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Defeating cyberattacks on 3-D printers

With cyberattacks on 3D printers likely to threaten health and safety, researchers at Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Georgia Institute of Technology have developed novel methods to combat them, according to a groundbreaking ...

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Aug 16, 2017
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Engineer looks to owl wings for bio-inspired ideas for quieter aircraft, wind turbines

Anupam Sharma pulled an accordion folder from the bookshelf above his Iowa State University desk. Inside was the carefully collected and preserved wing of a short-eared owl.

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Aug 15, 2017
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Sports hall for school in Thailand has bamboo construction

An idea worth saving—an ambitious bamboo structure serving as a large sports hall with open, natural ventilation, strong enough to withstand nasty weather and boasting zero carbon footprint.

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Aug 14, 2017
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Team 3-D-prints first truly microfluidic 'lab on a chipl devices

Researchers at BYU are the first to 3D-print a viable microfluidic device small enough to be effective at a scale much less than 100 micrometers. Microfluidic devices are tiny chips that can sort out disease biomarkers, cells ...

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Aug 14, 2017
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Novel software can recognize eye contact in everyday situations

Human eye contact is an important information source. However, the ability of computer systems to recognize eye contact in everyday situations is very limited. Computer scientists of Saarland University and the Max Planck ...

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Aug 14, 2017
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Cost-saving alternative to an expensive conductivity probe improves on design

UC Santa Barbara mechanical engineer Paolo Luzzatto-Fegiz was frustrated. Once again, the delicate tip of the instrument he was using to measure water density—a conductivity probe—had broken, rendering the setup useless ...

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Aug 08, 2017
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El Calafate, Argentina, is scene for glider reaching new highs

"Altitude record" marks the achievement of one project which is set to nab even new higher numbers, with an added special mission to collect valuable data.

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Aug 07, 2017
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Hybrid drones carry heavier payloads for greater distances

MIT alumnus Long Phan SM '99, PhD '12 is a technology innovator and entrepreneur with several engineering "firsts" under his belt.

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Aug 07, 2017
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Simultaneous design and nanomanufacturing speeds up fabrication

Design and nanomanufacturing have collided inside of a Northwestern University laboratory.

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Aug 04, 2017
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Software lets designers exploit the extremely high resolution of 3-D printers

Today's 3-D printers have a resolution of 600 dots per inch, which means that they could pack a billion tiny cubes of different materials into a volume that measures just 1.67 cubic inches.

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Aug 04, 2017
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Cognitive hearing aid filters out the noise

People who are hearing impaired have a difficult time following a conversation in a multi-speaker environment such as a noisy restaurant or a party. While current hearing aids can suppress background noise, they cannot help ...

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Aug 03, 2017
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Smart underwear proven to prevent back stress with just a tap

TV infomercials offer a world of potential solutions for back pain, but most of them have at least one of three problems—they're unproven, unworkable or just plain unattractive.

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Aug 01, 2017
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Company focused on swinging metal 3-D printing into faster lane

(Tech Xplore)—Metal 3-D printing has yet to command center stage, but 3-D printing-watchers say that, with the developments going on at a Massachusetts-based company, that may change.

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Aug 01, 2017
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Eyeglass sensor allows for capturing eyeblinks for typing and controlling external devices

A team of researchers from Chongqing University and the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, both in China, has developed a sensor that is able to translate eye muscle movement into electrical signals that can ...

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Jul 31, 2017
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Last-mile delivery via drone

A warm meal was quickly delivered by a drone from an ESA business incubator start-up to the last inhabitant in a remote village in Portugal.

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Jul 31, 2017
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Dropping off microdrones, at low cost and easily stacked

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory has been working on stackable little drones. Payloads could be interconnected to form an ad-hoc, self-configuring network. The Lab has a name for this concept, CICADA which stands for Close-In ...

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Jul 30, 2017
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Simple, low-cost respiratory sensor measures and tracks personal metabolism

The U.S. military has great interest in more comprehensive measurement and tracking of metabolism, both for optimizing the performance of warfighters under demanding physical conditions and for maintaining the health and ...

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Jul 28, 2017
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Measuring distance with a single photo

Most cameras just record colour but now the 3D shapes of objects, captured through only a single lens, can be accurately estimated using new software developed by UCL computer scientists.

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Jul 26, 2017
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Taking cue from nature, researchers design machines that bend

Replacing rigid joints and linkages with mechanisms that bend offers a number of potential advantages, even as it makes designing devices more difficult. A computational design tool developed by Disney Research promises to ...

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Jul 26, 2017
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The next pharmaceutical revolution could be 3-D bioprinted

Body organs such as kidneys, livers and hearts are incredibly complex tissues. Each is made up of many different cell types, plus other components that give the organs their structure and allow them to function as we need ...

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Jul 25, 2017
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InstantCAD allows manufacturers to simulate, optimize CAD designs in real-time

Almost every object we use is developed with computer-aided design (CAD). Ironically, while CAD programs are good for creating designs, using them is actually very difficult and time-consuming if you're trying to improve ...

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Jul 24, 2017
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Earthquake shake tests toward 20-story earthquake-safe buildings made from wood

Engineering researchers are putting a two-story wooden structure through a series of powerful earthquake simulations at the University of California San Diego shake table this week. The goal is to gather the data required ...

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Jul 20, 2017
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Personalized 'earable' sensor monitors body temperature in real time

Wireless, wearable sensors are all the rage with millions of people now sporting fitness trackers on their wrists. These devices can count footsteps, monitor heart rate and other vital signs. Now researchers report in the ...

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Jul 19, 2017
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Gripping geckos' aerial escapes test their limits

Geckos climb vertically up trees, walls and even windows, thanks to pads on the digits of their feet that employ a huge number of tiny bristles and hooks.

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Jul 19, 2017
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DRL pockets rainbow for fastest racing drone

(Tech Xplore)—The DRL RacerX has taken the title of the fastest racing drone, achieving a top speed of 179.6 miles (289 km/h) per hour.

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Jul 16, 2017
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