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Robotics
Robot hives in Israel kibbutz hope to keep bees buzzing
They function as normal hives, but apiaries built at a kibbutz in Israel's Galilee are decked out with high-tech artificial intelligence systems set to ensure longevity for these vital pollinators.
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Engineering
Senior engineering students design ball launcher, painting device for teens with cerebral palsy
Her eyes squint to sharpen her focus while her mouth curves into a smile and her fingers push down on the controller, sending a baseball flying through the air. For the past year, 14-year-old Emerson Allen has patiently waited ...
May 16, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
A new wearable technology—for plants
Plants can't speak up when they are thirsty. And visual signs, such as shriveling or browning leaves, don't start until most of their water is gone. To detect water loss earlier, researchers reporting in ACS Applied Materials ...
May 04, 2022
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Robotics
Artificial skin could give robots a sense of touch similar to humans
One of many special human qualities is the ability to handle objects with skill and precision. This is all down to our sense of touch, which is particularly acute in the tips of our fingers. Using our hands, we are able to ...
May 03, 2022
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Computer Sciences
Over the lips, through the gums, look out gamers, here it comes—or so it seems
Lips are famously sensual but, together with the gums and tongue, they are also surprisingly sensitive, second only to the fingertips in nerve density. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have exploited this latter ...
May 02, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Researchers develop ultra-high-speed, high-efficiency OELGs by using organic-inorganic perovskite photodiodes
Demand is increasing for computers that can quickly calculate and process large amounts of information, as artificial intelligence, self-driving cars, drones, and metaverse technologies are drawing attention as core industries ...
May 02, 2022
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Engineering
From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button
MIT researchers have developed a portable desalination unit, weighing less than 10 kilograms, that can remove particles and salts to generate drinking water.
Apr 28, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Chinese scientists develop highly robust stretchable electrode for E-skin applications
Prof. Li Runwei's group at the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, cooperating with Prof. Zhu Guang's group from University of Nottingham Ningbo China, has ...
Apr 28, 2022
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Lighting up artificial neural networks with optomemristors
A team of international scientists have performed difficult machine learning computations using a nano-scale device, named an "optomemristor."
Apr 27, 2022
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Hi Tech & Innovation
UAE vows 'responsible' artificial intelligence rollout
The world's first minister for artificial intelligence says the United Arab Emirates isn't only looking for economic benefits as it seeks to become a leading nation in the sector.
Apr 27, 2022
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Researchers develop a paper-thin loudspeaker
MIT engineers have developed a paper-thin loudspeaker that can turn any surface into an active audio source.
Apr 26, 2022
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Robotics
Scientists to develop electronic noses to track down body odors
In April 2022, the project "Smart Electronic Olfaction for Body Odor Diagnostics"—SMELLODI for short—started with the kick-off meeting. The objective of the seven partners from Germany, Israel and Finland is to develop ...
Apr 26, 2022
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Hi Tech & Innovation
UK hosts 'world's first' hub for drones, future flying taxis
A pop-up urban port for delivery drones—and one day, potentially flying taxis—launched Monday in Britain, lifting a box of prosecco for a brief celebratory test flight hailed as groundbreaking.
Apr 25, 2022
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