Electricity, meanwhile, is delivered via a conductive brush that sweeps around a metal ring in the stationary base.
McDonald was also the third physician in the world to perform a procedure called conductive keratoplasty -- a noninvasive surgery for farsightedness that involves using radio-frequency energy to heat small spots around the cornea.
Ms Thomson, who works at Stracathro Hospital, had attended numerous clinics and appointments over the years for recurrent ear infections, which resulted in a conductive hearing loss in both her ears where sounds are heard at a much quieter level.
Using a conductive capacitor that is integrated as part of the pen, it connects to an electromagnetic field generated by an excitation coil in the digitizer.
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If a conductive wire is run between the two, electrons released by the lead will run through it towards the lead dioxide, generating an electrical current as they do so.
Most are simple designs, essentially a pen with a rubber tip that mimics the conductive property and shape of a fingertip. (Steer clear of styluses with fine, hard plastic tips, which are designed for older gadgets like the PalmPilot and won't work with today's touch screens).
Keyglove is an Open Source Hardware (OSHW) project that's intended to eliminate those clunky keyboards and unmanageable mice from the computing process altogether, instead engaging a series of conductive sensors that, when touched together, mimic a keystroke.
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Any material that has even the tiniest bit of conductive capability can be a touch sensor with the Makey Makey.
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Patients should not use the NovoTTF-100A System if they have an implanted medical device or a skull defect, or have a known sensitivity to conductive hydrogels, such as those used with electrocardiograms.
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Worse, it also requires the use of conductive gel, which hardly makes for a consumer-friendly product.
Cambrios also announced the commercialization of their ClearOhm transparent conductive film, now on the market in a leading smart phone.
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It had two styli connected to pendulums joined to a wire and could reproduce writing on an electrically conductive surface.
The privately held company was founded in 2002 as a spinout from Carnegie Mellon University, based upon conductive polymer technology developed by Dr. Richard McCullough.
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As conductive paint becomes increasingly common, we can look forward to a future where billboards talk back, walls are interactive, and greeting cards come to life in our very hands.
Chief technical officer Nigel Gilhespy says the fabric is made of five layers of fabric, three of which are conductive, which means they create an electrical signal and perform a high-tech function.
Using NCVM (Non-Conductive Vapor Metallization) technology, an innovative coating process that produces a colorful metallic veneer, LG Aurora notebooks have a pellucid, glossy exterior that provides genuine value to customers through improved scratch resistance and a strengthened cover.
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It makes use of a completely different, highly manufacturable material for creating transparent, conductive films.
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The cotton fibers are made conductive by coating the fibers, first with gold nanoparticles, and then with a thin layer of PEDOT.
This latest instance apparently began when Hebrew University professor Shlomo Magdassi was working to develop a touchscreen using silver nanoparticles but ran into trouble making the screen conductive while still remaining transparent.
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Digits conductive glove pins allow you to attach special fingertips to any of your gloves to allow them to use a touchscreen.
Now, a team of researchers from AGFA-Gevaert, IMEC, Holst Centre and Philips have prototyped a 12- x 12-centimeter flexible OLED lighting panel that swaps out the ITO for highly-conductive transparent resin electrodes.
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