Cockroaches and lizards inspire new robot developed by Ben-Gurion University researcher
Credit: credit: Ben-Gurion University BEER-SHEVA, Israel...November 2, 2020 - A new high-speed amphibious robot inspired by the movements of cockroaches ...
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NPS supports FVEY efforts to streamline space technologies
Credit: Javier Chagoya/Naval Postgraduate School The creation of the U.S. Space Force has inspired a renewed interest in space systems ...
‘Time machine’ offers new pancreatic cancer drug testing approach
Testing drugs within a tumor may combat pancreatic cancer drug resistanceCredit: Purdue University/Rebecca McElhoe WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Many patients ...
New sulfur dioxide conversion method may transform current industrial techniques
Credit: Penn State A single-step, plasma-enhanced catalytic process to convert sulfur dioxide to pure sulfur from tail gas streams may ...
NTU spin-off ARTICARES launches portable arm rehabilitation device
Credit: Tan Tock Seng Hospital A new portable arm rehabilitation robot will help patients to carry out robot-aided therapy at ...
Intelligent maintenance: Improved maintenance management for track
Credit: © Lunghammer - TU Graz Train journeys should be safe and comfortable, and track systems are crucial to this. ...
UT Arlington team collaborates with Princeton group on plasma flows
DOE grant to fund UTA-Princeton collaboration on laser diagnostics in plasma flowsCredit: UT Arlington University of Texas at Arlington doctoral ...
University of Liverpool spin out company uses AI to take the pain out of potholes
Credit: Robotiz3d Ltd The University of Liverpool has formed a new spin out company - Robotiz3d Ltd - to take ...
Cicada-inspired waterproof surfaces closer to reality, researchers report
Credit: Wayne Boo, U.S. Geological Survey CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- A multidisciplinary group that studies the physical and chemical properties of ...
Pufferfish-inspired robot could improve drone safety
Credit: Hooman Hedayati If you get too close to a pufferfish, this undersea creature will blow up like a balloon ...
New research projects to explore use of drones for medical delivery purposes
Credit: Skyfarer Cranfield University is participating in two new research projects that focus on the use of unmanned aerial vehicles ...
Robots and humans collaborate to revolutionize architecture
Robotic strength and precision allow for vastly more sustainable processes.Credit: Photo by Shenhan Zhu, CREATE Laboratory Princeton Two Princeton researchers, ...
Innovation spins spider web architecture into 3D imaging technology
Credit: Sena Huh/Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University innovators are taking cues from nature to develop 3D photodetectors ...
NTU spin-off ZES launches new radiation-protection chips for satellites
Singapore tech firm also raised $2.5 million seed fundingCredit: NTU Singapore A "smart chip" capable of protecting satellites from radiation ...
New ‘green’ engine for lorries ahead of the demanding anti-contamination regulation
It would decrease the levels of NOx and soot by 92% and 88% respectively, and the CO2 emissions from the ...
SwRI receives $6.4 million in funding to design sCO2 oxy-fuel turbine
Turbine to use coal syngas or natural gas as a fuel sourceCredit: SwRI SAN ANTONIO -- Oct. 19, 2020 -- ...
All-terrain microrobot flips through a live colon
Credit: Purdue University video/Elizabeth Niedert and Chenghao Bi WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A rectangular robot as tiny as a few ...
UNLV and University of Rochester physicists observe room-temperature superconductivity
The discovery, reported in the journal Nature, opens door for reimagining the energy grid, technology, societyCredit: Josh Hawkins/UNLV Photo Services ...
Solar-powered system extracts drinkable water from “dry” air
MIT engineers have made their initial design more practical, efficient, and scalable.Credit: Image: Alina LaPotin Researchers at MIT and elsewhere ...
Two SwRI experiments fly aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard suborbital rocket
Asteroid sampling technology, tapered liquid acquisition device tested in low gravityCredit: SwRI SAN ANTONIO -- Oct. 13, 2020 -- Two ...