Engineering
Big scientific breakthroughs often require inventions at the smallest scale. Advances in tissue engineering that can replace hearts and lungs will require the fabrication of artificial tissues that allow for the flow of blood ...
Aug 19, 2022
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Robotics
Engineers have developed a new class of smart textiles that can shape-shift and turn a two-dimensional material into 3D structures.
Jul 13, 2022
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Robotics
The skin of cephalopods, such as octopuses, squids and cuttlefish, is stretchy and smart, contributing to these creatures' ability to sense and respond to their surroundings. A Penn State-led collaboration has harnessed these ...
Jun 13, 2022
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Consumer & Gadgets
In the future, when you order a shot of whiskey, you might ask the bartender to hold an edible fluorescent silk tag that could be found floating inside—even though it is safe to consume.
Jun 06, 2022
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Robotics
Northwestern University engineers have developed the smallest-ever remote-controlled walking robot—and it comes in the form of a tiny, adorable peekytoe crab.
May 25, 2022
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Engineering
Researchers in China have recently applied control theory for the first time in analyzing the dynamics of the photochemical reactions in light therapies, and developed the first mathematical model of the light-induced singlet ...
May 06, 2022
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Robotics
A study published in Advanced Healthcare Materials, details one team's ground-breaking stabilization of the enzyme Chondroitinase ABC, (ChABC) offering new hope for patients coping with spinal cord injuries.
Mar 07, 2022
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Engineering
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 ...
Jun 10, 2021
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Engineering
Tomographic 3D printing is a revolutionary technology that uses light to create three-dimensional objects. A projector beams light at a rotating vial containing photocurable resin, and within seconds the desired shape forms ...
May 06, 2021
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Robotics
Medicated chewing gum has been recognized as a new advanced drug delivery method but currently there is no gold standard for testing drugs released from chewing gum in vitro. New research has shown a chewing robot with built-in ...
Jul 14, 2020
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