An odd concept for anyone raised on the idea of robots as clunky metal machines or toys designed to make life easier or more fun, but a new EU-funded research project introduces the idea of robots as platforms to deliver ...
Robotics
Jan 21, 2014
0
0
A new research study co-authored by an Indiana University professor suggests that interactive applications for mobile phones such as Apple's iPhone and Google's Android may be some of the most powerful forms of advertising ...
Software
Dec 8, 2011
1
0
Samsung Electronics today unveils its new smartphone platform, Samsung bada. At this unveiling, Samsung showcases the bada SDK (Software Development Kit) for partners and presents the unique benefits and unprecedented opportunities ...
Software
Dec 10, 2009
0
0
Until now, most studies of fungi have focused on their role in marine disease. But according to research done at EPFL, these fungi may also help protect coral reefs against climate change.
Ecology
Apr 13, 2023
0
13
With a flick of the wrist, residents of a futuristic home developed in Spain can browse Internet pages displayed on the living room walls, switch off a giant projected alarm clock in the bedroom or transform the entire interior ...
Hi Tech & Innovation
Mar 6, 2013
1
0
Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology IWU have developed an innovative technology enabling people and large industrial robots to work together in an intuitive way that feels a lot ...
Robotics
Jan 24, 2019
0
4
Physicists at the University of Münster are the first to successfully reveal the dynamic interaction of a class of artificial molecular machines—the so-called molecular shuttles—by using molecular-dynamic simulations. ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 5, 2022
0
59
There has been significant interest in photonics over the last decade due to their prospects in creating functional devices both for near-infrared (NIR) and mid-infrared (MIR) wavelengths. Optical modulators are crucial photonic ...
Optics & Photonics
Dec 12, 2022
0
11
The reversible switching of macrocyclic molecules between a liquid and a solid phase upon exposure to vapor has been reported in the Journal of the American Chemical Society by researchers at Kanazawa University.
Materials Science
Mar 25, 2019
0
5
Robot-aided rehabilitation represents a step forward for patients with walking difficulties. However, its high price, together with some adaptation and transfer problems, limit its use at present.
Engineering
Mar 12, 2019
0
4
