Important Innovations Collection

100 Billion Frames Per Second Captures Light Travelling from Point to Point A researcher at Washington University in St. Louis has invented a camera that captures 2 dimensional images at 100 billion frames per second.  That speed is capable of shooting phenomena that previously were too fast to be observed such as light pulses and laser beams as they travel from one point to another. World's Fastest 2 D Camera The new camera was invented by Professor of Biomedical Engineering Lihong Wang of Washington University.  His research was supported by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering.  Wang's camera is the world's fastest 2 D camera that doesn't require an external flash or multiple exposures.  It's a great way for imaging of ultra fast phenomena like a laser flash or biochemical reactions. Teaming the Camera with a Microscope for More Scientific Discoveries Wang is now working to pair the camera with a microscope to capture previo...

New Battery that's Shatterproof and Nonflammable Source:  Washington University at St. Louis Energy Inspired by Rust Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis have invented an ultra strong supercapacitor.  The team hit the supercapacitor with a hammer forty times and it still maintained 74% of its energy storage efficiency.  They also tested it against an impact equivalent to a 30 mph. car crash. It took the hitting and kept on working.  The inspiration for this new energy storage device came from the formation of rust on wet steel. Innovation from Rust The team created the device by controlling the formation of rust in a solution to grow a mat of conducting fibers onto a flexible layer of organic plastic.  The Washington University researchers say the mat of polymer nanofibers with a textile-like structure that's flexible is ideal for storing energy in a supercapacitor. New Energy This new energy storage device is shatterproof and nonflam...