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
News tagged with external magnetic field
Energy & Green Tech
Magnetism: An unexpected push for the hydrogen economy
Humankind has entered uncharted territory: atmospheric CO2 levels have soared to a record-breaking 415 ppm for the first time in human history. The need to find a sustainable alternative to CO2-producing fuels is urgent. ...
Jun 10, 2019
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Software
A 4D printer for smart materials with magneto- and electro-mechanical properties
Researchers at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) have created software and hardware for a 4D printer with applications in the biomedical field. In addition to 3D printing, this machine allows for controlling extra functions: ...
Mar 7, 2023
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Engineering
Reprogrammable shape morphing of magnetic soft machines
Shape-morphing magnetic soft machines have diverse applications in minimally invasive medicine, wearable devices and soft robotics. However, most magnetic programming approaches are inherently coupled to the fabrication processes, ...
Robotics
A tiny, magnetically actuated gearbox that gives microrobots more power
A team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, working with a pair of colleagues from the Harbin Institute of Technology, has developed a tiny actuated gearbox that can be used to give very tiny ...
Engineering
Researchers demonstrate field-free switching of a commercial PMA ferromagnet at room temperature
Magnetic random-access memories (MRAMs) are data storage devices that store digital data within nanomagnets, representing it in binary code (i.e., as "0" or "1"). The magnetization of nanomagnets inside these memory devices ...
Robotics
Micromotors push around single cells and particles
A new type of micromotor—powered by ultrasound and steered by magnets—can move around individual cells and microscopic particles in crowded environments without damaging them. The technology could open up new possibilities ...
Oct 25, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
Team overcomes obstacles to commercializing next-generation batteries by moving electrolytes remotely
A joint research team led by Professors Lee Hong-kyung, Lee Yong-min, and Lee Ho-chun of the Department of Energy Science and Engineering at Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) has developed a new ...
Dec 15, 2022
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Hi Tech & Innovation
Twisted magnets make brain-inspired computing more adaptable
A form of brain-inspired computing that exploits the intrinsic physical properties of a material to dramatically reduce energy use is now a step closer to reality, thanks to a new study led by UCL and Imperial College London ...
Nov 13, 2023
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Highly efficient means to reverse magnetization with spin currents
An international research team has achieved an important milestone in the quest for high density, low-power consuming nonvolatile magnetic memory.
Apr 25, 2022
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