Multifunctional liquid metal lattice materials through hybrid design and manufacturing.Imagine if there were a metallic device that could be transported all squished down into a compact ball, but that would automatically "bloom" out into its useful form when heated. Well, that may soon be possible, thanks to a newly developed liquid metal lattice.Led by Asst. Prof. Pu Zhang, a team of scientist...

Industrial products companies’ initial forays into digital services didn’t go exactly as planned. Many had high expectations that expanding into digital would help them expand services, the most profitable part of their business, and lead to new sources of revenue, leaner field operations, and more targeted sales. But making digital happen was harder than they anticipated. Companies quickly r...

We have all been here – you are sick, you have chills so you turn up the heat but that makes your room dry, meanwhile, your tea gets cold and you are too tired to go heat it up for the fourth time. if you are anything like me you have probably tried to warm your tea in front of the heater but obviously failed. That is exactly when we need a product like Heattle – a heater and humidifier in on...

What we eat and the way we eat it is changing rapidly under increasing social distance measures.While typically we would be eating out at least five meals a week under normal circumstances, we’ve all been asked to stay home as much as possible. It’s important to support our local restaurants doing takeout right now, but when it’s time to cook at home there are a few things you need to know i...

We are in the midst of developing several research initiatives on corporate venture capital (CVC) investments, where an established, corporate firm takes a minority-equity position in a startup for strategic purposes (i.e., not strictly financial).If you are a large, established corporate firm or an entrepreneurial startup, we would love the chance to meet you. Please contact us.An integral par...

If you're a wardrobe manager on a film, TV or theater set, then you likely have to send a lot of clothes out for dry cleaning. That's where Presso is intended to come in – it's a portable device that dry cleans clothing on-location, in five minutes.The Presso machine is about the size of a small refrigerator, and is designed to be rolled through regular doorways on its built-in wheels. It does...

The novel shadow-effect energy generator developed by NUS researchers uses the contrast in illumination between the lit and shadowed areas to generate electricity. It exploits the contrast between light and dark to produce a current to power a small gadgetillustration of a small, banded device in partial light and shadowsShadow-effect energy generators, like the one illustrated here, could some...

DNAnexus, which provides a data analysis and management platform for DNA sequence data, today announced it has secured $100 million in a round co-led by Perceptive Advisors and Northpond Ventures. DNAnexus says the funds will advance its international growth, enabling the company to serve health care and life science organizations around the world as it grows its cloud-based clinical testing of...

On the cusp of adulthood and facing an uncertain future : What we know about Gen Z so far.One-in-ten eligible voters in the 2020 electorate will be part of a new generation of Americans – Generation Z. Born after 1996, most members of this generation are not yet old enough to vote, but as the oldest among them turn 23 this year, roughly 24 million will have the opportunity to cast a ballot in...