Tag: Technology/Engineering/Computer Science

A new 3D-printed prosthetic hand can learn the wearers' movement patterns to help amputee patients perform daily tasks, reports a ...

Safe, low-cost, modular, self-programming robots

A toolbox for building robots aware of their surroundingsCredit: A. Heddergott / TUM Many work processes would be almost unthinkable ...

SimBlock: A simulator for testing improvements to real-world blockchain networks

Demonstration of visualizer: Bitcoin network (scaled down to 600 nodes) Kazuyuki Shudo, his colleagues and the Cybersecurity Research Center at ...

A new way to make droplets bounce away

Engineers design surfaces that send rain flying away, potentially preventing icing or soakingCredit: Kripa Varanasi CAMBRIDGE, MA -- In many ...

Artificial intelligence controls robotic arm to pack boxes and cut costs

Rutgers system is another step in automated packagingCredit: Rahul Shome/Rutgers University-New Brunswick Rutgers computer scientists used artificial intelligence to control ...

3D body mapping could identify, treat organs, cells damaged from medical conditions

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Medical advancements can come at a physical cost. Often following diagnosis and treatment for cancer and ...

Mimicking the ultrastructure of wood with 3D-printing for green products

Credit: Yen Strandqvist/Chalmers University of Technology Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have succeeded in 3D printing with a ...

Researchers reach milestone in use of nanoparticles to kill cancer with heat

Credit: Tetiana Korzun CORVALLIS, Ore. - Researchers at Oregon State University have developed an improved technique for using magnetic nanoclusters ...

Tool dearches EHR data to find child leukemia patients for clinical studies

CHOP researcher: Algorithm could improve large-scale clinical researchCredit: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Researchers who analyzed data in the electronic health ...

UTA’s Kermanshachi selected as 2019 Rising Star in civil engineering

Rising starCredit: UT Arlington Sharareh (Sherri) Kermanshachi has been selected as a 2019 Rising Stars in Civil + Structural Engineering. ...

Robot arm tastes with engineered bacteria

Credit: Tess Hellebrekers, Soft Machines Lab, Carnegie Mellon University A robotic gripping arm that uses engineered bacteria to "taste" for ...

Cost effective, large scale graphene with AIXTRON systems

The new AIXTRON products allow the production of graphene under ambient conditions, and bring the cost of graphene films down ...

Research advances smartphone solution for diagnostic testing in remote rural areas

Credit: SFU A Simon Fraser University researcher is hoping to help women in rural areas access information about their reproductive ...

Academic reviewers to now more easily receive credit for their work

San Francisco, CA., June 26, 2019---PLOS today announced that its collaboration with ORCID now includes credit for reviewers. For more ...

The fundamental physics of frequency combs sheds light on nature’s problem-solving skills

Insight into laser frequency combs improves understanding, advances technology Nature has a way of finding optimal solutions to complex problems. ...

How you charge your mobile phone could compromise its battery lifespan

Credit: WMG, University of Warwick Researchers at WMG at the University of Warwick have found that use of inductive charging, ...

The first AI universe sim is fast and accurate — and its creators don’t know how it works

The new model can envision universes with unique parameters, such as extra dark matter, even without receiving training data in ...

Infrared imaging technology being developed to better detect breast cancer

Non-invasive technology developed through RIT and Rochester Regional Health partnership may provide complementary testing options to reveal tumors hidden behind ...

Sandia Labs to double assistance to small businesses

Credit: Sandia National Laboratories ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Sandia National Laboratories will be doubling the amount of technical assistance it provides ...

The RoboBee flies solo