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Researchers create world's smallest 'computer'

IBM's announcement that they had produced the world's smallest computer back in March raised a few eyebrows at the University of Michigan, home of the previous champion of tiny computing.

Engineering

Jun 23, 2018
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Low-cost plastic sensors could monitor a range of health conditions

An international team of researchers have developed a low-cost sensor made from semiconducting plastic that can be used to diagnose or monitor a wide range of health conditions, such as surgical complications or neurodegenerative ...

Engineering

Jun 22, 2018
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Tracking cancer cell development with 'drinkable' electronic sensors

Thanks to an unorthodox approach being proposed by EPFL researchers, patients may soon be able to track their illness simply by drinking a solution containing millions of tiny electronic sensors disguised as bacteria.

Engineering

Jun 22, 2018
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Chip upgrade helps miniature drones navigate

Researchers at MIT, who last year designed a tiny computer chip tailored to help honeybee-sized drones navigate, have now shrunk their chip design even further, in both size and power consumption.

Engineering

Jun 20, 2018
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'Artificial blubber' protects divers in frigid water

When Navy SEALs carry out dives in Arctic waters, or when rescue teams are diving under ice-covered rivers or ponds, the survival time even in the best wetsuits is very limited—as little as tens of minutes, and the experience ...

Engineering

Jun 19, 2018
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Optical scanning technology used to restore wax recordings of indigenous languages

A team of researchers at UC Berkeley has embarked on a project to save wax recordings made a century ago using modern technology—they are calling it the "Documenting Endangered Languages" initiative. As they describe in ...

Engineering

Jun 18, 2018
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Engineers configure RFID tags to work as sensors

These days, many retailers and manufacturers are tracking their products using RFID, or radio-frequency identification tags. Often, these tags come in the form of paper-based labels outfitted with a simple antenna and memory ...

Engineering

Jun 14, 2018
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System allows surveillance cameras to 'talk' to the public through individual smartphones

Purdue University researchers have created a technology that allows public cameras to send personalized messages to people without compromising their privacy.

Engineering

Jun 14, 2018
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Exoskeleton designed to help paraplegics walk

An exoskeleton that can restore mobility for people confined to wheelchairs is always met with interest by medical professionals and by those affected. This time around, a lot of interest is evidenced in a team's effort to ...

Engineering

Jun 14, 2018
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Magnetic 3-D-printed structures crawl, roll, and jump

MIT engineers have created soft, 3-D-printed structures whose movements can be controlled with a wave of a magnet, much like marionettes without the strings.

Engineering

Jun 13, 2018
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