Improving 3-D-printed prosthetics and integrating electronic sensors
With the growth of 3-D printing, it's entirely possible to 3-D print your own prosthetic from models found in open-source databases.
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Virginia Tech, (VT) was established as a land grant university in 1872, located in Blackburn, Virginia. VT offers 80 bachelor degree programs, 140 master's degree programs and doctoral degree programs in eight colleges. The student body is over 30,700 students. Notable departments include, Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Environmental Engineering. The School of Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering are rated highly by ranking panels. VT is in the process of opening graduate degree programs in the Middle East and Africa. Currently, VT operates in the Dominican Republic and Switzerland.
With the growth of 3-D printing, it's entirely possible to 3-D print your own prosthetic from models found in open-source databases.
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The week of Thanksgiving last year, a postcard arrived in mailboxes in Christiansburg. A link to a survey was on the back. On the front, there was a picture that was, by then, very familiar to the residents of a town that ...
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Inspired by the workings of a bat's ear, Rolf Mueller, a professor of mechanical engineering at Virginia Tech, has created bio-inspired technology that determines the location of a sound's origin.
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In the very near future, recycling light energy may be easier than recycling any other item in your house.
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Want a smartphone that stretches, takes damage, and still doesn't miss a call?
Jun 26, 2021
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Even in nations with strict online censorship laws, citizens can still bypass firewalls and access hidden information.
Nov 30, 2020
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Researchers are always seeking more reliable and more efficient communications, for everything from televisions and cellphones to satellites and medical devices.
Oct 30, 2018
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As artificial intelligence programs continue to develop and access is easier than ever, it's making it harder to separate fact from fiction. Just this week, an AI-generated image of an explosion near the Pentagon made headlines ...
May 26, 2023
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Virginia Tech researchers have discovered limitations in ChatGPT's capacity to provide location-specific information about environmental justice issues. Their findings, published in the journal Telematics and Informatics, ...
Dec 16, 2023
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Artificial and machine intelligence are changing the way we live more and more each day. Manufacturing robots, self-driving cars, and virtual travel booking agents are just a few examples of how these technologies have permeated ...
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