Soft robots self-destruct with little trace
Korean researchers say they have devised a robot that can self-destruct and leave no trace other than an oily puddle.
Robotics
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Using a solidified liquid metal to build 3D flexible electronics
In recent years, engineers and material scientists have been trying to identify particularly promising materials for creating flexible electronics of different shapes and sizes. Ultimately, these electronics could be integrated ...
Engineering
A pocket cooling device based on a cascade mechanism
Recent technological advances have enabled the development of increasingly compact and flexible devices. This includes wearable or portable technology, such as smart watches, earphones or other smart accessories, which can ...
Engineering
Displays controlled by flexible fins and liquid droplets more versatile, efficient than LED screens
Flexible displays that can change color, convey information and even send veiled messages via infrared radiation are now possible, thanks to new research from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Engineers inspired ...
Jun 30, 2023
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Research allows for 3D printing of 'organic electronics'
When looking at the future of production of micro-scale organic electronics, Mohammad Reza Abidian—associate professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering—sees their potential ...
Jun 24, 2022
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Researchers review advancements in the development of stretchable transistors
Over the past few decades, researchers have been trying to develop electronic components that are increasingly flexible and skin-like, as these could enable the fabrication of new wearable and implantable devices. Transistors, ...
Engineering
Tomorrow's clothes may be made with light-emitting e-fabric
(Tech Xplore)—Researchers have fabricated a large-area textile that emits bright yellow light for more than 180 hours. The low-cost, flexible, transparent textile has potential applications in light-emitting clothing, signs, ...
Energy & Green Tech
Hanergy announces Fraunhofer lab rating for solar production module with record conversion efficiency
In solar industry news, there have been a number of conversations surrounding the Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) thin film solar panels from Hanergy Thin Film Power Group's US subsidiary Alta Devices, based in Sunnyvale California.
Robotics
Squishy, metal-free magnets to power robots and guide medical implants
"Soft robots," medical devices and implants, and next-generation drug delivery methods could soon be guided with magnetism—thanks to a metal-free magnetic gel developed by researchers at the University of Michigan and the ...
Jan 16, 2024
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Engineering
A flexible device that harvests thermal energy to power wearable electronics
Wearable electronics, from health and fitness trackers to virtual reality headsets, are part of our everyday lives. But finding ways to continuously power these devices is a challenge.
Aug 2, 2022
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