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Neuralink Technology: Brief Introduction
Neuralink Technology: Brief Introduction
Introduction Neuralink is a neurotechnology company founded by Elon Musk in 2016 to develop implantable brain-machine interfaces. The company aims to create devices that can be implanted in the human ...
Piezoelectric Crystals: Industrial and Biomedical Uses
Piezoelectric Crystals: Industrial and Biomedical Uses
Introduction Piezoelectricity is a material’s ability to acquire electric charge in response to an applied mechanical stressor. The root “piezo–” is derived from the Greek word piezein, meaning “to ...
HDR Photography: A Practical Guide
HDR Photography: A Practical Guide
If you’ve ever been on a hike on a sunny day you may have noticed that the photos you take have high levels of contrast between the bright spots and shady spots. This can be hard to manage as an ...
An Introduction to MEMS Technology
An Introduction to MEMS Technology
  Have you ever considered how small something could be? What would limit how small we can make things? How precise exactly is “ultra precision”? Today we will have an introduction into ...
Artificial Intelligence in Laser-Based Additive Manufacturing
Artificial Intelligence in Laser-Based Additive Manufacturing
Introduction Nowadays, we see the application of artificial intelligence in many places, whether we are a student in a university or an engineer working in an industrial company. Artificial intelligence ...
Laser Interferometers Detect Gravitational Waves
Laser Interferometers Detect Gravitational Waves
Talking to one another or throwing a rock in a still pond will create waves that affect the mass around the epicenter, creating peaks and troughs. Similar to sound or water waves, gravitational waves are ...
Deformable Mirrors and “Fake” Stars in Space Photography
Deformable Mirrors and “Fake” Stars in Space Photography
Why do We Need Deformable Mirrors? Deformable mirrors are specialty mirrors that are capable of deforming their reflective surface and thus achieve wavefront correction of optical aberrations. In astronomy ...
Diagnostic and Surgical Applications of Photonics in Ophthalmology
Diagnostic and Surgical Applications of Photonics in Ophthalmology
Introduction Photonics has a wide array of applications in data communications, imaging, light sensing, and surgery. One such field where the utilization of light is particularly useful is ophthalmology. ...
Neural Imaging with Visible Light: Intrinsic Signal
Neural Imaging with Visible Light: Intrinsic Signal
Recent advances in neural imaging (or neuroimaging) techniques may pave the way for better treatment of neurological diseases such as Parkinson’s disease and next-generation applications in fields ...
AI and Robots: Is the Future Promising or Foreboding?
AI and Robots: Is the Future Promising or Foreboding?
The inherent purpose of technology is to make our lives easier. Humanity has been able to get things done with less physical work by transferring a large portion of labor onto machines. From the most ...