Engineering
The year was 2016 and the headlines talked about something called cyborg insects and reflected on a branch of technology called biorobotics.
Feb 18, 2020
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Robotics
In a finding that could benefit drone design, award-winning research by a doctoral student at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) shows that the undulating flight paths of monarch butterflies are actually more energy ...
Feb 14, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
A patent application from Apple is all about a foldable device with a clever hinge design and it has tech watchers beating the drums for what Apple could bring to the table in folding phones with, if any, a difference.
Feb 07, 2020
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Hi Tech & Innovation
For the first time, the U.S. government's highway safety agency has approved a company's request to deploy a self-driving vehicle that doesn't meet federal safety standards that apply to cars and trucks driven by humans.
Feb 06, 2020
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Hi Tech & Innovation
A project researching the latest autonomous vehicle technologies has successfully completed a 230-mile self-navigated journey on UK roads.
Feb 06, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
A group of St. Petersburg scientists has proposed a new method of manufacturing electrodes for lithium-ion batteries that power laptops, smartphones and tablets. The researchers have shown that these elements can be printed ...
Feb 06, 2020
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Hi Tech & Innovation
As long as humans have been moving, there have been fantastic predictions about how technology will revolutionize transportation. Most of them turn out to be myths. A University of Kansas researcher has written a study revisiting ...
Feb 05, 2020
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Internet
Feeling lost in translation?
Feb 05, 2020
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Engineering
The highest-ranked areas in an Australia-wide assessment of smart city performance are all in metropolitan regions with higher population densities. "Australia's 60 top-performing local government areas house more than quarter ...
Feb 05, 2020
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Engineering
When Mina Jang played the same melodious tune on two different flutes behind a screen, she said the examiners grading her couldn't tell the difference.
Feb 02, 2020
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Robotics
At a warehouse on the outskirts of Berlin recently, a new addition to the warehouse, a robot, drew press attention.
Feb 01, 2020 weblog
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Total global waste is expected to double from nearly 2 billion tonnes in 2016 to an estimated 4 billion tonnes by 2050 as consumer-oriented urban populations grow. As population growth increases consumption and waste, managing ...
Jan 31, 2020
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Robotics
Four-dimensional (4-D) printing is based on merging multimaterial printing, reinforcement patterns or micro and nanofibrous additives as time-related programmable tools, to achieve desired shape reconfigurations. However, ...
Jan 30, 2020 feature
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Theo, a 12-year-old boy who is blind, is seated at a table in a crowded kitchen on a gray and drippy mid-December day. A headband that houses cameras, a depth sensor and speakers rings his sandy-brown hair. He swivels his ...
Jan 30, 2020
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