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Robotics

Robot designed to mimic the abilities of dung beetle displays impressive object manipulation skills

A multi-institutional trio of roboticists has designed and built a robot that mimics the abilities of the dung beetle. In their paper published in the journal Advanced Science, Binggwong Leung, Stanislav Gorb and Poramate ...

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Sensitive ceramics for soft robotics: Developing soft and intelligent sensor materials based on ceramic particles

Most people think of coffee cups, bathroom tiles or flower pots when they hear the word "ceramic." Not so Frank Clemens. For the research group leader in Empa's Laboratory for High-Performance Ceramics, ceramics can conduct ...

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Digital monitoring system can make concrete work more reliable, safer and economical

Concreting mistakes can be expensive. Concrete poured too quickly often leads to a lack of color uniformity, irregularities in the structure and uneven surfaces. Particularly in the case of exposed concrete, expensive reworking ...

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Algorithm enhances electronic correlation energy calculations for a wide range of fields

A first-of-its-kind algorithm developed at Georgia Tech is helping scientists study interactions between electrons. This innovation in modeling technology can lead to discoveries in physics, chemistry, materials science, ...

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Carpet fibers can stop concrete cracking

Engineers in Australia have found a way to make stronger and crack-resistant concrete with scrap carpet fibers, rolling out the red carpet for sustainability in the construction sector.

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Machining the future: The AI advantage

The field of AI is advancing rapidly, with ongoing improvements in AI models and sensors presenting exciting prospects for enhancing manufacturing and design processes. This expansion of AI has the potential to greatly improve ...

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Hydropower digital twins solution helps with operator challenges

No two hydropower facilities are the same. They all work similarly by harnessing the power of rushing water to spin turbines and generators, which in turn creates electricity. But their differences—in size, age or mechanical ...

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Crowdsourcing system aims to map wildfires in seconds

The 2023 blaze in Lahaina, Hawaii, which claimed more than 100 lives and burned 6,500 acres of land across Maui, is a tragic example of how rapid wildfire spread can make effective response efforts impossible, resulting in ...

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Scientists stir bizarre 'supersolid' matter for first time

Scientists on Wednesday said that they have successfully stirred a strange matter called a "supersolid"—which is both rigid and fluid—for the first time, providing direct proof of the dual nature of this quantum oddity.

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Developing environmentally friendly wood fiber boards

NIBIO's wood scientists are keen to contribute to a circular economy. By systematically improving the various links in the wood material value chain—from the trees in the forest to finished wood products—the goal of the ...

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A simpler, more efficient device for harvesting water from the air

A new type of prototype water harvester promises to be simpler and more efficient than traditional variations of the device at pulling drinking water from the air, a new study suggests. Built using temperature-sensitive materials, ...

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Engineers create bendable, self-heating and healing concrete

Concrete is the second largest consumed material in the U.S., and its production is responsible for 8% to 10% of carbon dioxide emissions. Civil engineers at Michigan State University have developed flexible concrete that ...

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Engineers develop new method for ultra-clean biofuel combustion

In new research published in the journal Fuel, Baylor University researchers with the Cornerstone Atomization and Combustion Lab (CAC) have unveiled a pioneering method for the efficient combustion of biofuels, using a revolutionary ...