All-terrain microrobot flips through a live colon
A rectangular robot as tiny as a few human hairs can travel throughout a colon by doing back flips, Purdue University engineers have demonstrated in live animal models.
Oct 15, 2020
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Robotics
Purdue University
Purdue University was founded in 1868 as one of the original land-grant universities in the United States. Purdue is the flagship university of Indiana's university system. It is noted for its exceptional College of Engineering and programs in aerospace and aviation. Also noteworthy is the Krannert School of Management. Purdue ranks in the Top 100 of American Universities, according to U.S. News and World Report. Purdue offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in 200 subject areas. Purdue publishes high quality peer-review journals and offers on-line public access to its research news. Purdue enjoys its nickname, Cradle of Astronauts as 22 astronauts are alumni, including Neil Armstrong, Gus Grissom and Eugene Cernan.
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- 509 Harrison Street,West Lafayette,IN 47907-2025
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Computer Sciences
The brain's secret to life-long learning can now come as hardware for artificial intelligence
When the human brain learns something new, it adapts. But when artificial intelligence learns something new, it tends to forget information it already learned.
Feb 3, 2022
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Computer Sciences
New AI technique creates 3-D shapes from 2-D images
A new technique that uses the artificial intelligence methods of machine learning and deep learning is able to create 3-D shapes from 2-D images, such as photographs, and is even able to create new, never-before-seen shapes.
Jul 26, 2017
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Hardware
Neuromorphic computing research: Team proposes hardware that mimics the human brain
Technology is edging closer and closer to the super-speed world of computing with artificial intelligence. But is the world equipped with the proper hardware to be able to handle the workload of new AI technological breakthroughs?
Nov 6, 2023
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Engineering
Nanoparticle levitated by light rotates at 300 billion rpm
A dumbbell-shaped nanoparticle powered just by the force and torque of light has become the world's fastest-spinning object.
Jan 16, 2020
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Engineering
Your paper notebook could become your next tablet
Innovators from Purdue University hope their new technology can help transform paper sheets from a notebook into a music player interface and make food packaging interactive.
Sep 1, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
Dark mode may not save battery life as much as anticipated
When Android and Apple operating system updates started giving users the option to put their smartphones in dark mode, the feature showed potential for saving the battery life of newer phones with screens that allow darker-colored ...
Jul 28, 2021
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Hardware
Artificial intelligence is energy-hungry—new hardware could curb its appetite
To just solve a puzzle or play a game, artificial intelligence can require software running on thousands of computers. That could be the energy that three nuclear plants produce in one hour.
May 7, 2020
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Robotics
Hummingbird robot uses AI to soon go where drones can't
What can fly like a bird and hover like an insect?
May 9, 2019
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Engineering
Inkjet-printed thermite deposits energetic materials safely
Researchers have developed a method to deposit tiny amounts of energetic materials (explosives, propellants, and pyrotechnics) using the same technology as an inkjet printer.
Jan 8, 2018
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