Robotics
Empa researchers are working on producing artificial muscles that can keep up with the real thing. They have now developed a method of producing the soft and elastic yet powerful structures using 3D printing.
Mar 11, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Researchers at the University of Twente, in collaboration with the City University of Hong Kong, have designed a cutting-edge programmable photonic chip in a thin-film lithium niobate platform, an important material in photonics. ...
Mar 11, 2025
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Engineering
Researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have developed the world's first kilowatt-scale elastocaloric cooling device. The device can stabilize indoor temperatures at a comfortable 21°C–22°C ...
Mar 11, 2025
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Cost, technical performance and environmental impact—these are the three most important aspects for a new type of LED technology to have a broad commercial impact on society. This has been demonstrated by researchers at ...
Mar 11, 2025
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Machine learning & AI
AI models often rely on "spurious correlations," making decisions based on unimportant and potentially misleading information. Researchers have now discovered these learned spurious correlations can be traced to a very small ...
Mar 10, 2025
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Robotics
Researchers at the Institute of Technology, University of Tartu, present a robotics concept in which temporary robot embodiments and movement pathways are spun in situ from a polymer solution. They demonstrate an ad hoc gripper ...
Mar 7, 2025
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Engineering
Producing high-performance titanium alloy parts—whether for spacecraft, submarines or medical devices—has long been a slow, resource-intensive process. Even with advanced metal 3D-printing techniques, finding the right ...
Mar 7, 2025
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Energy & Green Tech
A study led by Dr. Latha Marasamy, a research professor at the Autonomous University of Querétaro, Mexico, is setting the stage for advancements in solar energy technology. The research team has made a significant breakthrough ...
Robotics
Imagine that a robot is helping you clean the dishes. You ask it to grab a soapy bowl out of the sink, but its gripper slightly misses the mark.
Mar 7, 2025
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Engineering
Creating battery electrolytes—the component that carries the charged particles back and forth between a battery's two terminals—has always been a tradeoff.
Mar 6, 2025
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