Engineering
Most prosthetic hands today still struggle with a fundamental problem: No two amputees are the same, yet most devices are designed as if they are. That mismatch makes natural, intuitive control difficult, often turning what ...
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Energy & Green Tech
Researchers from North Carolina State University and Rice University have created a nontoxic, stretchable battery that operates by extracting moisture from the ambient environment—even in climates as dry as the desert. The ...
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Robotics
In horror movies, music is a dead giveaway. Tension builds with each note, and you brace for the inevitable jump scare. The same sense of anticipation has taken a leading role in an unlikely venue: a Georgia Tech robotics ...
Jul 1, 2026
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Energy & Green Tech
Electric vehicle batteries could last twice as long, preventing costly replacement, with a new approach to heating and cooling the batteries, according to a study led by University of Michigan Engineering. The system is designed ...
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Engineering
In the underwater world, sound is the primary means of communication, as light quickly fades. A Korean research team has developed an underwater acoustic lens capable of focusing sound precisely at a desired point while reducing ...
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Engineering
Like a delicate fabric that becomes damaged during drying, a promising next-generation battery material has faced an unexpected challenge: Removing water to improve performance can actually shorten battery life. Now, a Korean ...
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Machine learning & AI
Inside a second-floor lab at CU Boulder, Jack Manning and Jed Brubaker are resurrecting the dead. As the researchers look on, study volunteers log in to Zoom and chat with AI-generated representations of lost grandparents, ...
Jul 1, 2026
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Robotics
Their metallic frames covered in supple, lifelike skin, a posse of new Chinese robots meant for companionship can offer users AI-generated conversation or a hand to hold, complete with manicured nails.
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Hardware
A research team led by Prof. Junghyup Lee of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at DGIST has become the first in the world to develop a "time-interleaved noise-shaping SAR ADC (analog-to-digital ...
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Business
Businesses are facing an increasing shortage of skilled workers. In some industries, like the logistics sector, specialists are so scarce that many companies have to rely on career changers and unskilled workers. What's more, ...
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