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Bioactive inks printed on wearable textiles can map conditions over the entire surface of the body

Researchers at Tufts University's School of Engineering have developed biomaterial-based inks that respond to and quantify chemicals released from the body (e.g. in sweat and potentially other biofluids) or in the surrounding ...

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Digital Braille speaker communicates using mid-air pulses

Researchers at Bayreuth University have developed a digital-age speaker system that permits the blind to read Braille using ultrasound waves in mid-air.

Jun 04, 2020

An origami-based robotic structure inspired by ladybird wings

Researchers at Seoul National University have recently developed a compact and lightweight origami structure inspired by ladybird beetles. In a paper published in Science Robotics they show how this structure can be used ...

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New research leads to lighter and greener bridges

The past 60 years have not seen any fundamental change to the design of bridge decks for suspensions bridges—best known in Denmark from the Great Belt Link. To accommodate the request for ever longer bridges, the Technical ...

Jun 03, 2020

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These flexible feet help robots walk faster

Roboticists at the University of California San Diego have developed flexible feet that can help robots walk up to 40 percent faster on uneven terrain such as pebbles and wood chips. The work has applications for search-and-rescue ...

Jun 01, 2020

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Coatings for shoe bottoms could improve traction on slick surfaces

Inspired by the Japanese art of paper cutting, MIT engineers have designed a friction-boosting material that could be used to coat the bottom of your shoes, giving them a stronger grip on ice and other slippery surfaces.

Jun 01, 2020

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Giving soft robots feeling

One of the hottest topics in robotics is the field of soft robots, which utilizes squishy and flexible materials rather than traditional rigid materials. But soft robots have been limited due to their lack of good sensing. ...

Jun 01, 2020

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The coronavirus could mark the rise of automation

The coronavirus pandemic has caused a massive surge in global unemployment. It has also highlighted the increasingly valuable role of automation in today's world.

May 29, 2020

Electric pulses precisely shape 3-D-printed metal parts

Professor Dirk Bähre and his research team at Saarland University have developed a non-contact method of transforming metal parts fabricated by a 3-D printer into high-precision technical components for specialist applications. ...

May 28, 2020

Software solution predicts costs for manufacturers

New software designed to help manufacturers better predict and adjust costs may assist organizers one day with huge events such as the Olympic Games.

May 27, 2020

Multifunctional e-glasses monitor health, protect eyes, control video game

Fitness tracker bracelets and watches provide useful information, such as step count and heart rate, but they usually can't provide more detailed data about the wearer's health. Now, researchers reporting in ACS Applied Materials ...

May 27, 2020

NIST formula may help 5G wireless networks efficiently share communications frequencies

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a mathematical formula that, computer simulations suggest, could help 5G and other wireless networks select and share communications ...

May 26, 2020

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Engineers develop near-zero emissions engine technology

Southwest Research Institute engineers have developed the next generation of clean diesel engine technology to reduce hazardous nitrogen oxides (NOx) and carbon dioxide emissions while minimizing fuel consumption. Working ...

May 26, 2020

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Engineering news

Bioactive inks printed on wearable textiles can map conditions over the entire surface of the body

Digital Braille speaker communicates using mid-air pulses

An origami-based robotic structure inspired by ladybird wings

New research leads to lighter and greener bridges

These flexible feet help robots walk faster

Coatings for shoe bottoms could improve traction on slick surfaces

Giving soft robots feeling

Google Search shaves seconds with snippet-to-source feature

A system for the nonreciprocal transmission of microwave acoustic waves

If transistors can't get smaller, then software developers have to get smarter

Shocker! Japan firms' electrifying fabric zaps bacteria

Research shows promising advances to inexpensive and durable smart window technology

DEAN: A blockchain protocol for more reliable edge computing

The modern world is fast becoming a wireless, infrared world

Study: Autonomous vehicles won't make roads completely safe

Can't concentrate at work? This AI system knows why

Robot dog hounds Thai shoppers to keep hands virus-free

Hydrogen cars won't overtake electric vehicles because they're hampered by the laws of science

Double-sided solar panels that follow the sun prove most cost effective

Raspberry unveils new 8GB Pi 4 and 64-bit OS

Precision spray coating could enable solar cells with better performance and stability

Next-generation cockroach-inspired robot is small but mighty

Battery components recycled into fertilizer

Qualcomm rolls out next generation Wi-Fi technology to improve remote work, online schooling

S. Korea's self-driving upstarts take on tech giants

Research finds some AI advances are over-hyped

New electrocatalysts to produce ethanol more efficiently

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