http://www.ccnmag.com Wed, 22 May 2013 04:57:50 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/non-wetting_fabric_that_drains_sweat_invented Waterproof fabrics that whisk away sweat could be the latest application of microfluidic technology developed by bioengineers at the University of California, Davis CalTechNews Tue, 21 May 2013 20:14:58 +0100 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/do-it-yourself_invisibility_with_3-d_printing Seven years ago, Duke University engineers demonstrated the first working invisibility cloak in complex laboratory experiments. Now it appears creating a simple cloak has become a lot simpler CalTechNews Mon, 06 May 2013 18:29:45 +0100 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/_metascreen_forms_ultra-thin_invisibility_cloak Up until now, the invisibility cloaks put forward by scientists have been fairly bulky contraptions -- an obvious flaw for those interested in Harry Potter-style applications CalTechNews Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:07:25 +0100 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/paint-on_plastic_electronics Semiconducting polymers are an unruly bunch, but University of Michigan engineers have developed a new method for getting them in line that could pave the way for cheaper, greener, "paint-on" plastic electronics CalTechNews Mon, 25 Mar 2013 07:31:13 +0100 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/3-d_printed_ear_looks_and_acts_like_real_thing Cornell bioengineers and physicians have created an artificial ear -- using 3-D printing and injectable molds -- that looks and acts like a natural ear CalTechNews Wed, 20 Feb 2013 20:34:56 +0100 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/slowing_light_engineers_are_catching_rainbows University at Buffalo engineers have created a more efficient way to catch rainbows, an advancement in photonics that could lead to technological breakthroughs in solar energy, stealth technology and other areas of research CalTechNews Sun, 17 Feb 2013 23:25:24 +0100 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/mysteries_of_spider_silk_strength_unraveled Scientists at ASU are celebrating their recent success on the path to understanding what makes the fiber that spiders spin -- weight for weight -- at least five times as strong as piano wire CalTechNews Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:53:39 +0100 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/evolution_inspires_more_efficient_solar_cell_design The sun's energy is virtually limitless, but harnessing its electricity with today's single-crystal silicon solar cells is extremely expensive -- 10 times pricier than coal CalTechNews Sun, 27 Jan 2013 07:39:08 +0100 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/new_2-d_material_for_next_generation_high-speed_electronics Scientists at CSIRO and RMIT University have produced a new two-dimensional material that could revolutionise the electronics market, making "nano" more than just a marketing term CalTechNews Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:07:21 +0100 http://www.ccnmag.com/article/device_hides,_on_cue,_from_infrared_cameras Now you see it, now you don't. A new device invented at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) can absorb 99.75% of infrared light that shines on it. When activated, it appears black to infrared cameras. CalTechNews Tue, 27 Nov 2012 09:22:14 +0100