Gigging musicians will often lug around a number of electric guitars to play during a set, each offering up something different – whether that's a special tone, a favored feel or a preferred look. But ...

The recent rapid development of wireless communication systems has created a strong need for the development of new antenna structures. The research described in this project introduces the concept of ...

If electronic circuits could automatically reconfigure their internal conductive pathways as required, microchips could function as many different circuits on the one device. If many of these devices ...

As a PI of the NSF Center for Robots and Sensors for the Human Well-Being (RoSe-HUB), Prof. Voyles directs RoSe-HUB co-sponsored projects based on some of this work. This site also reflects work as a ...

(a) Unit optimization process with a hybrid continuous-discrete PSO algorithm. The particulars of the yellow and green boxes in the optimization are elaborated in (b) and (c), respectively. (b) The ...

Space on the instrument panel is valuable real estate. And it's under siege. Interior designers are faced with having to add features - from warning icons to navigation systems - but they aren't given ...

Along with the development of technology, various materials with different characteristics of materials are coming out. However, "reconfigurable materials" have been devised which can significantly ...

In traditional vision systems, the optical information is captured by a frame-based digital camera, and then the digital signal is processed afterwards using machine-learning algorithms. In this ...

A new Ford patent filing detailing an elaborate reconfigurable seating system has surfaced. Published by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on Feb. 13, and originally filed on March ...