A self-healing sweat sensor (video)
Credit: American Chemical Society Wearable sensors that track heart rate or steps are popular fitness products. But in the future, working up a good sweat...
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A new concept of future robot manipulators will be developed from studying elephants
The project PROBOSCIS has been funded by the European Commission with 3.5 million euros and it is coordinated by IIT-Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia; the project...
IncludeHealth gets licensing agreement from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
IncludeHealth will commercialize breakthrough technology for movement correction and rehabilitation, helping children, seniors, and athletes of all agesCredit: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OHIO...
Study: Obesity could affect brain development in children
Credit: Courtesy Yale University Published studies have long found a correlation between obesity in children and decreased executive function. New research published in JAMA Pediatrics,...
Chemical compound found in essential oils improves wound healing, IU study finds
Credit: Photo courtesy of Sachiko Koyama BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana University researchers have discovered that a chemical compound found in essential oils improves the healing...
Membrane inspired by bone and cartilage efficiently produces electricity from saltwater
Credit: Chen et al. Inspired by membranes in the body tissues of living organisms, scientists have combined aramid nanofibers used in Kevlar with boron nitride...
Successful satellite launch for Graz University of Technology, Austria
ESA's OPS-SAT mission to test new space technology in orbital flightCredit: © Lunghammer - TU Graz The aim of the OPS-SAT mission, which is being...
Scientists of Samara Polytech have developed new lubricant oils with special properties
Lubricants will increase the flight safety of aviation and space facilitiesCredit: @SamaraPolytech Scientists of the Organic Chemistry Department of the Samara Polytech have developed original...
Deployment of 5G technology in drones and robots
Horizon 2020 research project coordinated by the UC3MCredit: UC3M The project, named 5G-DIVE, was recently presented in Taiwan, where the final test will be carried...
Email users should have ‘more control’ over post-mortem message transmission
Aston Business School research calls for email users to have more of a say over the way their messages are handled when they dieCredit: geralt...
Stand out from the herd: How cows commoonicate through their lives
First evidence of cows maintaining individual vocalization | Study explains why farmers should take noteCredit: Lynne Gardner/University of Sydney Farmers might finally be able to...
State of the climate over the Three Gorges Region of the Yangtze River in 2018
Credit: Wei Li The Three Gorges Project of the Yangtze River is a large-scale water conservancy project that attracts worldwide attention. Since its completion, it...
If the world can capture carbon, there’s capacity to store it
Humankind will need to harness carbon capture and storage technologies to help keep global warming to 2 degrees C or less; new research shows that...
Pregnancy hypertension risk increased by traffic-related air pollution
Findings give new insights into the connection between poor air quality, children's health, and mother's healthCredit: NIEHS A new report from the National Toxicology Program...
Interfacial chemistry improves rechargeability of Zn batteries
Credit: ZHAO Jingwen, ZHAO Zhiming and QIU Huayu With strong interest in environmentally benign and e?cient resource utilization, green and safe battery systems are in...
