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Clustered smart phones could fight crime, and more

Combining the power and wireless facilities of smart phones to collect and process information quickly, rather than relying on centralised computers, could revolutionise crime fighting, mobile healthcare and live business intelligence, claims...

Windows generate electricity

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Oxford Photovoltaics has been spun out of the University of Oxford to develop solar cell windows. From the Clarendon lab, its fundamental technology is a screen-printable...

Gas sensor uses InAs nanowires

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European research labs IMEC and Holst Centre have developed a nanowire sensor that can detect NO2, possibly to concentrations under 100ppb. The sensor’s active components are...

Finger-powered wireless piezo switch

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Swiss company Algra is developing a finger-powered piezo wireless push button, aiming it at stick-on light switches and other building control applications. The technology, dubbed Dynapic, is based on low-movement piezo...

MEMS bring micro DNA analyser closer

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Building blocks for a DNA analysing micromachine have been presented at the International Electron Devices Meeting in San Francisco. There is a high-pressure pump, a MEMS filter optimised for DNA separation, and...

EU project makes photonics on CMOS line

The European HELIOS project has demonstrated a laser and a 10Gbit/s silicon modulator using CMOS fab-compatible processing. In its second year and co-ordinated by French lab CEA-Leti, the project is developing building blocks...