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Robotics

Simplified octopus-inspired swimming robot with soft asymmetric arms can replicate swimming patterns

Researchers at the National University of Singapore have developed a new robot inspired by one of the most intelligent aquatic animals on Earth: the octopus. This robot, presented in a paper published on the arXiv pre-print ...

Energy & Green Tech

Electrochemical reactor could make direct air capture more energy efficient

Rice University researchers have developed an electrochemical reactor that has the potential to drastically reduce energy consumption for direct air capture, the removal of carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere.

Hardware

Generative AI could generate millions of tons of e-waste by decade's end, study finds

A team of urban environmentalists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Institute of Urban Environment, working with a colleague from Reichman University in Israel, has attempted to estimate the amount of e-waste that will ...

Engineering

Enhanced 3D-printed alloy shows high potential for space applications

A research team has successfully developed a new high-performance metal 3D-printed alloy tailored for space environments. The newly developed alloy demonstrated exceptional mechanical performance at extreme cryogenic temperatures ...

Energy & Green Tech

Static electricity could help run air conditioners

An invention made from waste polystyrene that generates static electricity from motion and wind could lower power usage by recycling waste energy in air conditioners and other applications.

Engineering

Bird wings inspire new approach to flight safety

Taking inspiration from bird feathers, Princeton engineers have found that adding rows of flaps to a remote-controlled aircraft's wings improves flight performance and helps prevent stalling, a condition that can jeopardize ...

Engineering

Ultraprecise method of aligning 3D semiconductor chips invented

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have invented a new way to align 3D semiconductor chips by shining a laser through concentric metalenses patterned on the chips to produce a hologram. Their work, published ...

Business

Humans and AI: Do they work better together or alone?

The potential of human-AI collaboration has captured our imagination: a future where human creativity and AI's analytical power combine to make critical decisions and solve complex problems. But new research from the MIT ...