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Engineering
New algorithm mimics electrosensing in fish
While humans may struggle to navigate a murky, turbid underwater environment, weakly electric fish can do so with ease. These aquatic animals are specially adapted to traverse obscured waters without relying on vision; instead, ...
Jan 14, 2021
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Engineering
Flexible thermoelectric devices enable energy harvesting from human skin
A thermoelectric device is an energy conversion device that uses the voltage generated by the temperature difference between both ends of a material; it is capable of converting heat energy, such as waste heat from industrial ...
Jan 13, 2021
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Engineering
Seawater as an electrical cable? Wireless power transfers in the ocean
Associate professor Masaya Tamura, Kousuke Murai (who has completed the first term of his master's program), and their research team from the Department of Electrical and Electronic Information Engineering at Toyohashi University ...
Jan 13, 2021
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Business
Are robot-made 'printed' buildings a solution to Bay Area housing crisis?
In a cavernous warehouse near the Oakland Coliseum, a 3-D printer extrudes a secret blend of minerals and plastic polymer that's hardened into a heavy stone-like form under ultraviolet light.
Jan 13, 2021
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Engineering
Advanced tools reveal critical infrastructure connections to mitigate disasters
A cross-platform Argonne collaboration is optimizing a tool developed after Hurricane Maria to find essential connections between critical infrastructure that will help owners and operators plan for and mitigate a variety ...
Jan 12, 2021
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Engineering
System that adapts the temperature and lighting in a building according to the climate
A research team from the University of Almeria has designed an automatic software program that predicts the right temperature for the users of a building and adapts it to their activity in a specific room. The prototype works ...
Jan 12, 2021
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Engineering
With new tech, DARPA aims for night-vision goggles the size and weight of regular eyeglasses
For decades U.S. warfighters have benefitted from advanced night-vision technology, allowing pilots to fly low-level missions on pitch-black nights and ground forces to conduct operations against adversaries in the dark. ...
Jan 11, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets
Study suggests smart assistant design improvements for deaf users
Despite the inherent challenges that voice-interaction may create, researchers at the Penn State College of Information Sciences and Technology recently found that deaf and hard-of-hearing users regularly use smart assistants ...
Jan 08, 2021
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Engineering
Toward active thermomechanical control in precision mechatronics
Next-generation mechatronic systems form a vital part of the infrastructure that facilitates the technological advancements and innovations in the high-tech manufacturing, life sciences and medical industries. These systems ...
Jan 08, 2021
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Engineering
NEMS IDs: Secure nanoelectromechanical tags for identification and authentication
In recent years, hackers have become increasingly good at counterfeiting identification and authentication tags. This has led to an increase in cases of identity theft, fraud, security breaches and other concerning privacy ...
Jan 07, 2021 feature
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Software
Tech giant technology is 'open source' for the pandemic, so why does it feel so closed?
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen hardware developers clamoring to make 'open source' technology to support our frontline services. Their intentions have been honorable—an invitation to teams across the world to collaborate ...
Jan 07, 2021
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Engineering
Mighty morphing 3-D printing
Engineers at the University of Maryland (UMD) have created a new shape-changing or "morphing" 3-D printing nozzle that was featured as a Frontispiece in the January 5th issue of the journal Advanced Materials Technologies.
Jan 06, 2021
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