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MIT makes plastic that changes shape in light

April 14, 2005 Material could one day lead to cartilage replacements that build inside a patient's body or door latches that open with flashlights. TAGS: polymer, plastics, material, patient

Philips unit to launch rollable-screen handheld

February 8, 2007 First unveiled in 2005, cellular device developed by Polymer Vision features a 5-inch roll-out grayscale display. TAGS: polymer, van, Philips Electronics N.V., operator, display, light-emitting diode, handheld

The next notebook battery? Lithium polymer

December 7, 2006 Technology first discussed years ago might power your next laptop, replacing the fire-hazardous, but commonly used, lithium ion. TAGS: polymer, Glasgow, notebook computer, battery, Sony Corp.

Housefly a model for new wide-angle lens

May 1, 2006 Angled honeycomb design of artificial compound eye similar to housefly's. Wide usage range possible, researcher says. TAGS: polymer, eye, researcher, camera

IBM lets Millipede storage out for a stroll

March 14, 2005 The prototype technology works like a punch card machine and can fit huge amounts of data into a tiny space. Photos: Millipede packs a punch TAGS: MEMS, polymer, IBM Corp., Hannover, CeBit, tip, Germany, digital camera, video

Start-up creates flexible sheets of light

December 6, 2007 CeeLite's LECs, which can be integrated into walls or wrapped around poles, are being tested on ad-emblazoned city buses.Photos: CeeLite's bendable, durable lights TAGS: organic light-emitting diode, polymer, sign, sheet, capacitor, start-up

Try scratching this DVD

November 17, 2004 Tough new protective coating promises longer life for DVDs and a brighter future for emerging Blu-ray technology. Photo: One tough disc TAGS: Blu-ray, polymer, HD-DVD, DVD recordable, laser, DVD, electronics company, Blu-ray disc, manufacturing, electronics, HP, Dell, PC

A semiconductor for sommeliers

February 7, 2006 Not sure whether a wine has gone sour? A group at UC Berkeley has come up with a cheap electronic nose. TAGS: transistor, polymer, wine, semiconductor, sensor, carbon, nose, silicon chip

Nanotechnology aims to cure smelly feet

September 27, 2004 Your secret shame is over. A start-up in Pennsylvania says it can cure foot-odor problems with nanosocks. TAGS: nanoparticle, Hayes Corp., nanometer, nanotechnology, metal, polymer, sock, Pennsylvania, particle

How do you make a fuel cell? Print it

May 31, 2006 South San Francisco start-up develops money-saving technique for producing mechanical components: Use industrial printers. Photos: Printing small parts TAGS: fuel cell, polymer, manufacturing, layer, printing, poster, component, printer, process, CEO

Inkjet printers start cranking out microchips

March 13, 2007 Spray-on electronics can be mass manufactured, and a new factory in Austria is doing just that. TAGS: silicon chip, semiconductor, polymer, factory, Austria, microchip, organic light-emitting diode, health, researcher

Cheaper LEDs to light a green path?

January 19, 2007 Using plastic could help light-emitting diodes sell for less and compete with power-hungry traditional bulbs, company says. TAGS: light-emitting diode, polymer, diode, efficiency, semiconductor, president

MIT concocts fogless glass

August 30, 2005 Fogless windshields may be in your future, if a new technique for coating glass and plastic takes off. TAGS: glass, droplet, particle, plastics, layer, polymer, nanotechnology, material, researcher

To harvest water from air, MIT copies beetles

June 16, 2006 The future of water is in bumps, according to researchers studying a desert beetle's method of water collection. TAGS: substrate, bump, material, water, glass, polymer, layer, professor

Sneaker tech hits the streets

April 14, 2006 Computer chips, motors and cutting-edge materials are finding their way into top-of-the-line running shoes. Photos: Get your (sneaker's) motor running TAGS: shoe, computer chip, motor, polymer, nanotechnology, foot, material

Researchers find new twist in bendy electronics

December 13, 2006 A new technique for manufacturing transistors may make mass producing flexible electronics much more feasible. TAGS: transistor, electrode, e-paper, researcher, polymer, electronics, manufacturing, mobility, method

With hefty funding, solar start-up takes on big guns

June 21, 2006 With $100 million in its wallet, Nanosolar says it wants to topple the old guard in the solar industry. TAGS: polymer, silicon, electricity, cell, investor, sheet, Sharp Corp., California
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