Engineers design new valve to give soft robots resilience boost
A new type of valve that makes soft robots more resilient to damage, has been developed by engineers at the University of Sheffield.
Jul 25, 2024
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Robotics
A new type of valve that makes soft robots more resilient to damage, has been developed by engineers at the University of Sheffield.
Jul 25, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
In recent years, engineers and material scientists have introduced increasingly flexible electronics that could be used to create new wearable devices, such as smart watches, biosensors and health-monitoring technologies. ...
Energy & Green Tech
When you think of a battery, you probably don't think of stretchy material. But batteries will need this shape-shifting quality to be incorporated into flexible electronics, which are gaining traction for wearable health ...
Jul 17, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Researchers at the Institute for Basic Science (IBS), South Korea, have developed an innovative dry transfer printing technique for flexible electronic devices. The study is published in Nature Materials.
Jun 25, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
The transition from traditional 2D to 3D microfluidic structures is a significant advancement in microfluidics, offering benefits in scientific and industrial applications. These 3D systems improve throughput through parallel ...
Jun 12, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Flexible solar cells have many potential applications in aerospace and flexible electronics, but low energy conversion efficiency has limited their practical use. A new manufacturing method has increased the power efficiency ...
Mar 27, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Researchers have unveiled an innovative approach to create flexible organic integrated circuits (ICs) devoid of parasitic capacitance. This advancement heralds a substantial enhancement in the dynamic performance and operating ...
Mar 25, 2024
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Engineering
Engineers from UK universities have developed a new method of measuring temperature through the interaction of a soft and flexible "smart skin" sensor with electromagnetic waves.
Jan 15, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
The electronics industry has been in continuous development over the past decades, leading to the development, fabrication and sale of a broad range of consumer devices. In recent years, many engineers have been focusing ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) technologies have become increasingly advanced over the past decade or so, enabling highly engaging gaming experiences and new forms of media entertainment. Yet there is still ...