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Smart fabrics and self-powered sensing
Smart fabrics and wearable electronics can be developed using highly conductive and stretchy fibers. Most of these fiber conductors are, however, strain sensitive with limited conductance on stretching. As a result, a new ...
How to improve energy efficiency of historically significant buildings
How can historic buildings become more energy efficient while conserving their heritage values? A doctoral thesis provides the answer by presenting a new method for combining climate goals and heritage values in historic ...
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WaveGlove: A glove with five inertial sensors for hand gesture recognition
Over the past few decades, computer scientists have developed a wide array of models and approaches to analyze different aspects of human behavior and communication, such as speech, emotions and gestures. Most existing techniques ...
Creating 'digital twins' at scale to improve drone deliveries
Picture this: A delivery drone suffers some minor wing damage on its flight. Should it land immediately, carry on as usual, or reroute to a new destination? A digital twin, a computer model of the drone that has been flying ...
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Highly maneuverable miniature robots controlled by magnetic fields
A team of scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed millimeter-sized robots that can be controlled using magnetic fields to perform highly maneuverable and dexterous manipulations. ...
Robotics
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New app tracks human mobility and COVID-19
Analyzing how people move about in their daily lives has long been important to urban planners, traffic engineers, and others developing new infrastructure projects.
Software
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Kirigami-inspired stent offers new drug delivery method for tubular organs
Diseases that affect tubular structures in the body, such as the gastrointestinal (GI) system, vasculature and airway, present a unique challenge for delivering local treatments. Vertically oriented organs, such as the esophagus, ...
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Jun 14, 2021
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A novel approach to wirelessly power wearable devices
Advancements in wearable technology are reshaping the way we live, work and play, and also how healthcare is delivered and received. Wearables that have weaved their way into everyday life include smart watches and wireless ...
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Jun 14, 2021
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Smartphone camera can illuminate bacteria causing acne, dental plaques
Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a method that uses smartphone-derived images to identify potentially harmful bacteria on skin and in oral cavities. Their approach, outlined in a paper published ...
Engineering
Jun 14, 2021
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Making sure ships, other marine craft find their way
Nearly everything in our daily lives—from the electronic gizmos we all use, to the coffee we drink and the bananas we eat—relies on shipping. Ships worldwide transport roughly 11 billion tons of goods annually, which ...
Engineering
Jun 14, 2021
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Drone with 3D mapping tech gives first responders near real-time data
The international ResponDrone project has integrated into its situation awareness system for emergency situations a near real-time 3D mapping solution to provide on-site emergency teams with tools that will help them to better ...
Engineering
Jun 11, 2021
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Bird-like wings could help drones keep stable in gusts
Wings that can vary their shapes as freely as birds' wings could have advantages for small aircraft in built environments, a new study led by engineers at the University of Michigan suggests.
Robotics
Jun 11, 2021
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Need a DIY project? How to modify a 3D printer to make food or ceramics
While the pandemic has restricted us from doing many activities we like, household hobbies such as DIY, baking and crafts have become more popular. Now there's a way to combine all of these skills to create something entirely ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Jun 11, 2021
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Discovery of ray sperms' unique swimming motion demonstrated with bio-inspired robot
It is generally agreed that sperm "swim" by beating or rotating their soft tails. However, a research team led by scientists from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has discovered that ray sperms move by rotating both the ...
Engineering
Jun 10, 2021
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World's largest outdoor earthquake simulator undergoes major upgrade
A major upgrade to the world's largest outdoor earthquake simulator reached a milestone mid-April when the facility's floor—all 300,000 lbs of it—was put back into place. When completed this fall, the simulator will have ...
Engineering
Jun 10, 2021
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Latest tests on 6G return surprising results
Imagine you're a fisherman living by a lake with a rowboat. Every day, you row out on the calm waters and life is good. But then your family grows, and you need more fish, so you go to the nearby river. Then, you realize ...
Engineering
Jun 10, 2021
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An insect-computer hybrid system for search operations in disasters
A team of researchers affiliated with institutions in Singapore, China, Germany and the U.K., has developed an insect-computer hybrid system for use in search operations after disasters strike. They have written a paper describing ...
New twist on DNA data storage lets users preview stored files
Researchers from North Carolina State University have turned a longstanding challenge in DNA data storage into a tool, using it to offer users previews of stored data files—such as thumbnail versions of image files.
Engineering
Jun 10, 2021
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Engineers apply physics-informed machine learning to solar cell production
Today, solar energy provides 2% of U.S. power. However, by 2050, renewables are predicted to be the most used energy source (surpassing petroleum and other liquids, natural gas, and coal) and solar will overtake wind as the ...
Engineering
Jun 09, 2021
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New processes for automated fabrication of fiber and silicone composite structures for soft robotics
Researchers from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have developed novel techniques, known as Automated Fiber Embedding (AFE), to produce complex fiber and silicone composite structures for soft robotics ...
Robotics
Jun 09, 2021
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