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Robotics
A fully edible robot could soon end up on our plate, say scientists
A fully edible robot could soon end up on our plate if we overcome some technical hurdles, say EPFL scientists involved in RoboFood—a project which aims to marry robots and food.
Jun 14, 2024
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From wearables to swallowables: Engineers create GPS-like smart pills with AI
Imagine finding your location without GPS. Now apply this to tracking an item in the body. This has been the challenge with tracking "smart" pills—pills equipped with smart sensors–once swallowed. At the USC Viterbi School ...
Jun 14, 2024
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Using drones will advance the inspection of remote runways in Canada and beyond, research suggests
With weather, limited flights and long distances, gravel runways at remote airports—particularly in northern Canada—are difficult to get to, let alone to inspect for safety.
Jun 14, 2024
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New fabric makes urban heat islands more bearable
This year has already seen massive heat waves around the globe, with cities in Mexico, India, Pakistan and Oman hitting temperatures near or past 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit).
Jun 13, 2024
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Could a cockpit warning system prevent close calls between planes at US airports?
As a Delta Air Lines jet began roaring down a runway, an air traffic controller at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport suddenly blurted out an expletive, then ordered the pilots to stop their takeoff roll.
Jun 13, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
New 3D printing technique integrates electronics into microchannels to create flexible, stretchable microfluidic devices
The transition from traditional 2D to 3D microfluidic structures is a significant advancement in microfluidics, offering benefits in scientific and industrial applications. These 3D systems improve throughput through parallel ...
Jun 12, 2024
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Consumer & Gadgets
Incorporating 'touch' into social media interactions can increase feelings of support and approval, study suggests
Including "tactile emoticons" into social media communications can enhance communication, according to a study published June 12, 2024 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Alkistis Saramandi and Yee Ki Au from University ...
Jun 12, 2024
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Hi Tech & Innovation
'Flying taxis' to be tested during Paris Olympics: Minister
France's transport minister said Wednesday that so-called "flying taxis"—large futuristic drones capable of transporting several people—would be authorized for use on an experimental basis during the Paris Olympics.
Jun 12, 2024
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Telecom
NASA's laser relay system sends pet imagery to and from Space Station
Using NASA's first two-way, end-to-end laser relay system, pictures and videos of cherished pets flew through space over laser communications links at a rate of 1.2 gigabits per second—faster than most home internet speeds.
Jun 11, 2024
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Virtual reality as a reliable shooting performance-tracking tool
Virtual reality technology can do more than teach weaponry skills in law enforcement and military personnel, a new study suggests: It can accurately record shooting performance and reliably track individuals' progress over ...
Jun 11, 2024
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Hardware
Researchers develop Superman-inspired imager chip for mobile devices
Researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas and Seoul National University have developed an imager chip inspired by Superman's X-ray vision that could be used in mobile devices to make it possible to detect objects ...
Jun 10, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Study explores ice-based electricity generation
Last year, researchers from the US and Canada reported in PLOS ONE creating electrical batteries from ice. The electrical output is modest, just 0.1 milliwatt. But this may be a sign of good things to come. The scientists ...
Jun 10, 2024
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Computer Sciences
Tricking the brain: New dimensions of haptics in virtual reality
How can virtual reality (VR) be experienced haptically, i.e., through the sense of touch? This is one of the fundamental questions that modern VR research is investigating.
Jun 10, 2024
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Tunisian all-women's team eye inventors' prize for smart wheelchair
A smart wheelchair system built by a team of young Tunisian women engineers has reached the finals for a prestigious European inventors' prize, setting a hopeful precedent in a country embroiled in multiple crises.
Jun 10, 2024
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Engineering
Using 3D printer students design attachment for a quieter leaf blower
Nate Greene, an engineer at Towson's Stanley Black & Decker, calls the innovation "extremely atypical."
Jun 8, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Tiny crop-health sensors could help cut the cost of groceries
A compact, lightweight sensor system with infrared imaging capabilities developed by an international team of engineers could be easily fitted to a drone for remote crop monitoring.
Jun 7, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
New liquid metal-based electronic logic device mimics prey-capture mechanism of Venus flytrap
A research team led by the School of Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has developed a liquid metal-based electronic logic device that mimics the intelligent prey-capture mechanism ...
Jun 6, 2024
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