Posts Tagged: ECE

Strides Made in Optical Invisibility

If young Harry and friends had not cruised around Hogwarts unseen, hidden by an “invisibility cloak,” much of the hype surrounding metamaterials might itself never have seen the light of day. But when, half a decade ago, researchers made tentative…

Water Flute Gives a Glimpse of Future Interfaces

A fish-shape musical instrument that spouts water jets into which users dip their fingers is being hailed as an example of a new user interface. The instrument, called a hydraulophone, involves putting your fingers on tiny water jets and producing…

New Inexpensive Solar Cell Design is Pioneered

One of the most promising technologies for making inexpensive but reasonably efficient solar photovoltaic cells just got much cheaper. Scientists at the University of Toronto have shown that inexpensive nickel can work just as well as gold for one of…
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