New system optimizes the shape of robots for traversing various terrain types
So you need a robot that climbs stairs. What shape should that robot be? Should it have two legs, like a person? Or six, like an ant?
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Engineering
Headset over headphone: Canceling unnecessary and unwanted noise
Reporting in the journal Scientific Reports, the team of Tong Xiao, Xiaojun Qiu and Benjamin Halkon highlight the positive impacts for health and wellbeing of their 'virtual Active Noise Control/Cancelation (ANC) headphone' ...
Nov 30, 2020
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Business
Taiwan's GlobalWafers in talks to buy German rival Siltronic
Taiwan's GlobalWafers, the world's third-largest maker of semiconductor wafers, confirmed Monday it is in advanced talks to acquire German rival Siltronic AG in a deal worth an estimated $4.5 billion.
Nov 30, 2020
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Business
UK to ban new Huawei gear installations after Sept
Wireless carriers in the U.K. won't be allowed to install Huawei equipment in their high-speed 5G networks after September 2021, the British government said Monday, hardening its line against the Chinese technology company.
Nov 30, 2020
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Accurate and efficient 3-D motion tracking using deep learning
A new sensing method has made tracking movement easier and more efficient. A research group from Tohoku University has captured dexterous 3-D motion data from a flexible magnetic flux sensor array, using deep learning and ...
Nov 30, 2020
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Robotics
Energy-generating synthetic skin for affordable prosthetic limbs and touch-sensitive robots
A new type of energy-generating synthetic skin could create more affordable prosthetic limbs and robots capable of mimicking the sense of touch, scientists say.
Nov 30, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
Italy fines Apple 10 mn euros for water damage claims
Italy's competition authority said Monday it had fined Apple 10 million euros ($12 million) for misleading claims about the water resistant properties of various iPhone models.
Nov 30, 2020
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