Robotics
Northwestern University engineers have developed the smallest-ever remote-controlled walking robot—and it comes in the form of a tiny, adorable peekytoe crab.
May 25, 2022
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Business
In the context of work, the digital divide has become less about access to devices and connectivity and more about skills and mindset. Many experienced professionals have never learned more than the rudimentary basics of ...
May 10, 2022
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Robotics
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS), Cornell University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University have developed collectives of microrobots which can move in any desired formation. The miniature ...
Apr 26, 2022
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Robotics
In April 2022, the project "Smart Electronic Olfaction for Body Odor Diagnostics"—SMELLODI for short—started with the kick-off meeting. The objective of the seven partners from Germany, Israel and Finland is to develop ...
Apr 26, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
As the population ages and with the advancements in medical technology, the number of patients using implanted electronic devices, such as artificial pacemakers and defibrillators, is increasing worldwide. Currently, the ...
Apr 18, 2022
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Robotics
A team of researchers affiliated with a host of entities in China has created a type of magnetic slime that can be configured on the fly to perform a variety of robotic tasks. In their paper published in the journal Advanced ...
Apr 06, 2022 report
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Engineering
As advances in wearable devices push the amount of information they can provide consumers, sensors increasingly have to conform to the contours of the body. One approach applies the principles of kirigami to give sensors ...
Mar 29, 2022
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Engineering
Plants and animals on land aren't the only organisms that need oxygen to survive. Underwater aquatic life also requires dissolved oxygen to live and prosper.
Mar 09, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
Call it the electric T-shirt. Or, as the researchers at the University of California San Diego have dubbed it, the "wearable microgrid."
Mar 03, 2022
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Engineering
Online shopping for clothing offers consumers convenience but comes with some notable downsides for them and the environment. Size and fit issues often prompt consumers to return the items, which leads to increased carbon ...
Feb 23, 2022
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