Engineering
Over the course of their lives, some humans can partly or fully lose the ability to move their limbs because of damage to their cartilage, the flexible connective tissues cushioning the bones. This can be due to degenerative ...
Robotics
A Cornell University-led collaboration has created the first microscopic robots that incorporate semiconductor components, allowing them to be controlled—and made to walk—with standard electronic signals.
Aug 26, 2020
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Robotics
Engineers have shown it is technically possible to guide a tiny robotic capsule inside the colon to take micro-ultrasound images.
Jun 19, 2019
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Researchers have developed soft, stretchable 'jelly batteries' that could be used for wearable devices or soft robotics, or even implanted in the brain to deliver drugs or treat conditions such as epilepsy.
Jul 17, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
With more than 1,000 nerve endings, human skin is the brain's largest sensory connection to the outside world, providing a wealth of feedback through touch, temperature and pressure. While these complex features make skin ...
Jan 26, 2024
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Engineering
A better way to wirelessly charge over long distances has been developed at Aalto University. Engineers have optimized the way antennas transmitting and receiving power interact with each other, making use of the phenomenon ...
Jul 21, 2023
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Robotics
A simple sponge has improved how robots grasp, scientists from the University of Bristol have found.
Jun 6, 2023
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Robotics
What if, instead of using X-rays or ultrasound, we could use touch to image the insides of human bodies and electronic devices? In a study published in the journal Cell Reports Physical Science on February 15, researchers ...
Feb 15, 2023
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Robotics
Scientists have developed a tiny mechanical probe that can measure the inherent stiffness of cells and tissues as well as the internal forces the cells generate and exert on one another. Their new "magnetic microrobot" is ...
Jan 25, 2023
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Flexible electronics have enabled the design of sensors, actuators, microfluidics and electronics on flexible, conformal and/or stretchable sublayers for wearable, implantable or ingestible applications. However, these devices ...
Aug 18, 2022
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