a postage stamp, can be worn for up to 24 hours, and works even during exercise may one day help doctors spot cardiac problems that current medical technology might miss, a new study finds.Heart disease is the…

25 Jan 23

COMSOL News 2022

Electrical, Electronics & Instrumentation

Read about how engineers, researchers, and scientists around the world are using COMSOL Multiphysics® for simulation-based product development, design optimization, and more. Topics covered: Additive manufacturing & simulation apps Automotive audio Battery management systems Viscoelastic modeling of ice sheet behavior Automotive drivetrain design Sustainable wastewater treatment Photonic MEMS phase shifters…

Month: January 2023

New Faraday Cages Can Be Switched Off and On

Evolution and Impact of Wi-Fi Technology

Roboticists Want to Give You a Third Arm

Why EVs Aren’t a Climate Change Panacea

The Costly Impact of Non-Strategic Patents

“Brain Age” AI Discovers Early Alzheimer’s Signs

Edgewell Personal Care Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Banana Boat Hair & Scalp Sunscreen Due to the Presence of Benzene – UPDATED

Wearable Ultrasound Patch Images the Heart in Real Time

COMSOL News 2022

Electronic skin can self-heal after a cut, researchers find

IEEE President’s Note: Connecting the Unconnected

3 stories of founders building apps for the LGBTQ+ community

5 ways you can personalize your smartwatch with Wear OS

Here’s how Unilever is harnessing AI to innovate your favourite products