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Hummingbird-inspired wings detect wind direction with 99% accuracy
Bio-inspired wind sensing using strain sensors on flexible wings could revolutionize robotic flight control strategy. Researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo have developed a method to detect wind direction with 99% ...
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New strategy significantly extends lithium-ion battery life by suppressing oxygen release
A research team has developed a strategy to enhance the durability of lithium-rich layered oxide (LLO) material, a next-generation cathode material for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). This breakthrough, which significantly ...
Dec 24, 2024
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Color shifts at nanoscale: Researchers develop real-time visualization system to observe stretchable technology
A research team at POSTECH has developed a breakthrough technology that analyzes in real-time the deformation of "serpentine" structures, a critical component of stretchable technology, and visualizes the process through ...
Dec 24, 2024
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Crossing the Uncanny Valley: Researchers develop technology for lifelike facial expressions in androids
Even if an android's appearance is so realistic that it could be mistaken for a human in a photograph, watching it move in person can feel a bit unsettling. It can smile, frown, or display other various, familiar expressions, ...
Dec 23, 2024
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Nondestructive microwave radar finds moisture hiding inside a building's walls
For homeowners, moisture buildup can cause the biggest headaches. Mold grows on drywall and wood-based materials, creeping along walls, floors and ceilings. Building materials begin to erode and rot. As insulation becomes ...
Dec 23, 2024
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Robotics
Robot mimics traditional Chinese massage techniques for therapeutic use
In recent years, roboticists have developed a wide range of systems that could eventually be introduced in health care and assisted living facilities. These include both medical robots and robots designed to provide companionship ...
Dec 21, 2024
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Engineering
Thermal evaporation emerges as a promising strategy for scalable solid-state battery production
Solid-state lithium batteries are promising energy storage solutions that utilize solid electrolytes as opposed to the liquid or gel electrolytes found in traditional lithium-ion batteries (LiBs). Compared to LiBs and other ...
Dec 20, 2024
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Engineering
Geothermal aquifers offer green potential but quality checks required
The aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES) system, which uses geothermal heat as a renewable energy source, is one of the solutions to reducing fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emission. This system stores heat underground ...
Dec 20, 2024
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Engineering
New method enables mass production of flexible diamond membranes
A research team has developed a method for massively producing ultrathin and ultra-flexible diamond membranes.
Dec 19, 2024
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Engineering
New research validates performance enhancement and injury risk reduction from back-assist exosuits
A new peer-reviewed study shows that a back-relieving exosuit originally developed at Vanderbilt University and then commercialized by spin-off company HeroWear can simultaneously increase lifting endurance and reduce injury ...
Dec 19, 2024
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Engineering
Architects develop modular timber high-rise building for resource-efficient construction
The operating life and life span of buildings are often far apart. If a property is no longer fit for purpose, it is usually demolished even though it would still be perfectly usable. Even in the event of damage to individual ...
Dec 19, 2024
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Engineering
Watch 'ant-like' robot swarms conquer obstacles and transport heavy loads
Scientists in South Korea have developed swarms of tiny magnetic robots that work together like ants to achieve Herculean feats, including traversing and picking up objects many times their size.
Dec 18, 2024
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Robotics
Giving animal strength to medical robotics: 3D printing method uses shape-shifting liquid metal
University of Queensland researchers have developed a 3D printing method to produce shape-shifting liquid metal robotics with musculoskeletal qualities inspired by animal physiology.
Dec 18, 2024
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Engineering
Harnessing corrosion: Scientists transform dealloying into sustainable lightweight alloy design
Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials (MPI-SusMat) researchers have transformed dealloying—traditionally seen as a corrosive, destructive process—into a groundbreaking method for creating lightweight, high-strength ...
Dec 18, 2024
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Engineering
How to print a car: A high-performance, multi-material 3D printing technique
Researchers at Tohoku University's Institute for Materials Research and New Industry Creation Hatchery Center have made a breakthrough in a multi-material 3D printing technique, demonstrating the process for creating a lightweight ...
Dec 18, 2024
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Engineering
Buildings inspired by worms and grasshoppers: The future of biomimicry in construction
We all want to make our buildings more efficient and reliable. Artificial solutions abound, but evolution also holds the answers to many of our problems.
Dec 18, 2024
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Engineering
Scientists explore new detonation flow field for internal channels
Detonation is a combustion phenomenon that races through at supersonic speeds, significantly impacting combustion chamber performance. Early detonation flow field designs relied heavily on two-dimensional, idealized models. ...
Dec 18, 2024
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Engineering
Engineers present inverse crack-tip element for health assessment of pre-cracked structures
Structural health monitoring (SHM) is vital for safeguarding infrastructure by identifying and addressing damage risks. Traditional methods, however, often struggle to deliver accurate real-time data on high-stress areas, ...
Dec 18, 2024
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Engineering
Noise and vibration impact simulator developed for deep excavation blasting
Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology announced that it has developed the nation's first Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Virtual Reality (VR) based noise and vibration impact simulator for deep ...
Dec 18, 2024
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Hardware
Low-cost polymer boosts high-density data storage performance and sustainability
A new material for high density data storage can be erased and recycled in a more efficient and sustainable way, providing a potential alternative to hard disk drives, solid-state drives and flash memory in the future.
Dec 17, 2024
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Helping machine learning models identify objects in any pose
A new visual recognition approach improved a machine learning technique's ability to both identify an object and how it is oriented in space, according to a study presented in October at the European Conference on Computer ...
Dec 17, 2024
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Engineering
New virtual reality–tested system shows promise in aiding navigation of people with blindness or low vision
A new study offers hope for people who are blind or have low vision (pBLV) through an innovative navigation system that was tested using virtual reality. The system, which combines vibrational and sound feedback, aims to ...
Dec 17, 2024
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Engineering
New technology shields wind turbines from positive polarity lightning strikes
A team has developed the world's first technology to prevent damage caused by "positive lightning," which frequently occurs in offshore wind farms during winter.
Dec 17, 2024
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Engineering
Low-cost dust explosion tube offers more bang for the buck
With a rush of piped-in air, the little pile of powdered coffee creamer lifted into a miniature dust cloud inside a clear tube where an electrode glowed red-hot. In a split second, the dust flared and then exploded, blowing ...
Dec 17, 2024
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Engineering
Porous electrode design could boost all-solid-state battery performance and lifespan
Batteries have become an integral component of modern technology. Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) can be found virtually everywhere, from handheld electronic devices and electric vehicles to the large power banks used in renewable ...
Dec 16, 2024
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