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Artificial skin creates first ticklish devices

21.10.2019 | University of Bristol | www.bristol.ac.uk

A new interface developed by researchers in Bristol and Paris takes touch technology to the next level by providing an artificial skin-like membrane for augmenting interactive devices such as phones,…

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Artificial skin creates first ticklish devices

Highest-throughput 3D printer is future of manufacturing

18.10.2019 | Northwestern University | www.northwestern.edu

Northwestern University researchers have developed a new, futuristic 3D printer that is so big and so fast it can print an object the size of an adult human in just a couple of hours.

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Highest-throughput 3D printer is future of manufacturing

Soft Robot with Neurologic Capabilities

16.10.2019 | University of Houston | www.uh.edu

In work that combines a deep understanding of the biology of soft-bodied animals such as earthworms with advances in materials and electronic technologies, researchers from the United States and…

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Artificial meat is now made in space

14.10.2019 | AFP | www.afp.com

Creating meat from cells is no longer the realm of science fiction: a Russian cosmonaut did it aboard the International Space Station, and it is just a matter of time before these products arrive in…

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New lens ready for its close-up

08.10.2019 | University of Utah | www.utah.edu

Researchers have always thought that flat, ultrathin optical lenses for cameras or other devices were impossible because of the way all the colors of light must bend through them. Consequently,…

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FoodTracker: An AI-powered food detection mobile application

27.09.2019 | TechXplore | www.mcgill.ca

A research team at McGill University in Canada has developed a mobile application that can recognize food items inside an overall meal in real-time, providing useful nutrition-related information.

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FoodTracker: An AI-powered food detection mobile application

‘Nanochains’ could increase battery capacity, cut charging time

20.09.2019 | Purdue University | www.purdue.edu

How long the battery of your phone or computer lasts depends on how many lithium ions can be stored in the battery’s negative electrode material. If the battery runs out of these ions, it can’t…

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‘Nanochains’ could increase battery capacity, cut charging time

Researchers build microscopic biohybrid robots propelled by muscles, nerves

17.09.2019 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | illinois.edu

Researchers have developed soft robotic devices driven by neuromuscular tissue that triggers when stimulated by light – bringing mechanical engineering one step closer to developing autonomous…

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Researchers build microscopic biohybrid robots propelled by muscles, nerves

New smart skin changes color using a trick learned from chameleons

11.09.2019 | National Geographic | www.nationalgeographic.com

Chameleons make changing look easy. In just a few moments, these lizards can shift the hue of their skin to intimidate predators, camouflage themselves, or find mates. Scientists have spent decades…

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New smart skin changes color using a trick learned from chameleons

A swifter way towards 3D-printed organs

09.09.2019 | Wyss Institute | wyss.harvard.edu

20 people die every day waiting for an organ transplant in the United States, and while more than 30,000 transplants are now performed annually, there are over 113,000 patients currently on organ…

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