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Biohybrid crawlers can be controlled using optogenetic techniques
An optical image of the biohybrid robot—made with polymer scaffold, skeletal muscle tissue, neurons and a wireless microelectronics chip. Credit: Min et al.…
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Converting stereo 3D images to light field content could ease AR eyestrain
We make dizzy-free extended reality possible. Credit: National Taiwan University
Researchers led by Prof. Homer H. Chen at National Taiwan…
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Ant swarm simulation unlocks possibilities in materials engineering, robot navigation and traffic…
The student-faculty team's presentation highlights how studying biological swarm dynamics may lead to innovations such as self-healing concrete and smarter…
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Wearable audio you can feel
Credit: University of Tsukuba
Researchers at University of Tsukuba have developed a portable, silent subwoofer that combines electrical…
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Soft magnetoelastic sensor measures fatigue from eyeball movements in real-time
Photograph of the team's sensor mounted on a human eyelid show a conformal interface with the eyelid tissue when the eye is open. Credit: Jun Chen Lab/UCLA.…
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Self-tuning energy device turns vibrations into power
Everyday vibrations—from traffic, machines, or footsteps—span a wide range of frequencies. With an adaptive design, these scattered sources of motion can be…
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Humans sense a collaborating robot as part of their ‘extended’ body
Researchers from the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) in Genoa (Italy) and Brown University in Providence (U.S.) have discovered that people sense the hand of…
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DNA cassette tapes could solve global data storage problems
Schematic of DNA cassette tape and DNA cassette tape drive. (A) Using barcode patterns for optical file addressing and thereby creating physical partitions on DNA…
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Machine embroidery encodes skin-like tension lines in textiles, enabling mass-customizable wearables
Fluorescent image of the embroidered thread-spring mosaic. Each new loop of thread connects to the previous ones in a coordinated knot architecture, creating a…
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five takeaways from the Munich auto show
The Govy AirCab two-seater electric 'flying car', made by a subsidiary of Chinese carmaker GAC.
From "flying cars" to robots and…
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